Translation of the song Ballande in tundu artist Maria Giovanna Cherchi
Ballande in tundu
Dancing in circle
Sa gana de cantare brusiat
The desire to sing burns
Intro e foras de mie
Inside and outside me
Ca istudan e torran a nascher
Because my sentiments
Sos sentimentos mios
are fading and sprouting again.
Mirande in sos pianetas intro a mie
Looking at the planets inside me,
Tue miras sas istellas a curtzu a tie
You are looking at the stars near you.
Ballande in tundu pees cun pees
Dancing in circle, foot to foot
Manos cun manos, coros cun coros
Hand in hand, heart to heart
In sa pius bella ’idda ‘e sa terra
In the nicest village on earth
In amistade, ballande in tundu
In friendship, dancing in circle.
Bella sa zente in s’istradone
Nice are the people in the main street
Sa cresia est bardada
The church is adorned
Sas pandeleddas in su ‘entu
The little flags in the wind
Ti torran a pitzinnia
Bring you back to childhood.
Basos, carignos: comente andamus?
Kisses, caresses: how are you?
Bene meda, nos cumbidamus.
Very well, let’s have a drink.
Ballande in tundu pees cun pees
Dancing in circle, foot to foot
Manos cun manos, coros cun coros
Hand in hand, heart to heart
In amistade, ballande in tundu
In friendship, dancing in circle
Cun sa pius bella chedda ‘e su mundu
With the nicest company in the world.
Cun sa pius bella ‘idda ‘e sa terra
In the nicest village on earth
In amistade, ballande in tundu
In friendship, dancing in circle
Cun sa pius bella chedda ‘e su mundu
With the nicest company in the world.