Traducción de la letra de la canción Storm Chant Of The Skraelings - Robert Calvert

Storm Chant Of The Skraelings (original)

Sleek, swift, streamlined ship,
shield-clad and shining,
tell to me the tale of your trip
when the limpest of men were your lining
O I know you were a ship of fools
O I know you were a ship of fools
You tried to take them to new trade
but they were afraid to follow.
Land-lubbers of the lowest grade
their hearts and their heads were both hollow
O I know you were a ship of fools
O I know you were a ship of fools
But your form is far-out, framed by foam:
a cloven-crocodile.
Whale’s-highway is your home
Swan’s-Riding is your style.
Fine-finned, shaped like a shark
the wind awaits your awaking.
Designed for delving into the dark
of mysteries in the making
O I know you were a ship of fools
O I know you were a ship of fools
A ship of fools
ship of fools
you were a ship of fools.

(traducción)

Barco elegante, veloz y aerodinámico,
revestido de escudo y brillante,
cuéntame la historia de tu viaje
cuando el más flácido de los hombres era tu revestimiento
Oh, sé que eras un barco de tontos
Oh, sé que eras un barco de tontos
Intentaste llevarlos a un nuevo comercio
pero tenían miedo de seguir.
Land-lubbers del grado más bajo
sus corazones y sus cabezas estaban ambos huecos
Oh, sé que eras un barco de tontos
Oh, sé que eras un barco de tontos
Pero tu forma es lejana, enmarcada por espuma:
un cocodrilo hendido.
Whale's-highway es tu hogar
Swan's-Riding es tu estilo.
De aletas finas, con forma de tiburón
el viento espera tu despertar.
Diseñado para adentrarse en la oscuridad
de misterios en ciernes
Oh, sé que eras un barco de tontos
Oh, sé que eras un barco de tontos
Un barco de tontos
barco de tontos
eras un barco de necios.