Lluis Llach — I si canto trist song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "I si canto trist" by Lluis Llach.
Lyrics
Jo no estimo la por, ni la vull per a demà,
no la vull per a avui, ni tampoc com a record;
que m’agrada els somrís
d’un infant vora el mar
i els seus ulls com un ram d’il·lusions esclatant.
I si canto trist
és perquè no puc
esborrar la por
dels meus pobres ulls.
Jo no estimo la mort
ni el seu pas tan glaçat,
no la vull per a avui, ni tampoc com a record;
que m’agrada el batec d’aquell cor que, lluitant,
dóna vida a la mort
a què l’han condemnat.
I si canto trist
és perquè no puc
oblidar la mort
d’ignorats companys.
Jo no estimo el meu cant, perquè sé que han callat
tantes boques, tants clams, dient la veritat;
que jo m’estimo el cant
de la gent del carrer
amb la força dels mots
arrelats en la raó.
I si canto trist
és per recordar
que no és així
des de fa tants anys.
Lyrics translation
I do not love you fear, or the want for tomorrow,
not the I want to for today, nor as a souvenir;
I like the smile
of a child by the sea
and his eyes like a bouquet of hope bursting forth.
And if I sing sad
it is because I can't
erase the fear
of my poor eyes.
I don't love you to death
nor his step so frosted,
not the I want to for today, nor as a souvenir;
I like the beat of this heart that, fighting,
gives life to the dead
in what has been condemned.
And if I sing sad
it is because I can't
forget the death
of ignored companions.
I don't love my singing, because I know I have been silent
so many mouths, so many cries, telling the truth;
that I love the song
of the people in the street
with the strength of words
rooted in the reason.
And if I sing sad
it is to remind
that is not so
from many years ago.