Translation of the song El ball de la civada artist Catalan Folk
El ball de la civada
The Oat Dance
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la fangava, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he cleaned the fields, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la llaurava, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he ploughed the fields, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la sembrava, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he was sowing it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la segava, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he reaped it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la batia, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he winnowed it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la molia, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he ground it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la pastava, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he kneaded it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la coïa, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he baked it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El ball de la civada, jo us el cantaré!
The oat dance, I shall sing it for you!
El pare, quan la menjava, feia així, feia així;
Father, when he ate it, moved thus, moved thus;
se’n dava un truc al pit i se’n girava així!
He hit his chest and turned around like this!
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada, que la civada...
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats, for our oats...
Treballem! Treballem, que la civada guanyarem!
Let's get to work! Let's get to work, for our oats we shall earn!