The Treasure Lyrics thread!

[comet]

Hi Roger,
which, ? What ?

The lyrics sheet with A New Journey is only two leaves or 240 mm wider than the insert that came with Treasure.
It Has the lyrics to seventeen songs on it..........!

Surely customer satisfaction is worth the extra couple of pence per unit the production would cost .

BUT we would miss out on the fun of trying to write them all out manually.

comet

[Raymond]

I think we have now got the lyrics. I copied and pasted from the precious posts to make this.

UK version

1 Let me Lie

Let me lie on grasses green
on my mother earth I lean

Let me lie on grasses green
on my mother earth I lean

Under burning sun
Through my veins she runs

Let me breath the forest's air
It's the life force that we all share
Feel my burning tears

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
Let me sleep and keep me close

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
let me sleep and keep me close

Let me lie on grasses green
on my mother earth I lean
Under burning sun
Through my veins she runs

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
let me sleep and keep me close

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
let me sleep and keep me close

under burning sun

through my veins she runs

Her and I are one.



2 Le Notte Del Silenzio

Pages that I wrote with you
They still remain
Words do not change
I hold them near

Echoing inside my mind
Are thoughts of you
They pull me through
Each troubled time

The melody I hear
Is ringing pure and clear

Le notte del silenzio
Per te adesso canto
Ricordi d'un perduto amore
Che io rivivro
Fino a trovare te
Sara un incanto
Sara fermare il tempo
E dolce vivere di te
E nel silenzio un canto

Silent nights I sing for you
Each one a call
Each one is more
Than I can bear

Holding out toI see your smile
It lights the world
Your soul unfurled
Covers my fear

On gentle winds they wing
They know it's for you I sing


3 Santa Lucia

Sul mare luccica l'astro d'argento.
Placida e l'onda, prospero il vento.
Sul mare luccica l'astro d'argento.
Placida e l'onda, prospero il vento.

Venite all'agile barchetta mia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Venite all'agile barchetta mia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

O dolce Napoli, o suol beato,
ove sorridere volle il creato!
O dolce Napoli, o suol beato,
ove sorridere volle il creato!

Venite all'agile barchetta mia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Venite all'agile barchetta mia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

English translation:
The silver star shines on the sea,
the waves are gentle, the wind is favourable.

Come to my swift little boat!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

O dear Naples, o blessed land,
where creation was pleased to smile!

Come to my swift little boat!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!


4 Shenandoah

Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away I'm bound to go 'cross the wide Missouri

Tis seven long years since last I saw you
Away you rolling river
Tis seven long years since last I saw you
Away I'm bound to go 'cross the wide Missouri

Instrumental

Oh Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you
Away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah I'm bound to leave you
Away I'm bound to go 'cross the wide Missouri.


5 Whispering Hope

Soft as the voice of an Angel
Breathing a lesson unheard
Hope with a gentle persuasion
Whispers her comforting word

Wait, till the darkness is over
Wait, till the tempest is done
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow
After the shower is gone
Whispering hope
Oh, how welcome thy voice
Making my heart
In its sorrow rejoice

Whispering hope
Oh, how welcome thy voice
Making my heart
In its sorrow rejoice


6 Summer Rain

Days of burning sun
Watch the colours run
Into pools that catch the eye
Disappear as you pass by

You’re my summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know that I’ll see you again
And I know that I’ll see you again

Hear my prayer
Answer my call
Breathe life into my soul
I am waiting for you to show
Come and hold me so


You’re my summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know that I’ll see you again
And I know that I’ll see you again

Dreams of a day with you
Fading away

You’re my summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
Summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
Ah huh ah
Summer rain
Ah huh ah
Summer rain


7 Danny Boy

Oh Danny boy, the pipes ,the pipes are calling
From glen to glen , and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you ,'tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
And I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

But I will hear you?, soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.


8 One Fine Day
Giacomo Puccini; Luigi Illica; Giuseppe Giacosa & Rosetta Helen Elkin.
Arranged by Nick Ingman & Nick Patrick
Translations in brackets

One fine day you'll find me
A thread of smoke arising on the sea
In the far horizon,
And then the ship appearing;
Then the trim white vessel
Glides into the harbour, thunders forth her cannon.
See you? Now he is coming!
I do not go to meet him. Not I! I stay upon
the brow of the hill,
And wait there... and wait for
a long time,

From out the crowded city there is coming
a man, at distance, climbing the hill.

Chi sar? chi sar?
(Can you guess who it is?)
E come sar?giunto
(And when he's reached the summit,)
che dir? che dir?
(Can you guess what he'll say?)
He will call: ``Butterfly'' from the distance.
I, without answ'ring,
Hold myself conceal'd,
A bit to teaze him.

One fine day you'll find me
A thread of smoke arising on the sea
In the far horizon,
And then the ship appearing.

This will all come to pass as I tell you.
Banish your idle fears,
For he will return
I know........................
I know he will return


9 The Heart Worships

Silence in Heav'n,
Silence on Earth
Silence within!
Thy hush, O Lord,
O'er all the world covers the din.
I do not fear to speak of thee in mortal kind
And yet to all thy namelessness I am not blind.
Only I need and kneel again
Thy touch to win;
Silence in Heav'n
Silence on Earth
Silence within!


10 E Pari ra

E pari r?e ng?tai
ki te äkau.
E hotu r?ko taku manawa.
Aue! Haria mai
Te aroha kia mai
Te iwi e
He ngäkau tangi noa.

The English translation is as follows:

The tides surge
onto the seashore
(and) my heart throbs.
Alas! Bring back
(Your) love to me
(and to) the people
Weeping in our hearts.


11 Sonny
by Ron Hynes, arranged by Nick Ingman & Nick Patrick
Piano, Hayley Westenra.

Sonny lives on a farm, in a wide open space
Take off your shoes, stay out of the race
Lay down your head, on a soft river bed
Sonny always remembers the words Mamma says.

(Chorus)
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
Your Daddy's a sailor, never comes home,
Nights are so long, silence goes on,
I'm feeling so tired and not all that strong.

Many years have rolled on, Sonny's old and alone
His Daddy the sailor, never came home
Sometimes he wonders what his life might have been
Still from the grave Mamma's voice haunts his dreams.

(Chorus)
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
Your Daddy's a sailor, never comes home,
Nights are so long, silence goes on,
I'm feeling so tired and not all that strong.

Sonny don't go away...


12 Summer Fly
Words And Music By:
Cheryl Wheeler

In another younger day I could dream the time away
In the universe inside my room
And the world was really mine from June till September
And if it wasn't really so I was lucky not to know
And I was lucky not to wonder why
'cause a summertime is all that I remember

Summer fly was buzzin' every night
When I was young
In the gentle world my childlike senses knew
And the world was just my cousin
And the wind was just the tongue
In the voice my lonely moments listened to

And I look at me today all the dreams have gone away
And I'm where I never thought I'd be
Seein' things I never thought I'd see happen to me
And I lie awake at night till the darkness turns to light
Hearin' voices callin' out my name
Callin' over and again the same message to me

Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
It don't matter, you just make her/him lonely anyhow
Don't know why you even try to win


13 Melancholy Interlude

Cold nights of loneliness
Dark nights of emptiness
I stood there waiting
But the summer came too late.

Seasons unfold
Stories lie untold
And still my heart is waiting
Summer came too late.

Credits:
Composer: John Dowland (1563 - 1626)
Lyrics: Hayley Westenra
Arranged: Nick Ingman; Nick Patrick.


14 Bist Du Bei Mir

Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh,
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.
Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,
es drückten deine schönen Hände
mir die getreuen Augen zu!
Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh,
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.

English translation by nassbirne:

If you’re with me, I’m gonna die and rest with delight.
Oh, how merry would my passing be, your lovely hands would close my faithful eyes!
If you’re with me, I’m gonna die and rest with delight.



15 Abide with me

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Raymond(no, Hayley didn't include my name in the songs )

[Raymond]

US Version

1 Let me Lie

Let me lie on grasses green
on my mother earth I lean

Let me lie on grasses green
on my mother earth I lean

Under burning sun
Through my veins she runs

Let me breath the forest's air
It's the life force that we all share
Feel my burning tears

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
Let me sleep and keep me close

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
let me sleep and keep me close

Let me lie on grasses green
on my mother earth I lean
Under burning sun
Through my veins she runs

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
let me sleep and keep me close

Heal me through as I lie
here with you
heal me through
let me sleep and keep me close

under burning sun

through my veins she runs

Her and I are one.


2 Scarborough Fair

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there.
He once was a true love of mine.

Tell him to make me a cambric shirt.
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Without no seam, nor needlework.
Then he'll be a true love of mine.

Tell him to buy me an acre of land.
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Between salt water and the sea strand.
Then he'll be a true love of mine.

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there.
He once was a true love of mine.


3 Shenandoah

Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away I'm bound to go 'cross the wide Missouri

Tis seven long years since last I saw you
Away you rolling river
Tis seven long years since last I saw you
Away I'm bound to go 'cross the wide Missouri

Instrumental

Oh Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you
Away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah I'm bound to leave you
Away I'm bound to go 'cross the wide Missouri.


4 Summer Fly
Words And Music By:
Cheryl Wheeler

In another younger day I could dream the time away
In the universe inside my room
And the world was really mine from June till September
And if it wasn't really so I was lucky not to know
And I was lucky not to wonder why
'cause a summertime is all that I remember

Summer fly was buzzin' every night
When I was young
In the gentle world my childlike senses knew
And the world was just my cousin
And the wind was just the tongue
In the voice my lonely moments listened to

And I look at me today all the dreams have gone away
And I'm where I never thought I'd be
Seein' things I never thought I'd see happen to me
And I lie awake at night till the darkness turns to light
Hearin' voices callin' out my name
Callin' over and again the same message to me

Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
It don't matter, you just make her/him lonely anyhow
Don't know why you even try to win


5 Whispering Hope

Soft as the voice of an Angel
Breathing a lesson unheard
Hope with a gentle persuasion
Whispers her comforting word

Wait, till the darkness is over
Wait, till the tempest is done
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow
After the shower is gone
Whispering hope
Oh, how welcome thy voice
Making my heart
In its sorrow rejoice

Whispering hope
Oh, how welcome thy voice
Making my heart
In its sorrow rejoice


6 Danny Boy

Oh Danny boy, the pipes ,the pipes are calling
From glen to glen , and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you ,'tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
And I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

But I will hear tho' soft you tread above me **
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.


7 Summer Rain

Days of burning sun
Watch the colours run
Into pools that catch the eye
Disappear as you pass by

You’re my summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know that I’ll see you again
And I know that I’ll see you again

Hear my prayer
Answer my call
Breathe life into my soul
I am waiting for you to show
Come and hold me so


You’re my summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know that I’ll see you again
And I know that I’ll see you again

Dreams of a day with you
Fading away

You’re my summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
Summer rain
You’re my summer rain
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
And I know and I know and I know that I’ll see you again
Ah huh ah
Summer rain
Ah huh ah
Summer rain


8 The Last Rose of Summer - duet with Meav from Celtic Woman

'Tis the last rose of summer left blooming alone
All her lovely companions are faded and gone
No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes and give sigh for sigh

I'll not leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the stem
Since the lovely are sleeping, go sleep thou with them
Thus kindly I scatter thy leaves o'er the bed
Where thy mates of the garden lie scentless and dead

So soon may I follow when friendships decay
And from love's shining circle the gems drop away
When true hearts lie withered and fond ones are flown
Oh who would inhabit this bleak world alone?
This bleak world alone


9 One Fine Day
Giacomo Puccini; Luigi Illica; Giuseppe Giacosa & Rosetta Helen Elkin.
Arranged by Nick Ingman & Nick Patrick
Translations in brackets

One fine day you'll find me
A thread of smoke arising on the sea
In the far horizon,
And then the ship appearing;
Then the trim white vessel
Glides into the harbour, thunders forth her cannon.
See you? Now he is coming!
I do not go to meet him. Not I! I stay upon
the brow of the hill,
And wait there... and wait for
a long time,

From out the crowded city there is coming
a man, at distance, climbing the hill.

Chi sar? chi sar?
(Can you guess who it is?)
E come sar?giunto
(And when he's reached the summit,)
che dir? che dir?
(Can you guess what he'll say?)
He will call: ``Butterfly'' from the distance.
I, without answ'ring,
Hold myself conceal'd,
A bit to teaze him.

One fine day you'll find me
A thread of smoke arising on the sea
In the far horizon,
And then the ship appearing.

This will all come to pass as I tell you.
Banish your idle fears,
For he will return
I know........................
I know he will return


10 Sonny
by Ron Hynes, arranged by Nick Ingman & Nick Patrick
Piano, Hayley Westenra.

Sonny lives on a farm, in a wide open space
Take off your shoes, stay out of the race
Lay down your head, on a soft river bed
Sonny always remembers the words Mamma says.

(Chorus)
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
Your Daddy's a sailor, never comes home,
Nights are so long, silence goes on,
I'm feeling so tired and not all that strong.

Many years have rolled on, Sonny's old and alone
His Daddy the sailor, never came home
Sometimes he wonders what his life might have been
Still from the grave Mamma's voice haunts his dreams.

(Chorus)
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
Your Daddy's a sailor, never comes home,
Nights are so long, silence goes on,
I'm feeling so tired and not all that strong.

Sonny don't go away...


11 The Water is Wide

The water is wide, I cannot get over
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I

Where love is planted O there it grows
It grows and blossoms like a rose
It has a sweet and pleasant smell
No flower on Earth can it excel

A ship there is and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I sink or swim

Oh love is gentle and love is kind
Sweet as a flower when first it is new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew



12 Melancholy Interlude

Cold nights of loneliness
Dark nights of emptiness
I stood there waiting
But the summer came too late.

Seasons unfold
Stories lie untold
And still my heart is waiting
Summer came too late.

Credits:
Composer: John Dowland (1563 - 1626)
Lyrics: Hayley Westenra
Arranged: Nick Ingman; Nick Patrick


13 Abide with me

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Raymond

** in Danny Boy, where it's indistinct, let's go with the official two words from Ireland Information.com Dave

[jons]

raymond said:

Let me breath the forest's ??(Smell or Air)

Thanks for that Raymond.

Its definitely 'Air'.

[roger]

Hi Raymond,

Many thanks for gathering the lyrics together. That has saved me a lot of work! Eventually, we will add them to the main site.

Roger

[Dave]

raymond said:

I think we have now got the lyrics. I copied and pasted from the precious posts to make this.

Raymond(no, Hayley didn't include my name in the songs )

Thank you Raymond for collating and posting all the lyrics I'd been thinking about doing that myself at some point - but I didn't realise that they had all now been posted! Perhaps I may add a bit to what Roger said while I was still thinking about it and writing my message?

I am sure some of us will be checking them for accuracy over the next few days so anyone with corrections to suggest, please post just the album version, song name, the incorrect line and the corrected line in this thread (not the entire song lyrics).

When we have confirmed any suggested corrections, we the forum staff can edit the songs in Raymond's posts above and finally, as Roger said, we shall post them on the main website.

I have now put in the very first post of this thread a link directly to the complete lyrics as above; this will make them easier to locate as the thread grows. Many thanks to all who have participated in this marathon exercise!

Cheers, Dave

[stevemacdonald]

raymond said:

Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! ... English translation:

Thanks for the translation, but... and here's where it gets touchy: Santa Lucia is a Neopolitan song with Italian lyrics and a totally Italian feel to it. Why would anyone want to translate it into English? It totally lives in Italian. Once I learned what the words actually meant, half the magic was gone (same with Pokarekare Ana). The best analogy I can give is: Knowing what the lyrics to Santa Lucia mean in English is like knowing what Bach's Toccata and Fugue sounds like on a kazoo.

[mrmistoffelees]

fenn said:

So now I can add the lyrics to "Bist Du Bei Mir".

Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh,
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.
Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,
es drückten deine schönen Hände
mir die getreuen Augen zu!
Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh,
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.

I must say that I love this song for quite a long time now and as I never understood the lyrics (because the singer's German was too bad). Now I know it's a really very sad song.

English translation by nassbirne:

If you’re with me, I’m gonna die and rest with delight.
Oh, how merry would my passing be, your lovely hands would close my faithful eyes!
If you’re with me, I’m gonna die and rest with delight.

(Charlotte Church used these lyrics:

If Thou art near when life is closing
All joyful shall I fall asleep,
Be Thou with me as I awaken,
And claim my soul when I arise
If Thou art near when life is closing,
All joyful shall I fall asleep,
Ah, how serene, were thus my passing,
Thy tender hand upraised in blessing
Would sanctify my slumber deep
Be Thou with me, as I awaken
And claim my soul when I arise.)

Frauke

When i first read the track listing i was naturally (see my location...) very curious and eager to hear the song. I like it, and i am delighted to hear Hayley sing german!

It's maybe worth mentioning, that whereas the english lyrics quoted here seem to imply a spiritual background (blessing, be with me when i awaken ((after death?)) - the german lyrics used by Hayley appear not as spiritual to me, in fact i understand them as about a coproreal, human person present at the moment of death. A friend or maybe even a superior of some sort? I'll try for a amateurish, rough translation:

When you are with me, i shall go gladly
to die and to my rest,
to die and to my rest,
Oh how diverted (happy?) my end would be,
if it would be your beautiful hands
that close my faithful eyes!
When you are with me, i shall go gladly
to die and to my rest,
to die and to my rest.

Feel free to correct and improve it


EDIT: Just read through the text above at the top and saw that nassbirne already had a go on it. Well never mind. The more the merrier, eh?

[postscript]

Hi Mr Mistopholees.

Were you aware of past discussion on Wiegenleid? Obviously you feel her German pronunciation is as good on Treasure. To me, in Wiegenlied she makes her German sound so soft and enchanting and told her she should be unafraid to sing in German, there is much German lieder which I would have thought might have appealed to her.
Peter S.

[nassbirne]

mrmistoffelees said:

fenn said:

So now I can add the lyrics to "Bist Du Bei Mir".

Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh,
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.
Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,
es drückten deine schönen Hände
mir die getreuen Augen zu!
Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh,
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.

I must say that I love this song for quite a long time now and as I never understood the lyrics (because the singer's German was too bad). Now I know it's a really very sad song.

English translation by nassbirne:

If you’re with me, I’m gonna die and rest with delight.
Oh, how merry would my passing be, your lovely hands would close my faithful eyes!
If you’re with me, I’m gonna die and rest with delight.

(Charlotte Church used these lyrics:

If Thou art near when life is closing
All joyful shall I fall asleep,
Be Thou with me as I awaken,
And claim my soul when I arise
If Thou art near when life is closing,
All joyful shall I fall asleep,
Ah, how serene, were thus my passing,
Thy tender hand upraised in blessing
Would sanctify my slumber deep
Be Thou with me, as I awaken
And claim my soul when I arise.)

Frauke

When i first read the track listing i was naturally (see my location...) very curious and eager to hear the song. I like it, and i am delighted to hear Hayley sing german!

It's maybe worth mentioning, that whereas the english lyrics quoted here seem to imply a spiritual background (blessing, be with me when i awaken ((after death?)) - the german lyrics used by Hayley appear not as spiritual to me, in fact i understand them as about a coproreal, human person present at the moment of death. A friend or maybe even a superior of some sort? I'll try for a amateurish, rough translation:

When you are with me, i shall go gladly
to die and to my rest,
to die and to my rest,
Oh how diverted (happy?) my end would be,
if it would be your beautiful hands
that close my faithful eyes!
When you are with me, i shall go gladly
to die and to my rest,
to die and to my rest.

Feel free to correct and improve it


EDIT: Just read through the text above at the top and saw that nassbirne already had a go on it. Well never mind. The more the merrier, eh?

Hi!
Thanks for another translation (because I wasn't sure if my translation was completely accurate). Your version also seems to be more literal than mine. Also I overlooked the causal subordinate clause in line 5 of your version (shame on me! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif ).
Well, in "poetic" German grammatical conjunctions like that are often omitted.

And right: The more translations from different people there are, the more accurate it will finally get.

[meldy]

Ooo the lyrics! Just what I was looking for, thanks everybody

Meldy

[Caitlin]

Hi everyone.

I was looking through one of my music books today and look what I found!

Santa Lucia



Abide With Me


Whispering Hope



<3 Caite

[davemcc]

Searching around and found this:

Sonny was originally Sonny's Dream by Newfoundland man Ron Hynes. The lyrics differ a lot in Hayleys version see:

Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space,
Where you can take off your sneakers and give up the race;
You could lay down your head by a sweet river bed,
But Sonny always remembers what it was his Mama said.

Sonny carries a load though he's barely a man,
There ain't all that to do, still he does what he can;
And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs,
And the waves keep on rollin', they've done that for years.

Oh, Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home;
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on,
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.

And it's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there,
And he goes to the highway and stands there and stares;
And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old,
Oh, but he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold.

Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read,
They're just stars in his eyes, they're just dreams in his head;
And he's hungry inside for the wide world outside,
And I know I can't hold him though I've tried and I've tried.

Oh, Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home;
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on,
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.

[martindn]

Hi,
Just noticed the words to Le Notte del Silenzio. Hayley's lyrical talents are certainly coming on! I can't wait for the next album, if as seems likely, it includes some more of Hayely's songs. Has anybody translated the Italian section?

Out of interest here is the Babelfish translation..It doesn't look quite right to me:

The night of Hush For you now the song Memories of a lost love That I rivivro Until finding you Sara a Sara spell to stop the time and cake living of you and in Hush a song

At a guess rivivro = relive

as for the rest....I don't believe "cake"!

BTW I'm not an Italian speaker, but I'm sure it should be LA Notte del Silenzio (but Hayley explains why the title of this song is a bit different to what she had intended in her book).

Martin

[Tin]

Yea and if I recall correctly, the Japanese version actually called the song 'Le Note Del Silenzio', changing the title to something like 'the note/ music of silence'.