Gortoz a Ran

Now I have seen the movie Black Hawk Down countless of times. Saw it in the theater when it was first released and I have seen it subsequent times afterwards on DVD. Yet for some strange reason, I do not recall ever hearing this amazingly beautiful and haunting piece of music. This piece is entitled Gortoz a Ran and it's performed by Denez Prigent and Lisa Gerrard.

If you are a follower of my blog, you know that I believe there's beautiful music everywhere, we just have to open ourselves up to find it. The music is mournful and beautiful but it's the lyrics, when translated that provide that emotional impact.

Gortozet 'm eus, gortozet pell
E skeud teñval tourioù gell
E skeud teñval tourioù gell
E skeud teñval an tourioù glav
C'hwi am gwelo 'c'hortoz atav
C'hwi am gwelo 'c'hortoz atav

Un deiz a vo 'teuio en-dro
Dreist ar maezioù, dreist ar morioù
'Teuio en-dro an avel c'hlas
Da analañ va c'halon c'hloaz't

Kaset e vin diouzh e alan
Pell gant ar red, hervez 'deus c'hoant
Hervez 'deus c'hoant pell eus ar bed
Etre ar mor hag ar stered

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I waited, waited for a long time
In the dark shadow of brown towers
In the dark shadow of brown towers
In the dark shadow of rain towers
You will see me waiting forever
You will see me waiting forever

One day it will come back
Over the lands, over the seas
Will come back the green wind
And bring with it my wounded heart

I will be pulled away by its breath
Far away by its stream, wherever it wishes
Wherever it wishes, far away from this world
Between the sea and the stars

I hope you see and hear the beauty in this piece as I do, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to watch Black Hawk Down again to see if there was anything else I missed.