Epic Irish folk · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Ashes under the Tournament Banner
«Ashes under the Tournament Banner» unisce le lingue inglese e francese. Il genere musicale è Epic Irish folk.
Testo e traduzione ↓
inglese ↔ francese
Informazioni sulla canzone
I primi versi abbinati sono «I rode beneath a banner stitched with gold.» e «Je passai sous une bannière brodée d'or.». Leggi il testo completo nelle due lingue qui sotto e seguilo nel lettore.
A defeated knight carries his burned village's ashes into a tournament and refuses the victor's offer of a richer banner. Epic Irish folk, uilleann pipes, bodhran, fiddle, acoustic rhythm, sweeping original melody, powerful articulate lead and a complete dramatic arc
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Ascolta ogni verso e confronta la traduzione. Twin passa alla stessa frase nell’altra lingua; Echo ti aiuta a ricordarne il significato prima di mostrarla.
Due lingue. Una melodia.
Testo e traduzione
Verse
I rode beneath a banner stitched with gold.
Je passai sous une bannière brodée d'or.
My shield still bore the blackened miller's sign.
Mon bouclier portait encore l'enseigne noircie du meunier.
The herald asked which castle sent its champion.
Le héraut demanda quel château envoyait son champion.
I named a village missing from his list.
Je nommai un village absent de sa liste.
Chorus
These ashes weigh more than your silken prize.
Ces cendres pèsent davantage que votre prix de soie.
They knew the hands that kneaded bread for me.
Elles connurent les mains pétrissant mon pain.
Keep every lion shining on your standard.
Gardez chaque lion brillant sur votre étendard.
I carry roofs no herald came to see.
Je porte des toits qu'aucun héraut ne visita.
Verse
A polished lance unseated me before noon.
Une lance polie me désarçonna avant midi.
The crowd threw flowers around the victor's horse.
La foule lança des fleurs autour du cheval vainqueur.
He offered me his colours and employment.
Il m'offrit ses couleurs et un emploi.
I loosened the small pouch beneath my cross.
Je desserrai le petit sachet sous ma croix.
Chorus
These ashes weigh more than your silken prize.
Ces cendres pèsent davantage que votre prix de soie.
They knew the hands that kneaded bread for me.
Elles connurent les mains pétrissant mon pain.
Keep every lion shining on your standard.
Gardez chaque lion brillant sur votre étendard.
I carry roofs no herald came to see.
Je porte des toits qu'aucun héraut ne visita.
Bridge
A grey cloud settled on his spotless glove.
Un nuage gris couvrit son gant immaculé.
He asked how much would buy my broken valley.
Il demanda combien coûterait ma vallée brisée.
I told him names instead of counting coins.
Je lui donnai des noms plutôt que des pièces.
The herald lowered his pen beside the tally.
Le héraut baissa sa plume près du registre.
Chorus
These ashes weigh more than your silken prize.
Ces cendres pèsent davantage que votre prix de soie.
They knew the hands that kneaded bread for me.
Elles connurent les mains pétrissant mon pain.
Keep every lion shining on your standard.
Gardez chaque lion brillant sur votre étendard.
I carry roofs no herald came to see.
Je porte des toits qu'aucun héraut ne visita.
Outro
I left the silk beneath his empty chair.
Je laissai la soie sous sa chaise vide.
The pouch rode home against my beating heart.
Le sachet rentra contre mon cœur battant.
