Lluis Llach — L'estaca song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "L'estaca" by Lluis Llach.
Lyrics
L’avi Siset em parlava de bon matí al portal
mentre el sol esperàvem i els carros vèiem passar.
Siset, que no veus l’estaca on estem tots lligats?
Si no podem desfer-nos-en mai no podrem caminar!
Si estirem tots, ella caurà i molt de temps no pot durar.
Segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, ben corcada deu ser ja.
Si jo l’estiro fort per aquí i tu l’estires fort per allà,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, i ens podrem alliberar.
Però, Siset, fa molt temps ja, les mans se’m van escorxant,
i quan la força se me’n va ella és més ampla i més gran.
Ben cert sé que està podrida però és que, Siset, pesa tant,
que a cops la força m’oblida. Torna’m a dir el teu cant:
Si estirem tots, ella caurà i molt de temps no pot durar.
Segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, ben corcada deu ser ja.
Si jo l’estiro fort per aquí i tu l’estires fort per allà,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, i ens podrem alliberar.
L’avi Siset ja no diu res, mal vent que se l’emporta,
ell qui sap cap a quin indret i jo a sota el portal.
I mentre passen els nous vailets estiro el coll per cantar
el darrer cant d’en Siset, el darrer que em va ensenyar.
Si estirem tots, ella caurà i molt de temps no pot durar.
Segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, ben corcada deu ser ja.
Si jo l’estiro fort per aquí i tu l’estires fort per allà,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, i ens podrem alliberar.
Lyrics translation
Grandpa Siset I spoke in the morning on the portal
while the sun is expected and the chariots we saw happen.
Siset, can you not see the stake where we all are tied?
If we cannot rid ourselves we can never walk!
If you pull all, she is going to fall and a long time can not last.
Sure which tomb, tomb, tomb, well corcada ten be now.
If I lay down strong here and you the you pull strong to there,
sure which tomb, tomb, tomb, and we can release.
But, Siset, a long time ago already, the hands came escorxant,
and when the force is I n it she is more broad and more large.
True I know it is rotten but, Siset, it weighs so much,
that to times the force I forget. Again m in other words your singing:
If you pull all, she is going to fall and a long time can not last.
Sure which tomb, tomb, tomb, well corcada ten be now.
If I lay down strong here and you the you pull strong to there,
sure which tomb, tomb, tomb, and we can release.
L'avi Siset ja no diu res, the evil wind that carries him away,
he who knows none in which place and I under the portal.
And while passing through the new vailets lay down the neck to sing
the last song of Siset, the last that he taught me.
If you pull all, she is going to fall and a long time can not last.
Sure which tomb, tomb, tomb, well corcada ten be now.
If I lay down strong here and you the you pull strong to there,
sure which tomb, tomb, tomb, and we can release.