Early in the morning I rise | Early in the morning I rise

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Matinet me'n llevo jo

Language: Catalan (Català)

Our translations: ENG

Matinet me'n llevo jo,
matinet a punta d'alba
i content me'n vaig xiulant,
dret a la costa solana,
gira'm an a mi,
gira'm an a mi la cara,
gira'm an a mi.

Quan a mitja costa som,
sento una veu prima i clara,
i me'n pega un salt al cor,
que és la meva enamorada,
gira'm an a mi,
gira'm an a mi la cara,
gira'm an a mi.

Al cim de la costa som,
la veig detràs d'una mata,
-Deu vos guard la dolça amor,
matinareta heu estada,
gira'm an a mi,
gira'm an a mi la cara,
gira'm an a mi.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Eduard Toldrà Soler (1895 - 1962), "Matinet me'n llevo jo", from Nou cançons populars catalanes, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "Early in the morning I rise", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Josep Gandia

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 103

Early in the morning I rise

Language: English after the Catalan (Català)

Early in the morning I rise,
early in the morning at daybreak
and happily I go whistling,
straight to the sunlit hillside,
turn round to me,
turn round to me the face,
turn it round to me. 

Halfway on the hillside,
I hear a soft and clear voice,
and my heart jumps,
because it is from my beloved,
turn round to me,
turn round to me the face,
turn it round to me. 

Once on the hill's summit,
I see her behind a shrub,
- God be with you my sweet love,
you have risen early,
turn round to me,
turn round to me the face,
turn it round to me.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Catalan (Català) to English copyright © 2010 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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Based on:

a text in Catalan (Català) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-25
Line count: 21
Word count: 110