Sementeira

Sowing

Sementeira

Sowing I will sowSementar sementarei
In the small village of crarearLoguiño de crarear
As long as the people growEn tanto no pobo medre
A child, an old man, and a songUn meniño, un vello e un cantar

A mischievous childUn meniño rebuldeiro
Who speaks in the mother tongueQue fale na lingua nai
Who climbs the peach treesQue suba aos pexegueiros
To steal the green fruitA froita verde a roubar

Sowing I will sowSementar sementarei

An old man who gives adviceUn vello que dé consellos
A face of smoke and breadUn rostro de fume e pan
Who tells stories to the childrenQue conte contos ós nenos
About the cuckoo and the magpieDo cuco e do paspallás

Sowing I will sowSementar sementarei

A song of redemptionUn cantar de redención
An old and new songUn vello e novo cantar
That changes desolationQue troque a desolación
Into a clean and clear dawnNun limpo e craro alborear

Sowing I will sowSementar sementarei

Then, let me dieLogo, deixáime morrer
Between two burnt furrowsEntre dous regos queimados
When the sunsets comeCando veñan os solpores
Of the famished menDos homes esfamiados