Lluis Llach Damunt D'una Terra
- Submitted by Albert Cla
(translation is not accurate, but... you get the meaning ;) )
- Thanks to Joan Bofill for giving the lyrics.
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Damunt d'una terra Over a land
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Vailet, et diuen que a les guerres Boy, they say in wars
tan sols hi ha tristeses, there is only sadness,
no s'hi guanya mai. no one ever win.
Damunt d'aquesta terra encesa Over this lighted land
tot all" que s feble everything weak
vol ignorar els mals wants to ignore all diseases
I en Maurici va escoltar And Maurici heard
per" segueix a terra sense fer-ne cas, but stays in land taking no notice,
perqu` uns altres li han dit tant because others said so much to him
que la seva vida s patir sota el fang that his life is suffer under mud
Recorda les raons que un dia Remember the reasons that one day
varen canviar els signes changed the signs
d'aquell temps passat. of that past time.
Ell ha marcat la teva vida He marked your life
amb una ferida with a wound
que tu has decorat you have embellished
I en Maurici va escoltant And Maurici keeps hearing
i pensa que ja sap and thinks he knows
el perqu` dels mals. the cause to all diseases.
Per" se'n torna, i est& dubtant, But he comes back, and is doubting
i altres veus and other voices
ressonen tamb al seu voltant. echo too around him.
Vailet, no siguis anarquista Boy, don't be anarchist
i ves a la conquista(*) and go to conquest
de l'honor ms alt, of highest honor,
que al teu costat tindr&s la for!a cause you'll have the force by your side
que ens porta a l'ordre that takes us to order
i ens permet la pau. and allows peace.
I en Maurici sap molt b And Maurici knows very well
que si noms dubta poca cosa t that if he just doubts he has little
En Maurici sap qu` fer, Maurici knows what do to,
trobar& els companys he'll meet his fellows
i sortir& al carrer. and will go out the street.
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NOTES:
- 'conquista' (conquering) is wrong, it should be 'conquesta'.
- 'encesa' can mean 'lighted' or 'burning'
