Txakurraren partia

The Dog's Game

Txakurraren partia

We were young, all aboard the boatGu gazte giñadela txalupa guziak
there was a little dog inside the vesselzakurtxo bat ohi zuten ontzi barrenean
with a keen eye, a hunter, not a barkerbegi erne, abilla, ez zen zaunkaria
chasing after the ray, the catch of the day.ihes zihoan arraia harrapatzailea

I’ll tell you how it went downSeme esango dizut nola gertatzen zen
with the stingray caught, loose in the netspuñittutako arraia, suelto batzuetan
flounder escaping, the dog would leaplegatza ospa, ihes, txakurra jauzten zen
and right then, he’d snag the ray in his teeth.ta bet-betan arraia hartzen zuen hortzetan.

The reward for that work we called 'the dog's game'Lana horren saria 'txakurraren partia'
everyone agreed, it was well-deserveddeitzen genuen guziok, ongi merezia
the beloved hunting dog was a champmaitea-maitea zen txakur ehiztaria
filling the boat with spirits, no doubt.txalupa betetzen zuen anima gabeak.

The time has come to tell youUnea etorri da zuri kontatzeko
what kind of dog our Txuriko waszer nolako txakurra zen gure Txuriko
he wouldn’t be scared by monstrous wavesuhin izugarriak ez zuen izutuko
before letting the ray go, he’d drown it first.arraia utzi baino, lehenago itoko.

On an ugly morning, I won’t forgetGoiz itsusi batean ez naiz ez ahaztuko
how Txuriko jumped in, doing his jobbere lana beteaz jauzi zen Txuriko
among the big fish, he wouldn’t give upbaga handi artean, ehiza ez utziko
he was drowned for good with a giant flounder.legatz handi batekin ito zen betiko.