Madonna collaborates with Basque trio Kalakan

Pop superstar Madonna has announced that she will be collaborating with the Basque trio Kalakan to remake one of her popular hits “Open Your Heart.” The song is scheduled to be part of her World Tour 2012.

 

Last summer, Madonna took her family on holiday to France and spent several days in the Basque Country.

The singer met the Basque musicians while visiting the coastal town of Getari. Kalakan played for her during an intimate birthday gig with friends and family, according to the website madonnarama.com.

Madonnarama reports that Madonna will be working with Kalakan to create a new, revisited version of “Open Your Heart” that will feature “Sagarra Jo” by Kalakan.

The concert tour starts in the Middle East, heads to Europe, then from August 28 to Nov. 25 hits numerous cities in the United States. She ends with some stops in South America.

Several of Madonna’s concerts, in the U.S. and abroad, are already sold out.

Kalakan, which plays traditional Basque music, is composed of Thierry Biscary, Jean Michel Bereau and Xan Errotabehere, better known as Ttirritt, Jamixel and Xan. Their music includes a mix of percussion instruments, including txalaparta, danborrak, pandereta and ttun ttun.

SAGARRA JO

Aldapeko sagarraren
adarraren punttan
punttaren punttan
Txoria zegoen kantari
Txiruli luli txiruli lula
Nork aditzen ote du
kantu eder hori ?

Sagarra jo dela…

Zubiburu zelaieko
oihanaren zolan
zolaren zolan
Lili bat badago beilari
Txiruli luli txiruli lula
Nork bilduko ote du
lili xarmant hori

Sagarra jo dela…

Translation:

BEAT THE APPLE

At the tip of the branch of an apple tree
on the hillside a bird was singing
Txiru liruli txiru lirula,
Who hears this lovely song ?

It has beaten the apple …

Deep, very deep in the forest next to the meadow
beyond the bridge, a flower sentinel
Txiru liruli txiru lirula,
Who will pluck this lovely flower ?

It has beaten the apple… (it’s ready to be pressed to extract its juice)