Translation of the song La donzella del Rosselló artist Catalan Folk
La donzella del Rosselló
The Young Maiden from the Roussillon
Una cançoneta
A little tune
jo la vull cantar,
I wish to sing,
treta d'una noia
Inspired by a girl
filla d'Organyà.
Who is from Organyà.
Rica amor primera,
My dear first love,
t'emportes la flor:
You shall take the flower:
t'emportes la palma
You shall take the glory
de tot el Rosselló!
Of all the Roussillon!
Ella cuina i pasta;
She cooks and makes bread;
fa bugada i tot!
She even does the laundry!
Ja l'ha rentadeta
She's washed her clothes
dins un riu molt gros.
In a very big river.
Rica amor primera,
My dear first love,
t'emportes la flor:
You shall take the flower:
t'emportes la palma
You shall take the glory
de tot el Rosselló!
Of all the Roussillon!
Ja l'ha esbandideta
She's already rinsed it
dins el riu blavós;
In the blue-watered river;
ja l'ha estesedeta
She has already put it out to dry
en un jardí de flors!
In a garden filled with flowers!
Rica amor primera,
My dear first love,
t'emportes la flor:
You shall take the flower:
t'emportes la palma
You shall take the glory
de tot el Rosselló!
Of all the Roussillon!
Ja l'ha posadeta
She's already placed it
dins la capsa d'or:
In a gold box:
cada plec que hi feia,
Each time she folded the clothes,
un sospir ben dolç!
She sighed very sweetly!
Rica amor primera,
My dear first love,
t'emportes la flor:
You shall take the flower:
t'emportes la palma
You shall take the glory
de tot el Rosselló!
Of all the Roussillon!
Son pare l'escolta
Her father hears her
i mira pel balcó:
And looks out from the balcony:
«Què sospireu, filla?
- What are you sighing for, my daughter?
Sospireu molt fort!»
You're sighing so loudly!
Rica amor primera,
My dear first love,
t'emportes la flor:
You shall take the flower:
t'emportes la palma
You shall take the glory
de tot el Rosselló!
Of all the Roussillon!
«Bé ho sabeu, mon pare!
- «You know why, my father!
Bé ho sabeu prou vós:
You know it well enough:
que me n'heu casada
You have given me in marriage
amb un malairós!»
To an angry man!»
Rica amor primera,
My dear first love,
t'emportes la flor:
You shall take the flower:
t'emportes la palma
You shall take the glory
de tot el Rosselló!
Of all the Roussillon!