Domingo Ferreiro

Domingo Ferreiro

Domingo Ferreiro

Play the bagpipes Domingo FerreiroToca a gaita Domingo Ferreiro
Play the bagpipes... 'I don't want to, I don't want to!'Toca a gaita… "non quero, non quero!"
Because the estuaries are full of bloodPorque están cheas de sangue as rías
Because I don't want to, I don't want to.Porque non quero, non quero.

And the blooming branches have dried upE xa secaron os ramos frolidos
That she carried in the wind's skirtQue ela traguía na saia do vento
That she carried to her soldier boyfriendQue ela traguía ao seu noivo soldado
Or fisherman, farmer, sailor.Ou pescador, labrego, mariñeiro.

The plague has already fallen on GaliciaSobre Galiza xa caiu a peste
Oh! The dark sergeants have comeAi! Os escuros sarxentos viñeron
Now men hang from the pine treesXa dos piñeiros colgan os homes
Play the bagpipes: I don't want to, I don't want to.Toca a gaita: non quero, non quero.

And those who are alive will walk through the mountainsE o que está vivo andará polo monte
And in the villages the good ones have already fallenE nas aldeas os bons xa caeron
Oh! May the wolves not go to the mountainsAi! Que non vaian os lobos ao monte
Play the bagpipes, I don't want to, I don't want to.Toca a gaita, non quero, non quero.

Play the bagpipes... let the bishop danceToca a gaita… que baile o bispo
Play the bagpipes.. I don't want to, I don't want toToca a gaita.. non quero, non quero
Because it's not a time for celebration in SpainPorque non é hora de festa en España
Because I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to.Porque non quero, non quero, non quero.

Play the bagpipes, let the snake danceToca a gaita, que baile a cobra
Play the bagpipes, I don't want to, I don't want toToca a gaita, non quero, non quero
Because the bagpipes don't want me to playPorque a gaita non quere que toque
Because Domingo Ferreiro died.Porque morreu Domingo Ferreiro.