Elle

Mari Boine

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Original	Traduzione in inglese a cura dell'autrice del testo, Rawdna Carita
ELLE	ELEN

De rahpasii giđđaeatnu fas	And so the spring river opened up again
De dulvvi miel luoittašeimmet	And so we let ourselves drift with the flood
Jiekŋaidja gárttai viimat vuollánit	At last, the night of ice had to give in
Bieggabártnažan	My dearest son of the wind

De girdilin biellocizažiin	Surely I flew with the bluethroat (the bird of thousand languages)
De joradin guovssahasain	Surely I danced with the northern light
vuoibmás vuoiŋŋ‹ahagas šogádeimme ovttas	In the strongest of breath we exhaled as one
Mu bieggabártnažan	My dearest son of the wind

De rahtase jienaheamit fas	And so, the lips of the silenced people bursted out in speach
De golggiihii sátnerávdnji	And so, the stream of words once again were flowing
gálbmon gáttiin go mii viimat gávnnadeimmet	over the frozen riverbanks when we finally came together
Bieggabártnažan	My dearest son of the wind

Go váccašat ealloravddas de...	When you..re walking alongside the reindeer-herd..
Go guođuhat suhkesoivviid...	When you guard the reindeer-oxes with the great antlers..
Almmiravda ealaska ja sugada	All of the horizon comes alive and starts to move
Bieggabártnažan	My dearest son of the wind

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