Translation of the song Sa manu 'e Deus artist Maria Giovanna Cherchi
Sa manu 'e Deus
The hand of God
Est iscritu in su coro,
It’s written in the heart,
in su sàmbene de ‘onzi zenia:
in the blood of each people:
in su prùere, in s’oro
from dust, from gold
s’àrtzia manna una pregadoria.
a big prayer rises.
In donz’ala ‘e su mundu,
In every part of the world,
finas ue paret chi nudda siat,
even where there seems to be nothing,
est pius forte un’ispera,
a hope is stronger,
una lughe in su coro s’alluet.
a light comes on in the heart.
Cando s’ànima est sola
When the soul is alone
in caminos de anneu
on paths of sadness,
est su tempus chi colat
the time that passes
sa manu ‘e Deus.
is the hand of God.
Cando paret finida
When it seems to be over
e s’alenu ti fuet
and your spirit runs away
as a bier sa vida
you will see that life
torrare intro ‘e a tie
will come back inside you
e as a nascher a nou.
and you will be born anew.
Cantos chelos as bidu,
How many skies you’ve seen,
cantas àndalas intro ‘e a tie,
how many paths inside you,
cantas freas anzenas
how many anxieties of others
chena ischire proite, pro a chie.
without knowing why, for whom.
Semus totus chircande
We are all searching
e cherimos semper de pius
and we want more and more
chena cherrer cumprender
without wanting to understand
chi amus totus bisonzu de a nois.
that we all need ourselves.
Cando s’ànima est sola
When the soul is alone
in caminos de anneu
on paths of sadness,
est su tempus chi colat
the time that passes
sa manu ‘e Deus.
is the hand of God.
Cando paret finida
When it seems to be over
e s’alenu ti fuet
and your spirit runs away
as a bier sa vida
you will see that life
torrare intro ‘e a tie
will come back inside you
e as a nascher a nou.
and you will be born anew.