Paroles et traduction Maria del Mar Bonet - L'águila negra (L'aigle noir)

L'águila negra (L'aigle noir)

Un bon dia, o potser una nit
Prop del mar jo m'havia adormit
Quan de cop el cel s'omple de llum
I un ocell negre eixut, sense venir d'enlloc.

Lentament, les ales bategant,
Lentament, ella n'afegiran
Prop de mi el batec s'ha acabat
I com caigut del cel, l'ocell es va aturar.
Els ulls eren de color rubí,
I les plomes de color de nit,
I el seu front mil raigs de to suau,
L'ocell, rei coronat, lluia un diamant blau.

Amb el bec la cara em va tocar,
El seu coll em vaig trobar a la mà.
Fou llavors que jo vaig saber qui,
Imatge del passat,
Volia tornar amb mi.

Bon ocell, porta'm amb tu al país
D'altres temps, sigues el meu amic.
Com abans, en somnis clars d'infant,
Collirem tremolant estels i més estels
Com abans, en somnis clars d'infant,
Com abans, damunt d'un núvol blanc,
Com abans, tu i jo el sol encendrem
I a l'illa del record
La pluja llançarem...

L'ocell negre tombà els ulls al sol,
Cap al cel tot d'una emprengué el vol.

Un bon dia, o potser una nit,
Prop del mar jo m'havia adormit
Quan, de cop, el cel s'omple de llum
I un ocell negre surt sense venir d'enlloc.
Lentament, les ales bategant,
Lentament, ell anava girant.
Prop de mi, el batec s'acabà
I, com caigut del cel,
L'ocell es va aturar.

Un bon dia, o potser una nit,
Prop del mar jo m'havia adormit
Quan, de cop, el cel s'omple de llum
I un ocell negre surt sense venir d'enlloc.
Lentament, les ales bategant,
Lentament, ell anava girant.
Prop de mi, el batec s'acabà
I, com caigut del cel,
L'ocell es va aturar.

The Black Eagle (L'Aigle noir)

One day, or perhaps one night
Near the sea, I fell asleep
When suddenly the sky filled with light
And a black bird emerged, without coming from anywhere.

Slowly, its wings beating
Slowly, it drew near
Close to me, its beat ceased
And as if fallen from the sky, the bird stopped.
Its eyes were the color of rubies,
And its feathers the color of night,
And on its forehead a thousand rays of soft light,
The bird, a crowned king, wore a blue diamond.

With its beak, it touched my face,
Its neck, I found, in my hand.
It was then that I knew who it was,
An image from the past,
Wishing to return with me.

Beautiful bird, take me with you to the land
Of other times, be my friend.
As before, in the vivid dreams of a child,
We will gather trembling stars and more stars
As before, in the vivid dreams of a child,
As before, upon a white cloud,
As before, you and I will light the sun
And on the island of memory
We will release the rain...

The black bird lowered its eyes to the sun,
Towards the sky, it suddenly took flight.

One day, or perhaps one night,
Near the sea, I fell asleep
When suddenly the sky filled with light
And a black bird emerged without coming from anywhere.
Slowly, its wings beating,
Slowly, it circled around.
Close to me, its beat ceased
And as if fallen from the sky,
The bird stopped.

One day, or perhaps one night,
Near the sea, I fell asleep
When suddenly the sky filled with light
And a black bird emerged without coming from anywhere.
Slowly, its wings beating,
Slowly, it circled around.
Close to me, its beat ceased
And as if fallen from the sky,
The bird stopped.