The way for we (2014)

Brother Francis

Marc Almond's English version (2003)
La version anglaise de Marc Almond (2003)
Marc Almondin englanninkielinen versio (2003)



"Zhuravli" (Russian: «Журавли́», IPA: [ʐʊrɐˈvlʲi], Cranes), first performed in 1969, is one of the most famous Russian songs about World War II. The poem was originally written in Gamzatov's native Avar language, with many versions surrounding the initial wording. Its famous 1968 Russian translation was soon made by the prominent Russian poet and translator Naum Grebnyov, and was turned into a song in 1969, becoming one of the best known Russian-language World War II ballads all over the world.

The poem's publication in the journal Novy Mir caught the attention of the famous actor and crooner Mark Bernes who revised the lyrics and asked Yan Frenkel to compose the music. When Frenkel first played his new song, Bernes (who was by then suffering from lung cancer) cried... (continua)

Riccardo Venturi, 2-10-2018 17:37

Versione inglese di Ceil Herman della versione svedese di Björn Afzelius
Version anglaise de Ceil Herman de la version suédoise de Björn Afzelius
Björn Afzeliusin ruotsinkielisen version englanninkielinen käännös: Ceil Herman

Riccardo Venturi, 27-09-2018 13:05

Black Dog, la canzone di Jesse Winchester (1970)
Black Dog by Jesse Winchester (1970)

Io ci ho provato a tradurla, vedete voi se migliorarla.

Leonardo

4f. Bella Ciao (versione inglese di Marc Ribot feat. Tom Waits)
4f. English version by Marc Ribot feat. Tom Waits

Da / From: Songs Of Resistance 1942-2018
(2018)

INGLESE / ENGLISH 7
L' "Internazionale Australiana"
The "Australian Internationale"



You may take this Australian Internationale for a parody -and Australian English sounds definitely outlandish, rather euphemistically. Yet I think the key points of the song are fully respected. Sure, everything is transferred to local, contemporary issues, using a language that ladies (not all, of course) may find shocking : "Stand up, ya victims of pomm bullshit, The time for top blokes has arrived, Quit wanking off on shitty wi fi, It's time for workers all to thrive”. Drink Foster beer, form cooperatives and let emu warlords know terror (did you know this episode of Australian history, which occurred in 1932 when the army was sent to machine-gun and exterminate emus?) Maybe, Eugène Pottier would be a bit puzzled at first; this amazing version may remind you of Mr Crocodile Dundee far more than of the... (continua)

01.09.2018 19:46

Parole di Kora nella traduzione inglese di John Porter
Dal sito ufficiale

La versione, seppur bella e suggestiva, non è una traduzione letterale, e a mio avviso perde alcuni punti cruciali del testo originale – difficile da stabilire se per motivi di rivisitazione poetica o per un’insufficiente comprensione del testo ceco

Sul blog c'è anche un’introduzione inglese alla canzone:

“Said by Marta Kubišová herself to be her favourite among all her recordings,Tajga Blues ‘69 is also one of the greatest records of its era, and not only in the former Eastern bloc. Few Western singles of the day are as remarkable as this particular few minutes of dramatic balladry and highly political poetics underscored by heavily distorted guitar. Tajga is the arctic region of the northern hemisphere, and appearing so soon after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, it’s unlikely that the song’s allusion to Siberia as a region of exile would have been missed, however oblique... (continua)

Proviene dal blog Learn Czech through Songs ed è quindi una traduzione letterale. In realtà, Marta Kubišová ha eseguito una versione inglese della canzone, della quale però il testo è irreperibile e che provvederemo, quindi, a trascrivere all'ascolto:



Prayer for Marta singer Kubišová recalls dramatic comeback during 1989's Velvet Revolution

Modlitba pro Martu, A Prayer for Marta, is a song that for many people will be forever associated with Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution of 1989. Performed by the 1960s Czech pop star Marta Kubišová, it had previously come to symbolise resistance to the 1968 Soviet-led invasion.

Originally titled just Modlitba, the song was composed by Jiří Brabec with lyrics written especially for Kubišová by Petr Rada. Those inspirational lyrics include a quote from the 17th century Czech educator Comenius along the lines of, the people will one day once again... (continua)

18.08.2018 14:03

dall'album tributo Folkways: A Vision Shared del 1998

English Translation: Dennis Criteser
Traduction anglaise: Dennis Criteser
Englantilainen käännös: Dennis Criteser
De André in English



"Dolcenera" is about a tryst that never came about due to the disruption of a major flood, such as occurred in Genoa in 1970. The term "dolcenera" refers to the dual nature of water - sweet when it is pure and life-giving, and black when it is fouled and out of control as in a flood. Against the backdrop of the flood, a man watches and waits anxiously for the woman to arrive. But it never happens, as she is stranded in a tram, unable to reach any distance, deceived and disappointed by the promise of an adulterous love that never came to pass. The theme of solitude in this song plays out as the loneliness of two lovers who are unable to meet." - Dennis Criteser

2018




Artisti Vari – Yayla: Musiche Ospitali (Appaloosa/Ird, 2018)

Il 20 giugno è uscita questa bella raccolta: un disco di incontri, di storie e di collaborazioni strane, inusuali e belle. La data non è casuale: quel giorno ricorre infatti la Giornata Mondiale del rifugiato. “Yayala” è una parola turca che significa transumanza, la migrazione periodica con cui si cercava un clima più mite e una terra più ospitale, per poi tornare alla propria; nel nome di questa Yayla, artisti italiani e stranieri (non solo musicisti, ma anche attori e scrittori) ci raccontano questo tempo ruvido e doloroso. I proventi della vendita del doppio cd andranno al Centro Astalli che da anni fornisce servizi per i rifugiati e promuove campagne di sensibilizzazione sul tema. Ben 130 i musicisti coinvolti, i più famosi di loro sono Antonella Ruggiero, Neri Marcorè, Edoardo Bennato che, insieme a Jono Manson e... (continua)

Additional lyrics © 1998, 1999 David Roth

17-07-2018 22:04



The Fight for the Larzac refers to a non-violent civil disobedience action by farmers resisting the extension of an existing military base on the Larzac plateau in South Western France. The action lasted from 1971 to 1981, and ended in victory for the resistance movement when the newly elected President François Mitterrand formally abandoned the project.

The base, used for training French soldiers, was originally established in 1902 on 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres; 12 sq mi) of uncultivated heathland. Michel Debré, Minister of Defence in the Georges Pompidou administration, announced that the base would be extended to 13,700 hectares (34,000 acres; 53 sq mi) and that the necessary land would be expropriated in the public interest.

An initial informal resistance movement was formed by 103 landowners whose land was subject to expropriation. In 1973 their cause was taken... (continua)

Featuring Lalah Hathaway (figlia di Donny Hathaway, che aveva pure interpretato la canzone originale)

dall'album Nina Revisited… A Tribute To Nina Simone

Testo in inglese dal libretto dell'album

15-07-2018 00:58

09.07.2018 19:47

long dark years, but a change is gonna come!

The English version by Jim Burrill (accompanying himself with a dulcimer)

An attempt at a singable translation. The lyrics were occasionally altered for the sake of rhyming (eg. "The Irish sky is a huge hat of rain" -> "The Irish sky is a lady with blue eyes"); hopefully someone with a better command of English can make it more faithful to the original.

Nessuno ha mai pensato di tradurre e cantare questa canzone in inglese o in gaelico. Questa sicuramente non è cantabile, è anche meno che decente, ma chissà che qualcuno prima o poi non ci provi.

The Days of the Commune Part 1: scenes 1 – 5 from Zoe Beloff on Vimeo.

La versione cantata da Lauryn Hill e Ziggy Marley con un inserto rap
Version performed by Lauryn Hill and Ziggy Marley with a rap supplement
Version chantée par Lauryn Hill et Ziggy Marley avec un supplément rap
Lauryn Hillin ja Ziggy Marleyn laulama versio rap-lisäyksellä

Lyrics: Yiannis Angelakas
Music: Trypes