L'estaca
Lluís Llach| INGLESE 2 [ Frankie Mary NicAonghais ] | |
| THE STAKE Grandpa Siset spoke with me Early in the morning, in the frontdoor While we were wainting for the sun And we saw passing the cars Siset, don't you see the stake Where we all are tied? If we cannot undo it we won't be able to walk! If we all pull it, it will fall And it can't last much time, Surely it falls, falls, falls, It must be worm-eaten by now. If i pull hard towards here, And you pull it towards there, I'm sure it falls, falls, falls, And we'll be able to be free! But it's been a long time, now! My hands are peeling! And when my force goes It's wider and bigger. Yes I know it's rotten, but you know, Siset, it's so heavy, Sometimes force forgets me. Say me again your singing: If we all pull it, it will fall And it can't last much time, Surely it falls, falls, falls, It must be worm-eaten by now. If i pull hard towards here, And you pull it towards there, I'm sure it falls, falls, falls, And we'll be able to be free! Grandpa Siset doesn't speak anymore A Bad wind took him away Who knows where, he, And me, here under the door And when new boys pass by I strech my neck to sing Siset's last singing The last thing he taught me. If we all pull it, it will fall And it can't last much time, Surely it falls, falls, falls, It must be worm-eaten by now. If i pull hard towards here, And you pull it towards there, I'm sure it falls, falls, falls, And we'll be able to be free! | THE STAKE [1] My old friend and I stood talking Waiting for day to break, Before the light of morning I asked him about the stake. This stake that we are tied to Tied here tightest can be, If we cannot escape from it We can never walk free. My friend said: "Together, that is how. Working together we'll succeed. The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down That is how we will walk free. If you will pull the stake like this And then I'll pull it back like that, The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down It's rotten to the very heart." But we've been trying for so long, My hands are so very sore, Sometimes my strength just leaves me, And I can't try anymore. I know that the stake is rotten, It's rotten to the core, But still it seems so big and strong, How can I go on anymore? My friend said: "Together, that is how. Working together we'll succeed. The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down That is how we will walk free. If you will pull the stake like this, And then I'll pull it back like that, The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down It's rotten to the very heart." My old friend is gone now, I've been through some hard times. But I will always keep going, His words always in my mind. And though my friend is gone now, You, friends, are here instead, And we're all working together Remembering all that he said: “We all pull together, that is how, Working together we'll succeed. The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down That is how we will walk free. If you will pull the stake like this, And then I'll pull it back like that, The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down It's rotten to the very heart. The stake will fall down, fall down, fall down That is how we will walk free.” |
[1] Da ricordare che il termine stake in inglese viene correntemente adoperato anche per il "rogo". To be tied to the stake = "Essere messo al rogo". |
