Translation of the song Sardigna Fiore artist Maria Giovanna Cherchi

S’ìsola de sa Sardigna

The island of Sardinia

est unu miràculu de Deus,

is a miracle of God,

terra misteriosa e incantada

a mysterious and enchanted land

sutt’a unu chelu sentza nues.

under a sky without clouds.

Ses bella che una cosa rara

You are beautiful like a precious thing

e cando deo miro a tie

and when I look at you

dae su monte de Limbara

from the mount Limbara

pares unu paradisu.

you look like a paradise.

Ses tue unu fiore

You are a flower

in mesu, in mesu a su mare,

in the middle of the sea,

pius bella de un’isposa

more beautiful than a bride

in pètalos de rosa

in rose petals

Ses tue

You are

Ses tue

You are

No esistit regalu pius bellu

There is no better gift

chi Deus pothat fachere

that God can give

cussu de nascher sardu

than to be born Sardinian

e crescher in sinu a tie.

and to grow inside your bosom

Nois semus zente ‘e onore,

We are people of honour,

rispettosa e ospitale

respectful and hospitable,

ma no benzet neunu a cumandare

but don’t let anyone come to command

o a li facher male.

or to hurt it.

Ses tue unu fiore

You are a flower

in mesu, in mesu a su mare,

in the middle of the sea,

pius bella de un’isposa

more beautiful than a bride

in pètalos de rosa

in rose petals

Ses tue

You are

Ses tue

You are

Ses tue

You are