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Trije swannen

V5.5

Past – Present – Future Pasado – Presente – Futuro Passé – Présent – Futur Vergangenheit – Gegenwart – Zukunft Прошлое – Настоящее – Будущее Παρελθόν – Παρόν – Μέλλον 過去 – 現在 – 未来 الماضي – الحاضر – المستقبل भूत – वर्तमान – भविष्य ---Frisian--- ---English--- Sâlt yn ’e wyn, *(Salt in the wind)* reid yn ’e rein, *(reeds in the rain)* trije swannen fleane *(three swans are flying)* oer it swarte fean. *(over the black marsh)* Ien draacht stilte, *(One carries silence)* ien draacht fjoer, *(one carries fire)* ien draacht de dreamen *(one carries the dreams)* fan in âld ferfier. *(of an ancient passage)* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hea ho… *(Hey ho…)* Frya fan it fean… *(Free one of the marsh…)* rin troch wetter, *(walk through water)* rin troch stien. *(walk through stone)* Hea ho… *(Hey ho…)* nacht sûnder ein… *(night without end…)* wa’t himsels fynt, *(whoever finds themselves)* ferdrinkt net yn ’e rein. *(does not drown in the rain)* ------------------------------------------------------------------- De moanne sinkt *(The moon sinks)* yn in see fan lead, *(into a sea of lead)* fisken fan skaad *(shadow-fish)* swimme ûnder it reed. *(swim beneath the reeds)* In blinde raven *(A blind raven)* ropt myn namme sêft, *(softly calls my name)* as in âlde mem *(like an old mother)* dy’t de stoarm noch kent. *(who still knows the storm)* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wetter sprekt… *(Water speaks…)* mar sûnder tonge. *(but without a tongue)* Ierde heart… *(Earth hears…)* mar sûnder earen. *(but without ears)* Yn it djipste fean *(In the deepest marsh)* leit gjin dea — *(there lies no death —)* allinnich sliep. *(only sleep)* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoar… hoar… *(Hear… hear…)* wyn oer wetter… *(wind over water…)* Hoar… hoar… *(Hear… hear…)* nacht sûnder stjer… *(night without stars…)* Djip… djip… *(Deep… deep…)* it fean bliuwt roppen… *(the marsh keeps calling…)* Djip… djip… *(Deep… deep…)* minsken bliuwe hopen… *(people keep hoping…)* Ei… ei… *(Hey… hey…)* swannen draaie… *(swans are circling…)* Ei… ei… *(Hey… hey…)* sielen waaie… *(souls are drifting…)* Ei… ei… *(Hey… hey…)* swannen draaie… *(swans are circling…)* Ei… ei… *(Hey… hey…)* sielen waaie… *(souls are drifting…)* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sâlt yn ’e wyn, *(Salt in the wind)* reid yn ’e rein, *(reeds in the rain)* trije swannen fleane *(three swans are flying)* oer it swarte fean. *(over the black marsh)* Sâlt yn ’e wyn, *(Salt in the wind)* reid yn ’e rein, *(reeds in the rain)* trije swannen fleane *(three swans are flying)* oer it swarte fean. *(over the black marsh)* Trije swannen draaie *(Three swans circle)* boppe swarte tiid, *(above darkened time)* en wa’t troch de sompen giet *(and whoever walks through the swamps)* rekket syn skaad net kwyt. *(never leaves their shadow behind)* Hea ho… *(Hey ho…)* Frya fan it fean… *(Free one of the marsh…)* út it wetter *(from the water)* wurdt men wer ien. *(one becomes whole again)*