There is a house in New Orleans
They call The Rising Sun
and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
and, God I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamlin' man down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk
and the only time he is satisfied is when he's on a drunk
Oh, Mother tell your children not to do what I have done
spend your lives in sin and misary in the House of the Rising Sun
Well now one foot on the platform
the other foot on the train
I goin' back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain
Well there is a House in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
and it's been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And, God, I know I'm one
Once there were greenfields
Kissed by the sun
Once there were valleys where rivers used to run
Once there were blue skies with white clouds high above
Once they were part of an everlasting love
We were the lovers
Who strolled through greenfields
Greenfields are gone now
Parched by the sun
Gone from the valleys where rivers used to run
Gone with the cold wind that swept into my heart
Gone with the lovers who let their dreams depart
Where are the greenfields that we used to roam?
I'll never know what made you run away
How can I keep searching when dark clouds hide the day
I only know there's nothing here for me
Nothing in this wide world
Left for me to see
But I'll keep on waiting
Till you return
I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn
You can't be happy while your heart's on a roam
You can't be happy until you bring it home
Home to the greenfields and me once again
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, you dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waiting 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, you dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after that same rainbow's end
Waiting round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
No other love can warm my heart
Now that I've known the comfort of your arms
No other love, oh the sweet contentment
That I find with you everytime, everytime
No other lips could want you more
For I was born to glory in your kiss, forever yours
I was blessed with love to love you
Till the stars burn out above you
Till the moon is brought a silver shine
No other love, let no other love know the wonder of your spell
I was blessed with love to love you
Till the stars burn out above you
Till the moon is brought a silver shine
No other love, let no other love know the wonder of your spell
Amore, amore, amore, amore mio,
In braccio a te, me scordo ogni dolore!
Vojo resta co'te, sinnò me moro,
Vojo resta co'te, sinnò me moro,
Vojo resta co'te, sinnò me moro…
Nun piagne amore, nun piagne, amore mio!
Nun piagne, state zitto su sto core,
Ma si te fa soffri, dimmelo pure!
Quello che m'hai da di', dimmelo pure,
Quello che m'hai da di', dimmelo pure.
*********カタルーニャ語から
Love, love, love, my love,
In your arms, I forget all pain!
I'll stay with you, or I'll die,
I'll stay with you, or I'll die,
I'll stay with you, otherwise I'll die…
Don't cry love, don't cry, my love!
Don't cry, shut up on my heart,
But if it hurts, tell me!
Tell me what you have to say.
Tell me what you have to say.
No tengo edad
No tengo edad para amarte
Y no està bien que salgamos, solos los dos
No sé qué màs
No sè què màs puedo decirte
Tu sabes bien, muchas màs cosas que yo
Deja que viva este amor tan romàntico
Deja que llegue el dìa soñado
Mas ahora no
No tengo edad
No tengo edad para amarte
Y no està bien que salgamos, solos los dos
Tal vez querràs
Tal vez querràs esperarte que sea mayor
Y pueda darte mi amor
Deja que viva este amor tan romàntico
Deja que llegue el dìa soñado
Mas ahora no
No tengo edad
No tengo edad para amarte
Y no està bien que salgamos, solos los dos
Tal vez querràs
Tal vez querràs esperarte que sea mayor
Y pueda darte mi amor
*********スペイン語から
I'm not old
I'm not old enough to love you
And it's not right for us to go out, just the two of us
I don't know what else
I don't know what else I can tell you
You know well, many more things than me
Let this romantic love live
Let the dream day come
but not now
I'm not old
I'm not old enough to love you
And it's not right for us to go out, just the two of us
maybe you will want
Maybe you'll want to wait for him to be older
And I can give you my love
Let this romantic love live
Let the dream day come
but not now
I'm not old
I'm not old enough to love you
And it's not right for us to go out, just the two of us
maybe you will want
Maybe you'll want to wait for him to be older
And I can give you my love
Cindy, oh Cindy
Cindy don't let me down
Write me a letter, soon
And I'll be homeward bound
I joined the Navy to see the world
But nowhere could I find
A girl as sweet as Cindy
The girl I left behind
I've sailed the wide world over
Can't get her out of my mind
Cindy, oh Cindy
Cindy don't let me down
Write me a letter, soon
And I'll be homeward bound
I see her face in every wave
Her lips kiss every breeze
Her loving arms reach out for me
Through calm and stormy sea
At night I face the lonely deck
Caressed by memories
Cindy, oh Cindy
Cindy don't let me down
Write me a letter, soon
And I'll be homeward bound
I know my Cindy's waiting
As I walk the decks alone
Her loving arms reach out for me
Soon I'll be heading home
Then my sailing days will be over
No more would I roam
Cindy, oh Cindy
Cindy don't let me down
Write me a letter, soon
And I'll be homeward bound
And I'll be homeward bound
Of all the boys I've known and I've known some
Until I first met you I was lonesome
And when you came in sight, dear, my heart grew light
And this old world seemed new to me
You're really swell, I have to admit you
Deserve expressions that really fit you
And so I've racked my brain hoping to explain
All the things that you do to me
Bei mir bist du schön, please let me explain
'Bei mir bist du schön' means you're grand
Bei mir bist du schön, again I'll explain
It means you're the fairest in the land
I could say 'bella, bella' even 'sehr wunderbar'
Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are
I've tried to explain, 'bei mir bist du schön'
So kiss me and say you understand
Bei mir bist du schön
You've heard it all before but let me try to explain
'Bei mir bist du schön' means that you're grand
'Bei mir bist du schön,' it's such an old refrain
And yet I should explain, it means I am begging for your hand
I could say 'bella, bella' even 'sehr wunderbar'
Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are
I could say 'bella, bella' even 'sehr wunderbar'
Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are
I've tried to explain, 'bei mir bist du schön'
So kiss me and say you understand
Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effondrer
Et la terre peut bien s'écrouler
Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes
Je me fous du monde entier
Tant qu'l'amour inondera mes matins
Tant qu'mon corpsfr émira sous tes mains
Peu m'importent, les problèmes
Mon amour, puisque tu m'aimes
J'irais jusqu'au bout du monde
Je me ferais teindre en blonde
Si tu me le demandais
J'irais décrocher la lune
J'irais voler la fortune
Si tu me le demandais
Je renierais ma patrie
Je renierais mes amis
Si tu me le demandais
On peut bien rire de moi
Je ferais n'importe quoi
Si tu me le demandais
Si un jour, la vie t'arrache à moi
Si tu meurs, que tu sois loin de moi
Peu m'importe, si tu m'aimes
Car moi je, mourrai aussi
Nous aurons pour nous l'éternité
Dans le bleu de toute l'immensité
Dans le ciel plus de problèmes
Mon amour crois-tu qu'on s'aime
Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment
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Blue skies over us may crumble
And the earth may well crumble
I don't care if you love me
I do not care
As long as love floods my mornings
As long as my body will emanate under your hands
I don't care, the problems
My love, since you love me
I would go to the end of the world
I would dye myself blonde
If you asked me
I would go for the moon
I would steal fortune
If you asked me
I would deny my homeland
I would deny my friends
If you asked me
You can laugh at me
I would do anything
If you asked me
If one day life tears you away from me
If you die, be away from me
I don't care if you love me
'Cause I, will die too
We will have eternity for us
In the blue of all the immensity
In the sky no more problems
My love do you think we love each other
Üsküdar’a Gider İken Aldı Da Bir Yağmur,
Üsküdar’a Gider İken Aldı Da Bir Yağmur,
Kâtibimin Setresi Uzun Eteği Çamur.
Kâtibimin Setresi Uzun Eteği Çamur.
Kâtip Uykudan Uyanmış Gözleri Mahmur.
Kâtip Uykudan Uyanmış Gözleri Mahmur.
Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,
Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.
Üsküdar’a Gider İken Bir Mendil Buldum,
Üsküdar’a Gider İken Bir Mendil Buldum,
Mendilimin İçine Lokum Doldurdum.
Mendilimin İçine Lokum Doldurdum.
Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,
Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.
Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,
Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.
*********トルコ語から
While Going to Üsküdar, A Rain Happened,
While Going to Üsküdar, A Rain Happened,
My Clerk's Set Long Skirt Is Mud.
My Clerk's Set Long Skirt Is Mud.
The Clerk Awakens From Sleep. His Eyes Are Drowsy.
The Clerk Awakens From Sleep. His Eyes Are Drowsy.
I'm the Clerk, I'm the Clerk,
How well a cola or shirt suits my clerk.
While Going to Üsküdar, I Found a Handkerchief,
While Going to Üsküdar, I Found a Handkerchief,
I Filled Turkish Delight in My Handkerchief.
I Filled Turkish Delight in My Handkerchief.
While I was looking for my clerk, I found it next to me.
While I was looking for my clerk, I found it next to me.
I'm the Clerk, I'm the Clerk,
How well a cola or shirt suits my clerk.
I'm the Clerk, I'm the Clerk,
How well a cola or shirt suits my clerk.
An old cowboy went ridin' out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
Plowin' through the ragged skies, and up a cloudy draw
Yippie-yi-aie, yippie-yi-oh!
Ghost riders in the sky
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny, and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful cry
Yippie-yi-aie, yippie-yi-oh!
Ghost riders in the sky
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's ridin' hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their cry
Yippie-yi-aie, yippie-yi-oh!
Ghost riders in the sky
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
"If you want to save your soul from Hell, a-ridin' on our range
Then cowboy, change your ways today, or with us you will ride
Tryin' to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies"
Yippie-yi-aie, yippie-yi-oh!
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them dogies rollin'
Rawhide!
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell-bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side.
All the things I'm missin'
Good vittles, love, and kissin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride.
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in,
Ride 'em in, let 'em out,
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Rawhide!
Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them dogies movin'
Rawhide!
Don't try to understand 'em
Just rope, and throw, and brand 'em
Soon we'll be living high and wide
My heart’s calculatin'
My true love will be waitin'
Be waiting at the end of my ride.
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in,
Ride 'em in, let 'em out,
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Rawhide!
Rawhide!
Rawhide!
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairytale
A paradise where roses bloom
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain
Ya no estas más a mi lado, corazón
Y en el alma solo tengo soledad
Y si ya no puedo verte
Porque dios me hizo quererte
Para hacerme sufrir más
Siempre fuiste la razón de mi existir
Adorarte para mí fue religion
En tus besos encontraba
El calor que me brindaba
El amor y la pasion
Es la historia de un amor
Como no hay otro igual
Que me hizo comprender
Todo el bien, todo el mal
Que le dió luz a mi vida
Apagandola despues
Ay, que vida tan oscura
Sin tu amor no viviré
Es la historia de un amor
Es la historia de un amor
Como no hay otro igual
Que me hizo comprender
Todo el bien, todo el mal
Que le dió luz a mi vida
Apagandola despues
Ay, que vida tan oscura
Sin tu amor no viviré
Es la historia de un amor
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You are no longer by my side, sweetheart
And in my soul I only have loneliness
And if I can't see you anymore
because god made me love you
to make me suffer more
You were always the reason for my existence
adoring you for me was religion
In your kisses I found
The warmth that you gave me
The love and the passion
It is the story of a love
as there is no other equal
that made me understand
All the good, all the bad
that gave light to my life
Turning it off later
Oh, what a dark life
Without your love I will not live
It is the story of a love
It is the story of a love
as there is no other equal
that made me understand
All the good, all the bad
that gave light to my life
Turning it off later
Oh, what a dark life
Without your love I will not live
It is the story of a love
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte
E che sospiri
La liberta!
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte
E che sospiri
La libertà!
E che sospiri
E che sospiri
La libertà!
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte
E che sospiri
La liberta!
Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà
.
.
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte
E che sospiri
La libertà!
*********
Let me weep
My cruel fate,
And that I
should have freedom.
The duel infringes
within these twisted places,
in my sufferings
I pray for mercy.
Almirena's Aria from Handel's Opera, Rinaldo
The story takes place in Jerusalem at the end of the 11th century, at the time of the first Crusades.
At the end of the first act, the knight Rinaldo sits with his lover, Almirena in the garden.
All of a sudden the evil sorceress appears and abducts Almirena. At the start of the second act,
Almirena sits in her captor's palace garden mourning her predicament.
Having been taken away from the love of her life with no hope of ever escaping,
Almirena can only pray for mercy.