Translation of the song Carrasecare artist Tazenda

Sardinian (northern dialects)

Carrasecare

English translation

Carnival

Deus, ses in s'aera?

God, are you in the air?

Deus, fatt’a bisera.

God, made a mockery

Cras a manzanu bos lasso sa vida e mi c'ando,

Tomorrow morning I'll leave you this life and I’ll go away,

cras a manzanu su mundu a fanculu che mando.

tomorrow morning I’ll send the whole world to go fuck.

Deus, bessi dae domo,

God, come out of your home,

fachemi morrere como.

make me die now.

Chi morza biende

Let me die seeing

sos anzoneddos brinchende.

the lambkins jumping.

Balla chi como benit carrasecare

Dance, for the Carnival is coming soon

a nos iscutulare sa vida.

to shake up our life.

Tando tue podes fintzas irmenticare

Then you can even forget

totu s'afannu mannu 'e sa chida.

all great troubles of last week.

E su coro no, no s'ispantat,

And the heart, no, it doesn’t get scared,

e sa morte no, no'nchi no'b'intrat.

and the death, no, it doesn’t get in here.

E sa notte fragat 'e bentu de beranu.

And the night smells of summer wind.

Ses cuntentu?

Are you happy?

Balla chi como benit carrasecare

Dance, for the Carnival is coming soon

a nos iscutulare sa vida.

to shake up our life.

Tando tue podes fintzas irmenticare

Then you can even forget

totu s'afannu mannu 'e sa chida.

all great troubles of life.

E su coro no, no s'ispantat,

And the heart, no, it doesn’t get scared,

e sa morte no, no'nchi no'b'intrat.

and the death, no, it doesn’t get in here.

E sa notte fragat 'e bentu de beranu.

And the night smells of summer wind.

Ses cuntentu?

Are you happy?

Deus, a mala 'oza

God, unwillingly

soe solu che foza.

I’m alone like a leaf.

Chito su ‘entu a manzanu at a benner cantende,

Early in the morning the wind will come singing,

amus a facher mutetos in paris riende.

we’ll laugh singing ditties together.

Deus bessi dae domo,

God, come out of your home,

fachemi morrere como.

make me die now.

Chi morza biende

Let me die seeing

sos anzoneddos brinchende.

the lambkins jumping.

E su coro no, no s'ispantat,

And the heart, no, it doesn’t get scared,

e sa morte no, no'nchi no'b'intrat.

and the death, no, it doesn’t get in here.

E sa notte fragat 'e bentu de beranu.

And the night smells of summer wind.

Ses cuntentu?

Are you happy?

Balla chi como benit carrasecare.

Dance, for the Carnival is coming soon.

Balla chi como benit carrasecare.

Dance, for the Carnival is coming soon.

E su coro no, no s'ispantat,

And the heart, no, it doesn’t get scared,

e sa morte no, no'nchi no'b'intrat.

and the death, no, it doesn’t get in here.

E sa notte fragat 'e bentu de beranu.

And the night smells of summer wind.

Ses cuntentu?

Are you happy?

Balla chi como benit carrasecare.

Dance, for the Carnival is coming soon.

Balla chi como benit carrasecare.

Dance, for the Carnival is coming soon.

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