Nire aitaren etxea

Gabriel Aresti

Originale	Versione inglese di Toni Strubell
NIRE AITAREN ETXEA	THE HOUSE OF MY FATHER
Nire aitaren etxea	I shall defend
defendituko dut,	the house of my father.
Otsoen kontra,	Against wolves,
sikatearen kontra,	against drought,
lukurreriaren kontra,	against usury,
justiziaren kontra,	against the Justice,
defenditu	I shall defend
eginen dut	the house
nire aitaren etxea.	of my father.
Galduko ditut	I shall lose
aziendak,	cattle,
soloak,	orchards,
pinudiak;	and pinewoods;
galdugo ditut	I shall lose
korrituak	interests,
errentak	income,
interesak	and dividends,
baina nire aitaren etxea defendituko dut.	but I shall defend the house of my father.
Harmak kenduko dizkidate,	They will take away my weapons
eta eskuarekin defendituko dut	and with my hands I shall defend
nire aitaren etxea;	the house of my father;
eskuak ebakiko dizkidate	They will cut off my hands
eta besoarekin defendituko dut	and with my arms I shall defend
nire aitaren etxea;	the house of my father;
besorik gabe	They will leave me
sorbaldik gabe,	without arms,
bullarik gabe	without shoulders,
utziko naute,	and without breasts,
eta arimarekin defendituko dut	and with my soul I shall defend
nire aitaren etxea.	the house of my father.
Ni hilen naiz,	I shall die,
nire arima galduko da,	my soul will be lost,
nire askazia galduko da,	my descendence will be lost,
baina nire aitaren etxeak	but the house of my father
iraunen du	will remain
zutik.	standing.