Indesinenter

Raimon

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	Traduzione inglese di Angela Buxton da Cancioneros.com‎
INDESINENTER	INDESINENTER

Nous nous reconnaissions	We knew
en un seul maître,	a single master
et nous avons vu	and we've seen how
comme il devenait	he became
chien.	a dog.
Avili par le ventre,	Degraded by his stomach,
par la flatterie du ventre,	by flattery to his stomach,
par la peur,	by fear,
il courbe son dos sous le fouet,	he cowers under the whip
dans un fol oubli	in foolish oblivion of
de la raison	the right
qu'il a encore.	he has.
Rongé, mangé	Moth-eaten, full
de plaies,	of pests,
il léchait sans trêve	he licked unceasingly
l'âpre main	the rough hand
qui l'a tenu	which has him tied up
depuis si longtemps	for so long
dans la boue.	in the mud.
Il lui aurait été	It would have been
facile de faire	easy for him to make
de son silence mur	an impenetrable and high wall
impénétrable, paroi sans fin:	of his silence:
il préféra	he chose
la grande honte pacifiée	the great gentle shame
de l'aboiement.	of barking.
Jamais pourtant	We have never been able,
nous n'avons pu désespérer	though, to give up hope
de ce vieillard vaincu	of the old defeated one
et, dans la nuit, nous élevons	and in the night we raise
un chant à cris.	shouts in a song,
Car les paroles	for the words overflow
ne trompent pas.	with meaning.
L'eau, la terre,	The water, the earth,
l'air, le feu,	the air, the fire
lui appartiennent	are his,
s'il veut risquer	if he finally takes the chance
de redevenir lui-même.	of being himself.
Il faudra qu'il dise	He will have to say
tout de suite assez,	enough at once,
qu'il veuille maintenant,	to want now
de nouveau marcher	to walk again,
la tête haute, sans repos,	upright, without a break,
pour toujours,	forevermore
homme sauvé en peuple,	a man saved among the people,
contre le vent.	against the wind.
Sauvé en peuple,	Saved among the people,
déjà maître de tout,	now the master of all;
non ce chien veule	no cringing dog
mais le maître unique.	but his own master.

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