Basque song (Translation needed)

[Strigo]

Hi,

I was listening to this song "Violetaren Martxa" and I think it's nice.
I'd like to know the meaning of this song.

Violetaren Martxa

Gure Violeta maitea
dantzan egizu martxea,
len eskuineko ankea
bai eta gero bestea.
Begira euskal jendea,
bihotza pozez betea,
apurtzen berdin katea
eta zapata parea.

Sekulan ez nun uste nik
hain aldakorra zinenik,
Ameriketan sorturik
gure aldera sarturik.
Munduan ez da besterik
hau baino ederragorik,
nola egon jakin barik
hil eta gero bizirik.

Hauxe da martxa alarguna
oso gutxitan entzuna
nahiz ta Txilen famaduna
zuk zihur ez dakizuna,
Violeta Parra laguna
kantari oso ezaguna,
gaurtik erdi euskalduna,
da soinu hau egin duna.


Thanks.

P.S. : I guess it's related to a Chilean compositor Violeta Parra, don't know.

[ikr]

Ufff, this will be hard. I think it's in the Bizkaia dialect, and also it's written in a very artistic language. Anyway it's not much like standard euskara whatsoever.

I'm not a native euskara speaker. I'll try to translate, but it will not be perfect. Just to get the idea:

Violetaren Martxa / Violeta's March

Gure Violeta maitea / Our beloved Violeta,
dantzan egizu martxea, / dance this march,
len eskuineko ankea / first the right ¿leg?
bai eta gero bestea. / then the other one.
Begira euskal jendea, / Look at the Euskadi's people,
bihotza pozez betea, / the heart full of joy,
apurtzen berdin katea / breaking the chains just as
eta zapata parea. / the pair of shoes

Sekulan ez nun uste nik / I never believed (?)
hain aldakorra zinenik, / you'd change so much,
Ameriketan sorturik / born in "The Americas"
gure aldera sarturik. / comed to our country.
Munduan ez da besterik / In the world there isn't anything
hau baino ederragorik, / more beautiful than
nola egon jakin barik / how knowing to be (?)
hil eta gero bizirik. / alive after dead

Hauxe da martxa alarguna / This is the "widow march"
oso gutxitan entzuna / very few times heard
nahiz ta Txilen famaduna / although it's famous in Chile
zuk zihur ez dakizuna, / you surely didn't knew it,
Violeta Parra laguna / friend Violeta Parra
kantari oso ezaguna, / the famous singer,
gaurtik erdi euskalduna, / today half-basque,
da soinu hau egin duna. / is who composed this music.


Now let's wait some real euskaldun will make some proof-reading on this. Do you know more basque music?