Lyrics of Desert D'amics - Raimon

Desert D'amics (original)

Desert d’amics, de béns e de senyor
En estrany lloc i en estranya contrada
Lluny de tot bé, fart d’enuig e tristor
Ma voluntat e pensa caitivada
Me trob del tot en mal poder sotsmès
No vei algú que de mé s’haja cura
E soi guardats, enclòs, ferrats e pres
De què en fau grat a ma trista ventura
Eu hai vist temps que no em plasia res;
Ara em content de ço qui em fai tristura
E los grillons lleugers ara preu més
Que en lo passat la bella brodadura
Fortuna vei que ha mostrat son voler
Sus mé, volent que en tal punt vengut sia;
Però no em cur, pus hai fait mon dever
Amb tots los bons que em trob en companyia
Tots aquests mals no em són res de sofrir
En esguard d’u qui al cor me destenta
E em fai tot jorn d’esperança partir:
Com no vei res que ens avanç d’una espenta
En acunçar nostre deslliurament
Deserts d’amics, de béns e de senyor
En estrany lloc i en estranya contrada…

(translation)

Desert of friends, goods and lord
In a strange place and in a strange region
Far from all good, full of anger and sadness
My will and thought captivated
I find myself completely in subdued power
I don't see anyone who has taken care of me
And you are saved, including, ironed and taken
Why are you grateful to my sad fate?
I haven't seen anything for a while;
Now I am content with what makes me sad
And light shackles now cost more
That the beautiful embroidery happened
Fortuna sees that she has shown her will
Sus mé, wanting it to be sold at such a point;
But I don't care, pus hai fait mon duty
With all the good people I find in company
All these evils are nothing for me to suffer
In the watchful eye of you who in my heart makes me happy
And every day it makes me hope to leave:
As he does not see anything that is ahead of us by a leap
At our deliverance
Deserts of friends, goods and lord
In a strange place and in a strange region...