English Version of the Album: Felona & Sorona
Version anglaise de l'album: Felona & Sorona
Albumin englanninkielinen versio: Felona & Sorona
The Famous Charisma Label, 1974
Testi inglesi / English Lyrics / Paroles anglaises / Englanninkieliset sanat: Peter Hammill

Nota.I testi inglesi di Peter Hammill, pur rispettando l'impostazione degli originali inglesi di Aldo Tagliapietra, non sono “traduzioni” o “versioni” nel senso stretto: sono, a pieno titolo, testi originali di Peter Hammill. Così devono essere presi e considerati. Nella versione inglese, i brani 3 e 6 sono stati combinati.

Note.Though respecting the general lines of the Italian original lyrics, Peter Hammill's English lyrics are no “translations” or “versions” in the strict sense of the word, but original lyrics by Peter Hammill. Such way are they to be considered. In the English version, tracks 3 and 6 are combined.

Riccardo Venturi, 10-12-2018 17:25

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(Source / Fonte / Lähde : lieder.net)

Riccardo Venturi, 5-12-2018 15:01

Does not rhyme. I tried to preserve the rhythm. I aimed for a very literal translation.

INGLESE / ENGLISH / ANGLAIS [8] - Andy Chango



Andy Chango, pseudonimo di Andrés Fejerman, nato nel 1970, è un cantante e musicista argentino che ha dedicato nel 2008 un intero album a traduzioni di Boris Vian in inglese e spagnolo

Andy Chango (1970) is an Argentinian singer and musician. In 2008 he published an album consisting entirely of translations of Boris Vian's songs into English and Spanish.

trascritta all'ascolto e da completare/rivedere

Disturbante, anche per l'interpretazione stessa... Trovo la voce della Ono quanto di più lontano dalla musica... Ha poi avuto anche l'insana idea di chiudere questo nuovo album con una versione di Imagine... Okkei, l'avrà scritta pure lei insieme a John, ma io vorrei lo stesso ucciderla...

Riccardo Venturi, 19-11-2018 21:40
(The version may be singable)

A short news once read in the newspaper Le peuple Breton: an elderly farmhand laborer, François Quenechou, was found dead of hunger and cold in a field in the Beauce plain , one cold winter morning. On this news, and on the scant news read about that poor man who had died of hardships in complete destitution, Gilles Servat built in 1975 this Ballad of François Quenechou, a moving song of exile, loneliness and poverty. The song, included in the album La Liberté brille dans la nuit (“Freedom shines in the night”), is a true song of public indictment set to various instruments so as to evoke the cracking of ice and the inexorable snowfalling; it is rightly considered among Gilles Servat's best pieces. Three years later, the song was also performed by Anne Vanderlove (under the title La ballade de François Quenechou, in the album... (continua)

Ceil Herman

Björn Afzelius wrote the following notes in his 95 Sånger (95 Songs) book:

"Sommaren 1989 slog Kinas militär till mot sina egna landsmän, och den totalitära staten visade sitt rätta ansikte. Över tusen studenter mördades, för att de ropade på frihet.

"In the summer of 1989 China's military fought against their own countrymen, and the totalitarian state showed its real face. Over a thousand students were murdered, because they cried out for freedom."

There is no video of Björn Afzelius singing this song. A cover version by Kurbits & Rötjut:

Mikael Wiehe wrote the following notes on his website www.mikaelwiehe.se:

Riccardo Venturi, 11-11-2018 23:23

Translator's note. The lyrics of this song are originally written in high-falutin Italian, mostly reproduced from old songs. A number of “keywords” taken from such songs are used: they have been translated, but the flavour and the suggestions they give to Italians can't be fully grasped by non-Italians.

Riccardo Venturi, 11-11-2018 20:41

Translator's Note. I thought at first about translating the parts in broken French into sort of Gallicized lingo, translating into English only the parts in correct French and, obviously, those in Sicilian. This would result, however, in something really awkward. So, I decided to translate the whole lyrics into standard English. Rather obviously, such a translation cannot reproduce the special flavour of the original; I think this could be only made by translating it into French.

This song won the third prize at the 2018 German Peace Song Contest.

Click here to listen to the song.

The original is "Song of Choice" by Peggy Seeger

This song won the second prize at the 2018 Peace Song Contest.

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This song won the first prize at the 2018 German Peace Song Contest.

Click here to listen to the song.

INGLESE / ENGLISH / ANGLAIS / ENGLANTI [1]
Versione inglese dell'Equipe 84 - Traduzione di T. Scott
English version by Equipe 84 - Translation by T. Scott
Version anglaise : Equipe 84 - Traduction de T. Scott
Equipe 84'n englanninkielinen versio - T. Scottin käännös
[1967 : 29th september/Auschwitz (Imperial 1967)]

Dopo il grande successo in Italia del brano 29 settembre, anche la Equipe 84 tentò la strada della versione in inglese. Sul retro del disco la Equipe ha scelto di proporre Auschwitz, sempre tradotta in inglese, con grande attenzione alle parole originali scritte da Francesco Guccini, e una buona interpretazione in inglese di Maurizio Vandelli. - musicaememoria.com

Riccardo Venturi, 6-11-2018 18:27

Medley Imagine/What a wonderful world by Barbra Streisand

[2018]
Album: Walls


A note from Barbra :

This collection of songs reflects what’s been on my mind lately.

These are troubling times, and I felt compelled to add my voice to the dialogue some of us have been having. Many of the fundamental principles of democracy and freedom we’ve always taken for granted – freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of expression – are eroding at an alarming rate. Even basic human decency appears to be melting away faster than the polar ice caps. I wanted to write and sing about some of these things… not only to convey my concerns, but also to state my belief that, if we remain vigilant to the truth, things can eventually turn around.

In the past year we’ve seen the very worst of humanity… and the very best. In the face of unimaginable natural disasters and unspeakable human cruelty, there... (continua)

Medley Imagine/What A Wonderful World by Barbra Streisand

[2018]
Album: Walls


A note from Barbra :

This collection of songs reflects what’s been on my mind lately.

These are troubling times, and I felt compelled to add my voice to the dialogue some of us have been having. Many of the fundamental principles of democracy and freedom we’ve always taken for granted – freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of expression – are eroding at an alarming rate. Even basic human decency appears to be melting away faster than the polar ice caps. I wanted to write and sing about some of these things… not only to convey my concerns, but also to state my belief that, if we remain vigilant to the truth, things can eventually turn around.

In the past year we’ve seen the very worst of humanity… and the very best. In the face of unimaginable natural disasters and unspeakable human cruelty, there... (continua)

ulissecoroa (L. Trans.)

Mikael Wiehe translated "Basta ya" into this Swedish version. On his website, www.mikaelwiehe.se, he writes:

"Our photographer friend Tano D'Amico once told us that in a trip to Palestine, many years ago, he had made a photographic service in the refugee camps. There he met a family, mother, father and daughter. In March 2002 we went to Palestine and Tano went to meet the family in the picture. In the meanwhile, the child had grown up, and had recently blown herself up as a kamikaze."

juliaalvares (L. Trans.)

Riccardo Venturi, 29.10.2018 01:23

Ceil Herman

Björn Afzelius often expressed his empathy and concern for the outcasts and forgotten members of society in his songs. The tragic story told in this lovely ballad occurs today as well as when it was written.

Riccardo Venturi, 26.10.2018 10:52

In his notes about this song in his 95 Sånger (95 Songs) book, Björn Afzelius wrote:

"Man kan ofta förklara onda handlingar - men det ursäktar dem aldrig. Vi har alltid en
valmöjlighet"

"One can often explain evil acts but that never excuses them. We always have an option."

Notes are by Mikael Wiehe on his website www.mikaelwiehe.se:

"Från 1968 och framåt var inte bara en tid av förbrödring och systerskap i kampen för en bättre värld eller en ständig marsch under röda fanor mot en hägrande framtid. Det var också en tid av djupa motsättningar, hätska diskussioner, våldsamma konflikter och bittra avsked till alla dem som inte delade idéerna, tron och idealen, det kunde vara familj, vänner eller arbetskamrater. "Ingenting förändras av sej själv" är en sådan adjö-sång till en av mina nära vänner som valde att gå en annan väg.

Jag hade lyssnat mycket på Neil Youngs "Harvest" innan jag skrev den."

"From 1968 and onwards there was not only a time of brotherhood and sisterhood in the struggle for a better world or a constant march under red banners against a looming future. It was also a time of deep contradictions, virulent discussions, violent conflicts, and bitter... (continua)

Björn Afzelius wrote the following notes about his song "Måne över Corsica" in his 95 Sånger (95 Songs) book.

"Fransmännen betraktar Korsika som en sommarinvestering - en plats där man kan rumla och bära sej åt hur som helst under semestern. Man vill ha ren luft och rent vatten i havet, alltså byggs inga industrier - därav en massarbetslöshet på ön. Fransmännen tar t.o.m. med sej hotell- och restaurangpersonal från fastlandet, samt egna staber att sköta tennisbanorna och campingplatserna. När säsongen är över försvinner såväl folk som pengar, och korsikanerna får hanka sej fram best de kan till nästa sommar. Dette har lett till etablerandet av den militära motståndsrörelsen FNLC, som under vinterhalvåret spränger franska semesteranläggningar, restauranger och resbyråer i luften. När jag upptäckte dessa missförhållanden gav texten sej själv"

("The French view Corsica like a summer investment... (continua)

This very melodic anthem song is the final cut on the Hoola Bandoola Band's album of the same name.