Ballad of Gipuzkoa

Ballad of Gipuzkoa

My heart is a deep shade of Gipuzkoa,

The color your eyes have not seen.

It turns nights blacker than Beltza,

And trees, greener than green.

It was born in the pact

between hermits and wolves,

in the place where the stars meet the sea.

Find it deep beneath

the limestone peaks

of the mountain they call Txindoki.

My heart is a deep shade of Gipuzkoa,

The color your eyes have not seen.

It turns moons whiter than Zuria,

And trees, greener than green.

It is found in the roots

of wild, bitter herbs,

in the place where the stars meet the sea.

Smell it deep beneath

the salt kissed teeth

of the mountain they call Txindoki.

My heart is a deep shade of Gipuzkoa,

The color your eyes have not seen.

It turns blood redder than Gorria,

And trees, greener than green.

It is picked by the shadows

of lanterns and moons,

in the place where the stars meet the sea.

Taste it deep beneath

the vulture’s beak

of the mountain they call Txindoki.

My heart is a deep shade of Gipuzkoa,

The color your eyes have not seen.

It turns suns more yellow than Horia,

And trees, greener than green.

It is heard in the songs

of rivers and streams,

in the place where the stars meet the sea.

Hear it deep beneath

the hollow creaks

of the mountain they call Txindoki.

My heart is a deep shade of Gipuzkoa,

The color your eyes have not seen.

It turns skies bluer than Urdina,

And trees, greener than green.

It is kept in the minds

of blind shepherds and sheep,

in the place where the stars meet the sea.

Feel it deep beneath

the moonlit cheek

of the mountain they call Txindoki.

My heart is a deep shade of Gipuzkoa

The color your eyes have not seen.

It turns stars brighter than Argia,

And trees, greener than green.

Some colors in Basque

Red - Gorria

Yellow - Horia

Pink - Arrosa

Green - Berdea

Orange - Laranja

Purple - Morea

Blue - Urdina

Black - Beltza

White - Zuria

Brown - Marroia

Light color - Argia

Dark color - Iluna

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