Cançó del cavaller Sant Jordi [English translation]

Up there in heaven I see a dragon

Surrounded by fire,

A dragon who guards a young maiden

In a strange place.

Her hair grows and grows

Across the universe.

The dragon won't let her live in peace;

Not now, not ever.

The girl wears a dress

As white as a nard;

On the dress's fabric, painted,

There are three thistle blossoms.

On the tips of her hairs

Moonlight licks

Shine throughout the night

One after the other.

She is being relentlessly searched

Within that great valley

By a brave young man

On a horse.

He traverses the long fields,

The night is frightful;

It has a deep fear that burns

The very root of one's heart.

-"Oh knight, my good knight,

Be careful with the dragon

Who is hiding behind the clouds

By the lake's shore".

-"Fear not, my darling star, oh no!

Do not be afraid, now!

For I'm not afraid at all:

I want to face it."

The dragon, furious, roars;

It breathes fire through its nose.

A hundred thunderbolts shine

Under its feet.

-"Oh knight, my dear little knight...

Oh, if it gets you!

Your shield will be of no use,

For the dragon will suffocate you!"

-"Fear not for, in my hands,

I carry a dagger.

Within this very sharp blade

Death is in hiding."

-"Oh knight, my dear little knight,

Just go home."

-"I don't want to go home

Without my lady.

Do not send me home yet

For she needs me!".

The knight, who was so brave,

Ran into the fray.

- The dragon was blowing, though its mouth,

Fire and shrapnel.

Nothing can stop that great warrior:

His sword's blows

Over the enemy's neck

Fall with sharp precision...

The firmament is filled with blood,

The night turns red;

Fiery roses that explode,

Just like a bellow.

Under the shade of the trees

The dragon lies dead.

Let the bells ring and ring,

Let them toll loudly.

Let them toll both night and day,

Which is a good deed.

Across the fields, in the dark,

The horse is running.

• Artist:Maria del Mar Bonet
• Album:Bon viatge faci la cadernera (1990)