Baloia eta hitza, bat

The run-up to last night’s match had a special meaning.The winner of the Bertsolaris Championship Maialen Lujanbio was surrounded by the finalists (Sustrai Colina couldn’t attend) and captured world football fans’ attention before the kick off at Anoeta. The bertsolari from Hernani sang a bertso in which she joined football and word. The Basque language was listened in the whole galaxy thanks to this wonderful bertso.

Baloiaren (e)ta hitzaren gintzak 

nahizta ez diren berberak, 

lehiaren gaindik sustatuz gero balioak ta manerak, 

bultzatuz gero neska mutilen 

kirolerako aukerak, 

futbol izar (e)ta zaleen ahotan 

lekurik badu euskarak 

zuen zangoek (e)ta gure oinek 

hortxe egingo dute bat.