George Boeree | A song

• Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
• Tema: A song
• Data: 2002-10-11 22:49
• Mesaje: 327 (presedente, seguente)

Here is a translation into LFN of an ancient Occitan song I found on the
internet (I don't remember where):

Si el canta

     Si el canta, el canta -
     El no canta per me;
     El canta per me amada
     A distante de me.

A fin de la campo
Es un poplo forida;
La cucu ce canta,
Se nido es ala.

     Si el canta, el canta -
     El no canta per me;
     Canta per me amada
     A distante de me

Acel montanias,
Ce es la plu alta,
Impedi me vide
Do es ma amada.

     Si el canta, el canta -
     El no canta per me;
     Canta per me amada
     A distante de me

Acel montanias
Alga dia basira;
Donce me amada
Revenira a me.

     Si el canta, el canta -
     El no canta per me;
     Canta per me amada
     A distante de me

En Occitan:  Se canta

     Se canta que cante
     Canta pas per ieu
     Canta per ma mia
     Qu'es al luenh de ieu

Al fons de la prada
I a un p¿bol traucat
Le cucol i canta
Benl¿u a nisat

     Se canta que cante
     Canta pas per ieu
     Canta per ma mia
     Qu'es al luenh de ieu

Aquelhas montanhas
Que tan nautas son
M'empachan de veire
Mas amors ont son

     Se canta que cante
     Canta pas per ieu
     Canta per ma mia
     Qu'es al luenh de ieu

Aquelhas montanhas
Que s'abaisher¿n
E mas amoretas
Que pareisher¿n

     Se canta que cante
     Canta pas per ieu
     Canta per ma mia
     Qu'es al luenh de ieu

In English:  If he sings

     If he sings, let it sing
     He does not sing for me
     But for my sweetheart
     So far away from me

At the end of the meadow
There's a poplar with a whole
The cuckoo sings there
It may have made its nest

     If he sings, let it sing
     He does not sing for me
     But for my sweetheart
     So far away from me

Those mountains
Are so high
They prevent me from seeing
Where is my love

     If he sings, let it sing
     He does not sing for me
     But for my sweetheart
     So far away from me

Those mountains
Some day will lower
And my love
Will come back

     If he sings, let it sing
     He does not sing for me
     But for my sweetheart
     So far away from me

--
C. George Boeree
cgboeree@...
www.ship.edu/~cgboeree

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