giovedì 24 aprile 2008

Fields of Athenry














By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young girl call:
"Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyn's corn,
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay."

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young man call
"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity."

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely harbor wall,
She watched the last star fall
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived to hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry


Canzone tradizionale irlandese


Oggi a scuola di comunità abbiam cantato questo canto che è tra i miei preferiti! che voglia di tornare in Irlanda!
ps:non ho trovato una traduzione ora non ho tempo per farla! spero si capisca..

2 commenti:

Anonimo ha detto...

amo questa canzone..qualsiasi versione si ascolti mette i brividi..la ascolto d continuo..e nn mi ha mai stufato..anzi ogni volta mi regala qualche emozione..

annina ha detto...

anche a me piace tantissimo! è tra le mie canzoni preferite...cantata nella versione originale o anche rifatta più "metallara", che spacca di brutto e mi mette un'energia incredibile addosso!
ciao!