CANTIGA DE AMIGO | SONG OF A FRIEND |
Martin Codax | trans. James H. Donalson (from Galician) |
Quantas sabedes amar amigo treides comigo al mar de Vigo, e banhar-nos-emos nas ondas. Quantas sabedes d'amar amado treides comigo ao mar levado, e banhar-nos-emos nas ondas. Treides comigo ao mar de Vigo, e veeremo-lo meu amigo, e banhar-nos-emos nas ondas. Treides comigo ao mar levado, e veeremo-lo meu amado, e banhar-nos-emos nas ondas. |
You who know how to make love to friends, come with me, to Vigo by the sea, and we'll go for a swim in the surf. You who know how to make love to lovers, come down with me to the rising sea, and we'll go for a swim in the surf. Come with me, to Vigo by the sea, and we'll all get to meet with my friend, and we'll go for a swim in the surf. Come down with me to the rising sea, and we're going to meet with my lover, and we'll go for a swim in the surf. |
Trans. Copyright © James H. Donalson 2003