#basque:music

FOLKTRONICA IBERICA - A Playlist

I'm trying to get back into the swing of studying Basque a bit more, so I'm going to try to listen to a song every day and look up all the words I don't know. I'm starting off with this song from Idoia's newest album, De amar y desandar, which is called "Autofikzioa" and which I'm a big fan of.

ilunpetan - in the dark (from ilunpe - 'darkness')

ito - to drown

kontraesan - contradiction

errai - gut

gatibu - captive, prisoner

hala ere - despite everything, nonetheless

The Evening of the Year - A November Playlist

Our twilight month November is The evening of the year The brilliant summer noontide left A pallor soft and clear

I put together a little playlist of songs in multiple languages (the goal was as many as possible) which captured all the different feelings that November makes me feel. It’s a lot of indie and folk, and I tried to make it as chill as my music taste would allow. Hope you guys enjoy it!

Tracklist

ROMANTICIDI | Pantaleó & Anaïs Vila (Catalan)

Lo Berde | Rewşan (Kurdish)

Veleno | Baiuca & Rodrigo Cuevas (Asturian)

Aeode | Mashrou’ Leila (Arabic)

Sebi | zalagaspar (Slovenian)

Zigzan | Bombino (Tamasheq)

Cançó | Marala & Xarim Aresté (Catalan)

Tyrd yn ôl | Plu (Welsh)

Fioled | Sŵnami (Welsh)

I Barval Pudela | Šaban Bajramović (Romani)

Torna a casa | Måneskin (Italian)

Kea | Zea Mays (Basque)

Quart de Lluna Minvant | Blaumut (Catalan)

La Canción del Pensador | Ciudad Jara (Spanish)

Equilibri by Blaumut. They always show up in my Spotify Wrapped as one of my most played artists and I get confused because I never remember listening to them, but actually I listen to this and 0001 so much as comforting background music, they are really excellent albums <3

Raval by Zoo. I mean??? one of the best albums of the 21st century, what can I say

Esnesaltzailearena by Esne Beltza. I’m sorry sir, that’s my emotional support trikitixa.

(Honorable mention to Ibn el-Leil by Mashrou’ Leila but that’s my gay existential depression album and brings emotional spiraling not comfort so I don’t think it quite counts, also same for Translúcid by Smoking Souls)

Good Summer Vibes - A Summer 2021 Playlist

Hey everyone! This is definitely just a summer playlist and not an excuse to play “Non é verán de Estrella Damm”, “Imperfeccions”, and “Alacant per interior” on repeat but whatever. I originally made this playlist for myself, but I figured it would maybe be a thing some other people would enjoy so I thought I’d share it. Here’s to a good summer because we all really need one <3

Tracklist

Non é verán de Estrella Damm | Ezetaerre (Galician)

Imperfeccions | Zoo ft. Los Chikos del Maíz & At Versaris (Catalan & Spanish)

Alacant per interior | Smoking Souls & Feliu Ventura (Catalan)

Aske maitte | Gatibu ft. IZARO (Basque)

Sebona Fi | Yws Gwynedd (Welsh)

Voy a celebrarlo | Lágrimas de Sangre (Spanish)

Milano Good Vibes | Mahmood (Italian)

Celébrate | Miki Núñez (Spanish)

Iñundik Iñoare | Huntza (Basque)

I just found this song and I thought it was really cute so I thought I would share it! I feel like it’s good enough to deserve more attention and I hope it gets it <3

Gaurko eguna besteen berdina izango da Today will be the same as the others Mundua aldatzeko gogorik gabe Without the desire to change the world Monotonia huts honetan gaude murgilduta We’re submerged in this empty monotony Bizirauten saiatzen Trying to survive

Hainbeste ahots egin behar duguna esaten So many voices saying what we have to do Ixildu nahi ditut une batez I want to quiet them for a moment Ohera joan irudimenak egin dezan jolas Go to bed so your imagination can play Ametsetan bakarrikan gera aske Only in dreams are we free

[ ERREPIKA: Amestu dezagun We can dream Egunez By day Askatu gaitezen We can free ourselves Amestu dezagun We can dream Gauez By night Esnatu gaitezen We can wake ourselves ]

Ez ditut maindireak kendu nahi I don’t want to get out of the sheets Esnatzean aurkituko dudanaren beldur Fear of what I’ll find when I wake up Oheko babesa askoz nahiago dut I much prefer the shelter of my bed Esna jaso baititut hainbat gezur Because I’ve woken up to so many lies

Txikitatikan bideratu gaituzte haitzulora Since we were little, they’ve guided us into the cave Amets guztik lapurtu dizkigute They’ve stolen all our dreams Ohera joan irudimenak egin dezan jolas Go to bed so your imagination can play Ametsetan bakarrikan gera aske Only in dreams are we free

[ ERREPIKA ]

Ametsetan bakarrik gera aske Only in dreams are we free Galdu dezagun burua We can let our minds go Joan gaitezen Hogwartsetik Narniara We can travel from Hogwarts to Narnia Ahaztu dezagun mundu hau We can forget this world

Oques Grasses and Zetak just released a song together, and since it’s in Catalan and Basque I felt like I was legally obligated to try my hand at translating it. Let me know if you spot any corrections!

Garestia da muxu bat orain A kiss is costly now
 Gorde bagenitu, dohan zirenean If only we were to save them, when they were free 
Orain “maite zaitut” gehiagotan elkarri esatea Now saying “I love you” more often,
 Normala izango dela, hitz eman Promise that it’ll become normal


Del cim del riu es sent que creix a poc a poc la pluja From the high point of the river the rain can be heard slowly growing
 Si ens enganxa pujant contracorrent ja ens ho farem If it catches us going upstream against the current we’ll figure it out
 Del plor de tantes ànimes que s'han sentit perdudes From the tears of so many souls who’ve felt lost
 Creix la llum del fons i esquerda el cel The light in the background grows and tears apart the sky

[ TORNADA / ERREPIKA
: Hitz eman Promise 
Momentu hau, betiko oroitzea To always remember this moment
 En la nostàlgia del record In the nostalgia of the memory
 Hi ha un dеmà, hi haurà sort There’s a tomorrow, there will be good fortune 
Hitz eman Promise ]



Urrun orain zure besarkadak Your hugs are far away now 
Elkarrеkin geundenean, enituen gorde I didn’t save them when we were together
 Som a temps d'escoltar la remor de dins We’re in time to hear the rumor from within
 Sempre corrents es va fent fosc i no es veu el camí Always running, it gets darker and the road can’t be seen


Hitz eman! Udaberri bat berria benetan Promise! A spring that’s truly new
 Euriak idatzi du zeruan, hitz eman! The rain has written it in the sky, promise!
 La primavera dels teus ulls a l'infinit The spring in your eyes continuing forever
 Si et tremolen els genolls és que ets aquí If your knees tremble it’s because you’re here


Happy International Women’s Day!

This song is a collaboration between Roba Estesa, who are Catalan, and Huntza, who are Basque, and the song is bilingual. It’s about shared pride, and building communities and relationships even when the world is against you. While it’s not specifically about anything, this version ends with the message: “In times when living is a competition, loving and finding each other/ourselves is holding down the fort, sisters!” It’s also 10 amazing women all performing together, which is a gift in itself.

Quantes vegades hem caigut al forat. How many times have we fallen in the hole  Quantes vegades hem tingut por, hem tingut fam. How many time have we been afraid, have we been hungry Quantes vegades ens hem promès seguir endavant How many times have we promised ourselves to continue forward  omplint cabassos, sortint del fang. Filling containers, emerging from the mud 

Fins aleshores t’he demanat Until now I'd asked you  desemboirar-me, tornar-me prat, To lift the fog, turn me into a meadow  tornar-me sol, tornar-me llum, tornar-me gra. Turn me into the sun, turn me into light, turn me into grain. 

Extraordinàriament capaç d’allò normal fer-ho especial. Extraordinarily capable of making the normal special.  Amor fugaç, fulla caduca, camí d’estels fins a la Lluna. A fleeting love, a falling leaf, a road of stars up to the moon. 

Quin orgull compartir-te en la batalla. What pride, having you with me in the battle  Quin orgull sentir-te a prop sent jo tan lluny. What pride, feeling you so close even though I'm so far away 

Zenbat aldiz irabazi dugu borroka How many times have we won the fight  zenbat aldiz izan gera malko (e)ta itsaso How many times have we been tears and seas  zenbat marea (e)ta zenbat ozeano How many tides and how many oceans  zenbat ur eta zenbat esku How many waters and how many hands

Mugitzeko ordua da, It's time to move  pausuz pausu elkartuko gara! Step by step we'll join together Argi, abesti ta igitai izango gara! We'll be light, song, and sickle

Arrunta dena berezi An ability to make special  bihurtzeko gaitasuna. All that which is normal  Bihotz iheskor eta laino, An elusive heart and fog,  izarren bidetik ilargiraino! a path from the stars to the moon