Horonan-Tsary
Tononkira
I sit in the salt water, call in a vision of my daughter
– Mipetraka ao anaty rano masira aho, miantso fahitana ny zanako vavy
Light a candle, place my grief upon the altar
– Mandrehitra labozia, apetraho eo ambonin’ny alitara ny alaheloko
Bird in my hands, a flower, a song
– Vorona eny an-tanako, voninkazo, hira
I used to think I knew what sadness was
– Nieritreritra aho taloha hoe fantatro ny atao hoe alahelo
I was wrong
– Diso aho
A piece of flesh, a million pounds
– Sombin-kena, iray tapitrisa kilao
Am I a woman now?
– Vehivavy ve aho izao?
A crescent moon, an apple sliced
– Volana volana, paoma voatetika
Thick in the sky
– Matevina any an-danitra
The air smells of fruit and smoke
– Mamofona voankazo sy setroka ny rivotra
The season is ripe
– Masaka ny vanim potoana
I stay in the house, move the furniture about
– Mijanona ao an-trano aho, mamindra ny fanaka
Try and control what I can
– Andramo ary fehezo izay azoko atao
And feel the world slip through my hand
– Ary tsapao fa mandalo eo an tanako izao tontolo izao
You can have it all
– Afaka manana izany rehetra izany ianao
You can have it all
– Afaka manana izany rehetra izany ianao
Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream
– Nihady lavaka tao an jaridaina ary nandevina kiakiaka
And from it grew a bright red tree
– Ary avy teo dia nisy hazo mena mamirapiratra
Shining with jagged leaves
– Mamirapiratra amin’ny ravina jagged
And when the wind blows, you can hear it
– Ary rehefa mitsoka ny rivotra dia henonao izany
Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream
– Nihady lavaka tao an jaridaina ary nandevina kiakiaka
And from it grew a bright red tree
– Ary avy teo dia nisy hazo mena mamirapiratra
Shining with jagged leaves
– Mamirapiratra amin’ny ravina jagged
And when the wind blows, you can hear it
– Ary rehefa mitsoka ny rivotra dia henonao izany
You can have it all
– Afaka manana izany rehetra izany ianao
You can have it all
– Afaka manana izany rehetra izany ianao
(You can have it all)
– (Azonao atao izany rehetra izany)
A piece of flesh, a million pounds
– Sombin-kena, iray tapitrisa kilao
Am I a woman now?
– Vehivavy ve aho izao?
(You can have it all)
– (Azonao atao izany rehetra izany)
Tree grows tall, can’t cut me down
– Mitombo avo ny hazo, tsy afaka manapaka ahy
Am I a woman now?
– Vehivavy ve aho izao?
