ZALDIZ ZERUAN

Ameriketako Estatu Batuetan hain zabaldua den country musikaren piezarik ospetsuenetakoa – ospetsuena ez esatearren- “Ghost riders in the sky” da, hainbat bertsiotan grabatuta. Nik gehien atsegin dudana Johnny Cashena da. Gauza da, lehengoan, autobus bidai luze horietako batean nindoala, Iokin Zaitegiren Euzko Gogoa aldizkariaren 1967ko ilbeltza-otsaileko zenbakia irakurtzen ari nintzela, eta topo egin nuen abesti horren hitzei Jon Mirandek egindako itzulpenarekin, "Zaldiz zeruan" tituluarekin. Eta hona ekarri nahi dut, Stan Jonesek idatzi zuen jatorrizko  ingelesa eta Miranderen itzulpena. Niri bikaina iruditu zait.

Abestiak, cowboy baten ipuin herrikoia kontatzen du, begi gorri eta altzairuzko perretako behiak zeruan zehar dabiltzala ikusten ari dena, cowboy madarikatuen espirituek jazarrita. Haietako batek ohartarazten dio bere jokabidea aldatzen ez badu, haiekin bat egitera kondenatuta egongo dela, betiko "Deabruaren artaldea zeru amaigabe hauetan zehar harrapatzen saiatuko" dela. Istorioa ehiza basatiaren Europako mito zaharrekin lotu izan da.

 

An old cowboy went riding out One dark and windy day Upon a ridge he rested As he went along his way When all at once a mighty herd Of red eyed cows he saw Plowin' through the ragged skies And up the cloudy draw,   Their brands were still on fire And their hooves were made of steel Their horns were black and shiny And their hot breath he could feel A bolt of fear went through him As they thundered through the sky For he saw the riders coming hard And he heard their mournful cry Yippie-yi-o Yippie-yi-yay Ghost riders in the sky,   Their faces gaunt Their eyes were blurred Their shirts all soaked with sweat He's riding hard to catch that herd But he ain't caught 'em yet 'Cause they've got to ride forever On that range up in the sky On horses snorting fire As they ride on, hear their cry. Yippie-yi-o Yippie-yi-yay   As the riders loped on by him He heard one call his name 'If you wanna save your soul From hell a-riding on our range Then, cowboy, change your ways today Or with us you will ride Trying to catch the devil's herd Across these endless skies Yippie-yi-o Yippie-yi-yay Ghost riders in the sky Ghost riders in the sky Ghost riders in the sky

Unai zar bat zaldiz zoan ekaitz egun baten bid´erditan egon zan gaiñ batean ats artzen Batik bat zun millaka bei begi-gorri ikusi zeru itsas zear korri, odeietan goiti Yipi yiyay, Yipi yio Sorgin beiak zerun…  Markak gorri zituten bai et´arnasa bero adarrak beltz dirdir eta perrak burdiñezko Bildurtu zan trumoi antzo ziralarik pasa zaldizkoak atzetikan bai´zebilzkien deika Yipi yiyay, Yipi yio Zaldizkoak zerun…     Izerdiz blei, begiak lor, arpegia zurbil Gogor dabiltz beiok bildu naian et´ezin bil Zeren beti bear duten zaldizkatu zerun Zaldiek su daritela… aien deia entzun. Yipi yiyay, Yipi yio Sorgin-zaldik zerun…     Aren aurrez pasatzean batek zion ots egin “Arima gal ez dezakan ibiliz gurekin biziera gaur alda zak, ezpa ba´duk bear sorgin-beiak biltzera yin zeru oriek zear” Yipi yiyay, Yipi yio Sorgin beiak zerun… Zaldizkoak zerun…

 JOHNNY CASH

Ghost riders in the sky