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French, Zulu
Original lyrics
Terre d'Ombre [Shadowland]
Terre d'ombre,
Où tombent les feuilles
Cette terre dans l'ombre
N'est plus à nous
Le fleuve est sec
Partout le sol se brise
Alors je pars
Je dois partir
Où que me mène la route
Que m'éclairent vos prières
Et où que j'aille, sache, ô ma famille
Qu'en moi je garde ma terre
(Si fière...)
Pas d'autre choix
(Ma terre...)
Que ce grand départ
(En pleurs...)
Lea halalela2
(A terre...)
Entends ma voix,
(Tu vis...)
Qu'y a t-il là bas ?
Lea halalela2
(Fatsche leso) 3
Où que te mène la route
Que t'éclairent nos prières
Bien que tu partes très loin de nous
En toi tu gardes ta terre
(Où que te mène la route...)
Où que me mène la route
(Que m'éclairent nos prières...)
Que t''éclairent vos prières
(Bien que tu parte très loin de nous...)
Bien que je partes très loin de vous
(En toi, tu gardes ta terre...)
En moi je garde ma terre
(Où que te mène...)
Giza buyabo
(La route...)
Giza buyabo
(Que t'éclairent...)
Je reviendrai
(Nos prières...)
Je reviendrai
(Bien que tu partes...)
Besu bo 4
Giza buyabo 4
(Très loin de nous...)
Je reviendrai
(En toi, tu gardes ta terre...)
Giza buyabo 4
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Don Juan on 2013-12-21
Don Juan on 2013-12-21English
Translation
Shadowland
The land of our ancestors is holy
The land of our ancestors is holy
Shadowland,
Where the leaves fall
This land of shadows
Is no longer ours
The river is dry
The earth is cracked
So I leave
I must leave
No matter where the road leads me
I hope I may hear your prayers
And no matter where I go, know, oh my family
That I keep my land within myself
(So proud)
No other choice
(My land)
This great setting-forth
(In tears)
Is holy
(On the earth)
Listen to my voice
(You live)
What is there, there?
Is holy
(Our land)
No matter where the road leads you
We hope you may hear our prayers
Even if you go very far from us,
Keep your land within yourself
The land of our ancestors is holy
The land of our ancestors is holy
(No matter where the road leads you)
No matter where the road leads me
(We hope you may hear our prayers)
I hope I may hear your prayers
(Even if you go very far from us)
Even if I go very far from you
(Keep your land within yourself)
I keep my land within myself
(No matter where)
I will be back
(The road leads you)
I will be back
(We hope you may hear)
I will return
(Our prayers)
I will return
(Even if you go)
I will be back
I will be back
(Very far from us)
I will return
(Keep your land within yourself)
I will be back
Oh I will be back
I will be back
Oh my sisters
I will be back
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Comments
shisa
Mon, 23/12/2013 - 07:57
Yes, of course! I was just slightly confused about the "giza buyabo besu bo" part, first because both "giza buyabo" and "besu bo" were translated simply as "I will be back," and second because "besu bo" and "beso bo" seem to be the same thing? I fixed it all though :)
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About translator
Thank you for translating, shisa! This song's so beautiful and the singer's voice is the same! :D
May I only suggest you a little thing? In the original text, there are some sentences that are not in French, and I added their meanings as footnotes (in English). Can you please just add these translations in these parts?