2015-08-19

Joni Mitchell: Oíche Sa Chathair



OÍCHE SA CHATHAIR

Las suas las suas
Las suas na súile leisciúl’
Ré thuas oích’ thuas
Iontas á chur féin in iúl

Oíche oíche
D’fhágamar slán ag an lá
Soilse oíche
An mbeidh orainn fanacht go brách
Tá ball ina rabhamar
Is ball eile ann

Féachann an chathair istoíche go breá
Féachann an chathair thar barr
Tagann an ceol chugainn ina shruth ar an tsráid
Dathanna ag splancadh in am

Bain díot bain díot
Bain díot na seana shlipéir
Stoith díot croith díot
Lig díot na blues sin go léir

Staighre staighre
Síos ’dtí an slua sa tsráid
Sluaite meidhre
Sluaite ag imeacht thar bráid
Imímid ag gáire, ní ghlacaimid páirt
Féachann an chathair istoíche go breá
Féachann an chathair thar barr
Tagann an ceol chugainn ina shruth ar an tsráid
Dathanna ag splancadh in am

NIGHT IN THE CITY

Light up light up
Light up your lazy blue eyes
Moon's up nights up
Taking the town by surprise

Night time night time
Day left an hour ago
City light time
Must you get ready so slow
There are places to come from
and places to go

Night in the city looks pretty to me
Night in the city looks fine
Music comes spilling out into the street
Colors go flashing in time

Take off take off
Take off your stay-at-home shoes
Break off shake off
Chase off those stay-at-home blues

Stairway stairway
Down to the crowds in the street
They go their way
Looking for faces to greet
But we run on laughing with no one to meet

Night in the city looks pretty to me
Night in the city looks fine
Music comes spilling out into the street
Colors go waltzing in time