NEL GIARDINO DEI SALICI (by Angelo Branduardi, on a W. B. Yeats poem)

I try to sing and play a beautiful Branduardi song: "Nel giardino dei salici". This is a well-know poem ("Down by the sally gardens") written by William Butler Yeats, a great poet of Ireland, that I love very much, so as many other people!... This poem comes from his book, "The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems" (1889). The translation from English into Italian is of Luisa Zappa Branduardi.

I play, in standard tuning, with my McIlroy guitar and the arrangement for fingerstyle is mine.

This song is for me just like a "trade union" beteween the irish culture and the Branduardi's music, that I love!...

Original Lyrics:

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And leaning on my shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

(William Butler Yeats)

Italian Translation:

Nel giardino dei salici
ho incontrato il mio amore
là lei camminava
con piccoli piedi bianchi di neve
là lei mi pregava
che prendessi l'amore come viene
così come le foglie crescono sugli alberi.

Così giovane ero
io non le diedi ascolto
così sciocco ero
io non le diedi ascolto
fu là presso il fiume che
con il mio amore mi fermai
e sulle mie spalle lei posò
la sua mano di neve.

Nel giardino dei salici
ho incontrato il mio amore
là lei mi pregava
che prendessi la vita così come viene
così come l'erba
che cresce sugli argini del fiume
ero giovane e sciocco
ed ora non ho che lacrime.

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[MrTrekpower]

very nice song. well sung! really! like it :)

[lucabez]

Hi @MrTrekpower,

thank you very much for kind comment!...

All the best,

luca

[amhranean]

most beautifully played and sung truelly from the heart passion lives thank you

[lucabez]

Hi @amhranean,

thank you very much for your so kind and friendly words!...

All my best,

luca

[brikkostello]

amo questo cd di Branduardi..conoscendo bene Yeats...quindi mi sono incuriosito....

e anche qui te la sei cavata alla grande..

complimenti ancora!:)*****dai metti in cantiere confessioni di un malandrino..:)

[lucabez]

...io per la verità Yeats l'ho conosciuto e poi letto tramite Branduardi!... ehehe!... grazie per l'apprezzamento!... amo molto questo brano... è un po' come se ormai facesse parte di me!... come del resto "Confessioni di un malandrino"!... ma questo ancora - pur avendolo a lungo suonato - non ho il coraggio di pubblicarlo: il timore di poterlo svilire è troppo grande!... ehehe!...

luca

[lucabez]

hi,

thank you very much for your kind words, much appreciated!...

My best wishes,

luca

[owlet1963]

YOU Sir, need to learn to accept a compliment,LOL. I really mean what I write, you know? You HAVE a great voice and you are a really great guitar player. :)

[lucabez]

hi Nathalie,

thank you very much!...but maybe what you say is too much!... ahaha!...

LOL,

luca

[owlet1963]

This is absolutely beautiful, Luca, I like this one better than the original! Five stars and it IS already in my favorites!! Dein Gesang und Deine Stimme sind wirklich grossartig! :)