The Holy Island | Our son left for the island

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by Lidiya Vladimirovna Nekrasova (1910 - 1977)

Translation © by Jacob Wilde

Святой остров

Language: Russian (Русский) after the Portuguese (Português)

Our translations: ENG

Наш сын уехал на остров,
Который зовут «Святым».
Насильно его разлучили – айу-э!
С домом и краем родным.
Наш сын уехал на остров,
Который зовут «Святым».

Заставили сына работать - айу-э!
Кнут засвистел над ним - айу-э!
Наш сын уехал на остров,
Который зовут «Святым».
Ему на спину груз положили – айу-э!
Одному, как десятерым.

Наш сын уехал на остров,
Который зовут «Святым».
Умер он. 
Домой не вернется. 
Айу-э!

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Text Authorship:

by Lidiya Vladimirovna Nekrasova (1910 - 1977) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Portuguese (Português) by Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928 - 1990), "Canção de Salabu", copyright ©
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Zara Aleksandrovna Levina (1906 - 1976), "Святой остров" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Jacob Wilde) , "The Holy Island", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-24
Line count: 17
Word count: 67

The Holy Island

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Our son left for the island 
That they call “Holy.” 
He was severed by force - ayue! 
From home and native land. 
Our son left for the island 
That they call “Holy.” 

Our son was forced to work - ayue! 
The whip whistled over him - ayue! 
Our son left for the island 
That they call “Holy.” 
A burden was placed on his back - ayue! 
On his back alone, as on the backs of ten others. 

Our son left for the island
That they call “Holy.” 
He died. 
He will not return home.
Ayue!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Lidiya Vladimirovna Nekrasova (1910 - 1977)
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Based on:

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-24
Line count: 17
Word count: 91