Mendian Gora Haritza

Up the Mountain the Ram

Mendian Gora Haritza

Up the mountain the ramMendian gora haritza
The sheep walk on the rocksAhuntzak haitzean dabiltza
The sea breeze bringsItsasoaren arimak dakar
The smell of the waterUr gainean bitsa
I want to sing about lifeKantatu nahi dut bizitza
If the word doesn't deceive youUsteltzen ez bazait hitza
I would put God in a danceMundua dantzan
If I were a believerJarriko nuke jainkoa banintza

The sadness of the Basque CountryEuskal herriko tristura
The warmth of the sheep's woolSoineko beltzen joskura
The bird has been filled with mourningTxori negartiz bete da eta
And has lost its humorUmorez hustu da
Give me freshnessEmaidazue freskura
Water from hand to handUra eskutik eskura
The blue thread of the stars wovenIzarren salda urdina edanda
I live happilyBizi naiz gustora

The poet of the Basque CountryEuskal herriko poeta
The trumpet of the countrysideKanposantuko tronpeta
Chasing the sound of deathHil kanpaiari tiraka eta
And bumping into emptinessHutsari topeka
The hidden pen of the explanations kept for youArgitu ezak kopeta penak heuretzat gordeta
Creating life every morningGoizero sortuz bizitza ere
That's where it belongsHortxe zegok eta

The world is not always a celebrationMundua ez da beti jai
Sometimes it's sad tooIñoiz tristea ere bai
But there are a thousand reasonsBainan badira mila motibo
To sing happilyKantatzeko alai
Otherwise, for the pains to comeBestela datozen penai
I don't want to throw a sighEz diet surik bota nahi
At least in the night I'm dyingNi hiltzen naizen gauean behintzat
Let me sleep peacefullyEgizue lo lasai