Re: rural clergy

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1 total messages Started by Joxe Mallea Olaetxe Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:00

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Author: Joxe Mallea Olaetxe
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:00

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Pozik irakurri nuen Eibarko bertsoa. Holako guti dago inprimatua.
Badirudi huts batzuk daudela: "dain" (dan) eta "ion" (inon). Merezi du
ideiak hitzultzea:

Whoever wants to know
what religion is all about
let him find out
about Santa Krutz (the priest)
The hell with good works
he just wants to kill people
I wonder how much blood will take
to satisfy him.

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Luistxo Fernandez wrote:

(moztu)

> Relijiñua zer dan
> nahi duenak jakin
> enteratu dadilla
> Santa Kurutzekin.
> Obra onak atzera,
> heriotzak egin,
> ia noiz asetzen dan
> iñon odolakin.
> 
> (I don't dare to translate finely to English...)
> 
> You can find that here:
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/5812/kantu1.html
> 
> altogether with many other old Basque songs from Eibar, including some
> verses of the 17th century, religious songs dedicated to the Virgin of
> Arrate, and songs of the Carlist wars in the 19th century
> 
> courtesy of Eibartarrak Mailing List & Home Page
> http://www.egroups.com/group/eibartarrak / http://surf.to/eibar
> 
> Luistxo
>

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