Citi Ni Eadhra ( Tradionnel irlandais, interprété par Altan )

(traduction en anglais par Francis Monney)

'S c Chiti Ni Eadhra, nach nair mar a d' imigh tu aim,

'S an chroi ata 'mo lar, gur fhag tu chomh dubh leis an ghual,

Ni iarrfainn aon spas ar an Ard Ri sna Flaitheas anuas,

Ach cead troda leis an bhas gach la sular imigh tu uaim

 

'S ta dha cheann an ti 'na lui 'ta 'n lar gan doigh,

O d'imigh an bhean chaoin, faraor, a bhi soineanta coir,

Nior fhan si agam ach tri raithe amhain bhi ba ghiorra na an uair,

Och nach e mo lean gear gur fagadh i sinte san uaigh

 

Is a Chiti, mo mhian, nach aoibhinn duitse bheith ar lar,

Ata i bhFlaitheas na Dhaomh, bhf uilh na milte anam gan smal,

Is chan mar a bimse ta gui 's ag osnai gach trath,

No dCalamh na Dhaomh, ata rogha mo charaid thar mhna

 

 O' Kitty Ni Ayra it's a shame how you letf me forlorn

And the heart is my bosom as dark as a black lump of coal

If I had but one to wish to ask of the good Lord above

Is to grapple with death each day, 'ere you left me alone

 

 

The gables are falling and the rest of the house is in chaos

Since the good woman left who was innocent, gentle and kind,

Her three seasons with me seem less that one hour in time,

It's my poignant regret that a cold lonely grave is her home

 

 

And Kitty my love isn't it happy for you now to dwell,

With the Saints up in heaven, and thousands of saints without guile,

and not be like me, just praying and pining each day,

For in the land of the Saints is the one yhat I chose above all

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Island girl ( Altan)

( Paroles et musique : Steve Cooney )

 

With a wave of her hand and her sparkling eye,

My island girl waved me goodbye,

For another dream in another time,

For another life under another sky

 

But don't just cut off your heart, keep it open and sure,

Keep it free from hurt, and keep an open door,

And let the spirit of love that unites our soul

Be a gentle dove and guide you to your goal,

And I'll go to that stream ans I'll sing my own prayer,

That my island girl shall be safe everywhere

 

Sing away while you can and before very long,

The coming tide brings the chosen one,

And there is a hope, and there is a peac,e

In that ancient land where my angel sleeps

 

And when your river runs high,

Let it flow, let it flow,

It's your time with life to let your garden grow,

And when your burden gets rough,

Let it go, let it go,

Let your strenght return on every breeze that blows

Through that ancient land, through eternity,

Oh! my island girl, remember me

 

For your life has its course, and you never can say

Who you'll meet and marry along your way,

But be sure from the start that the cities behind

Love the lands living heart and breathe eternal time

 

And when your river runs dry, and your halo is torn,

Drink the living stream in the calm of the dawn,

And may you travel in peace,

And may your children be blessed,

And your mind released, and your soul caressed

In that faraway land wheer my spirit flies,

To my island girl under those ancient skies

 

And with a wave of her hand and her sparkling eye,

My island girl, bid me goodbye,

For another dream in another time,

For another life under another sky

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Maj 24/04/2004