Translation of the song Chentu chiterras de oro artist Maria Giovanna Cherchi

Sardinian (northern dialects)

Chentu chiterras de oro

English translation

A Hundred Golden Guitars

Cantu de un'istella in padadisu

Singing of a star in the heaven

Cantu de una 'oghe chi l'at detzisu

Singing of a voice that decided it

Saludamila sa lughe de su firmamentu

Give my love to the light of the firmament

Cantu de un homine sentza tempus

Singing of a timeless man

Cantu de unu mastru sentz'e cuntentu

Singing of a joyless master

S'ànima mia tue menzus de totus connosches

You know my soul better than anyone

Ah, amus a ballare

Ah, we’ll dance

Amus a iscurtare una festa in coro

We’ll feel a joyful heart

Ah, amus a isperare

Ah, we’ll hope

Amus a sonniare umpare a Deus

We’ll dream with God

Amigu de sas pedras tue ses bistadu

You’ve been a friend of stones

E como chi ses lughe tue la intendes

And now that you’re a light, you can feel

Sa beridade chi s'ànima nostra est chircande

The truth that our souls are looking for

Dae inoghe unu carignu ti cherzo dare

I want to caress you from here

Sa música 'e su sole tue como intendes

Now you can hear the music of the sun

Serra sos ogros, sa luna pro a tie est sonande

Close your eyes, the moon is playing for you

Ah, amus a dromire

Ah, we’ll sleep

Amus a sonniare nois che a tie

We’ll dream with you

Ah, amus a ischidare

Ah, we’ll wake up

Amus a ballare umpare a Deus

We’ll dance with God

Ah, amus a iscurtare in coros nostros….

Ah, we’ll hear in our hearts…

Chentu chiterras sun sonande

A hundred guitars are playing

Sos ànghelos ridinde, ballande a ballu tundu

The angels are laughing, dancing in a circle

Làssami 'olare

Let me fly

'Entu chi 'atit sa paghe

Wind that bring peace

Azuda nos sos cantos a l’iscurtare

Help us to listen to the songs

'Oghes chi cantan de ammentos

Voices that sing about memories

S’intendat sa preséntzia chi tue as lassadu

May be felt the presence you have left

Cherzo iscurtare

I want to hear

Cordas chi binchen su tempus

Guitar chords that cross the time

Chi brillan in eternu

That sparkle eternally

In sa terra 'e oro, semper

In the golden land, forever

Cumpanzos de un'isposa chi as lassadu

Mates of a girlfriend that you have left

Reina de su chelu cuntegus est torrada

As a queen of the heaven, she went back to you

E milli ammentos sun torrados in sa domo de sa paghe

And a thousand memories went back to the house of peace

Ah, amus a ballare

Ah, we’ll dance

Amus a iscurtare una festa in coro

We’ll feel a joyful heart

Ah, amus a isperare

Ah, we’ll hope

Amus a sonniare umpare a Deus

We’ll dream with God

Ah, amus a iscurtare in coros nostros….

Ah, we’ll hear in our hearts…

Chentu chiterras sun sonande

A hundred guitars are playing

Sos ànghelos ridinde, ballande a ballu tundu

The angels are laughing, dancing in a circle

Làssami 'olare

Let me fly

'Entu chi 'atit sa paghe

Wind that bring peace

Azuda nos sos cantos a l’iscurtare

Help us to listen to the songs

'Oghes chi cantan de ammentos

Voices that sing about memories

S’intendat sa preséntzia chi tue as lassadu

May be felt the presence you have left

Cherzo iscurtare

I want to hear

Cordas chi binchen su tempus

Guitar chords that cross the time

Chi brillan in eternu

That sparkle eternally

In sa terra 'e oro, semper

In the golden land, forever

Chentu chiterras sun sonande

A hundred guitars are playing

Sos ànghelos ridinde, ballande a ballu tundu

The angels are laughing, dancing in a circle

Làssami 'olare

Let me fly

'Entu chi 'atit sa paghe

Wind that bring peace

Azuda nos sos cantos a l’iscurtare

Help us to listen to the songs

'Oghes chi cantan de ammentos

Voices that sing about memories

S’intendat sa preséntzia chi tue as lassadu

May be felt the presence you have left

Cherzo iscurtare

I want to hear

Cordas chi binchen su tempus

Guitar chords that cross the time

Chi brillan in eternu

That sparkle eternally

In sa terra 'e oro, semper

In the golden land, forever

Cantu de un’istella in padadisu

Singing of a star in the heaven

Ballende a ballu tundu

Dancing in a circle

Chentu chiterras sun sonande

A hundred guitars are playing

Ballende a ballu tundu

Dancing in a circle

In sa terra 'e oro, semper

In the golden land, forever

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