La Cançó Del Soldadet

The Little Soldier's Song

La Cançó Del Soldadet

Listen to the little soldier's songEscolteu la cançó del soldadet
who through a bull's eyeque a través d'un ull de bou
sees some scythes flying!veu que volen uns falciots!
And the little soldier doesn't understand much,I no és que hi entengui molt, el soldadet,
but if the scythes are flying,però, que volin els falciots,
it must mean that the land is nearby.deurà voler dir que la terra és a prop.
And it must be so close that the captain comes downI tan a prop deu ser que baixa el capità
and tries not to look nervousi intenta no semblar nerviós
while finishing the instruction:mentre acaba la instrucció:
"Concentrate, soldiers, be cautious"Concentreu-vos, soldadets, sigueu prudents
and cling to lifei arrapeu-vos a la vida
with nails and teeth."amb les ungles i amb les dents".
Already on deck, the men pray.Ja a coberta, els homes resen.
Already on deck, the men pray.Ja a coberta, els homes resen.
And the little soldier says a half-hearted amen,I fa un amén, poc convençut, el soldadet,
and caresses his rifle,i acaricia el seu fusell,
trying not to think of anything.intentant no pensar en res.
From the bow, the hills are getting bigger,Des de proa es van fent grossos els turons,
"soldier, courage, courage,"soldadet, valor, valor,
because the fate of the world depends on people like you."que depèn de gent com tu la sort del món".
But "if an enemy bullet crosses the windPerò "si una bala enemiga creua el vent
and pierces my brain,"i em travessa el cervell",
the little soldier wonders,es planteja el soldadet,
"the waves will drag me"les onades m'arrossegaran
and a thousand colorful fishi mil peixos de colors
will fight to devour my flesh."lluitaran per devorar la meva carn".
And he thinks "I'll hide;I és quan pensa "jo m'amago;
when they're not looking, I'll hide."quan no mirin, jo m'amago".
But they always look, and the ship is stopping,Però sempre miren, i el vaixell s'està aturant,
the hatches have openedles comportes s'han obert
and, in a second, the sea is floodedi, en un segon, s'inunda el mar
with soldiers shooting into infinityde soldats disparant a l'infinit
with a little soldier in the middle,amb un soldadet al mig,
loading while insulting the enemy.que carrega mentre insulta a l'enemic.
And between bombs, everything goes well for himI entre bomba i bomba tot li va prou bé
until one falls right beside.fins que una cau just al costat.
At first he says "luck, how did it go for you…",Primer es diu "sort, de què t'ha anat…",
but then he feels a strange pain in his backperò després sent a l'esquena un dolor estrany
and when he touches it, his whole arm is stained with blood.i en tocar-se-la li queda tot el braç tacat de sang.
He turns his head from side to side.Gira el cap a banda i banda.
He sits on the sand and rests.Seu a la sorra i descansa.
And as the damn medic arrives, the little soldierI mentre arriba el coi de metge, el soldadet
calms down by repeatinges tranquil•litza repetint
what he will do, where he will go, if he survives:què farà, on anirà, si sobreviu:
"I will go to my mother well dressed"Aniré a ma mare ben vestit
and, before anything, I will have to tell heri, abans que res, li hauré de dir
to forgive me for always treating her like this;que em perdoni per tractar-la sempre així;
I will go to Margarida to have a child with heraniré a la Margarida a fer-li un fill
because, just by seeing him, I will senseper, només veure'l, intuir
that I love him more than I love myself."que l'estimo més del que m'estimo a mi"