Romanç de Santa Llúcia
Language: Catalan (Català)
Perquè avui és Santa Llúcia,
dia de l’any gloriós,
pels volts de la Plaça Nova
rondava amb la meva amor.
Anem tots dos a la fira,
amiga, anem-hi de jorn,
que una mica de muntanya
alegri nostra tristor.
Comprarem grapats de molsa
i una enramada d’arboç
i una blanca molinera
i una ovella i un pastor.
Ho posarem, al migdia,
dins el nostre menjador,
i abans de seure a la taula
ens ho mirarem tots dos:
que una mica de muntanya
ens faci el menjar més dolç.
Perquè avui és Santa Llúcia,
dia de l’any gloriós,
tals paraules m’acudien
quan he vist la meva amor.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "Ballad of Saint Lucy", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Salvador Pila
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2014-03-12
Line count: 22
Word count: 105
Ballad of Saint Lucy
Language: English after the Catalan (Català)
Since today is Saint Lucy,
day of the glorious year,
around the Nova square
I loiter with my love.
Let’s go to the fair together,
my friend, let’s go early,
so that a little bit of mountain
our sadness rejoice.
We will buy handfuls of moss,
and a branch of strawberry tree,
and a white miller,
and a sheep and a shepherd.
At noon, we will put everything
in our dining room
and, before sitting at the table,
we will both look at that all,
so that a little bit of mountain
makes our food sweeter.
Since today is Saint Lucy
day of the glorious year,
such words have come to my mind
when I saw my beloved.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Catalan (Català) to English copyright © 2014 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-12
Line count: 22
Word count: 118
