Monte vas cançoneta? - Moussu T E Lei Jovents traduction en anglais

Monte vas cançoneta?

Tòrna sonar la guitarra,
Ti fa d'ondas dedins l'èr.
Quand la cançon desamarra,
Si va libra dins lo ser.
Per caladas, per carrieras,
Lòng dei quèis, davant lei bars,
Raja coma una ribiera
Totjorn vers la mar.

Monte vas?
Monte vas ma cançoneta?
Monte vas?
Òc te'n vas
Coma lo fum de mon pintaç.

Leis ombras de la placeta,
Mai leis agruas dau pòrt
Fan de danças d'estarletas,
Subran presas d'estrambòrds.
Lei plumas de la gabiòta,
La branca dau romanin,
Lei gambas de la minòta
Sautan dins lo trin.

Monte vas?
Monte vas ma cançoneta?
Monte vas?
Òc te'n vas
Coma lo fum de mon pintaç.

Grata, va li jovent, grata,
Fau de nòtas per viatjar.
Per bolegar fau de patas
Perque siam pas encara arribats.
Ma cançon coma una barca
Dins la flamor dau tremont,
Va, navèga sensa carta
Fins qu'a l'orizont.

Where Are You Going, Dear Song of Mine?

The guitar is echoing once more,
Sending ripples through the air.
When the song sets sail,
It takes flight into the evening sky.
Through alleyways and streets,
Along the quays, past the bars,
It flows like a stream
Ever towards the sea.

Where are you going?
Where are you going, dear song of mine?
Where are you going?
Yes, you're off,
Like the smoke from my cigarette.

The shadows in the square,
And the masts in the harbor
Are dancing like twinkling stars,
Swinging to the rhythm of my verses.
The seagull's feathered wings,
The rosemary's white blossoms,
The minnow's tiny legs
Leap and bound in the dance.

Where are you going?
Where are you going, dear song of mine?
Where are you going?
Yes, you're off,
Like the smoke from my cigarette.

Play on, young musician, play,
We need your music to carry us away.
To move forward, we need our steps
For we have not yet reached our destination.
My song, like a boat
In the fading light of the sunset,
Sails forth without a chart
Until it reaches the horizon.