Obrint Pas - Barcelona - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Obrint Pas - Barcelona




Barcelona
Barcelona
Despertaven les llums de la postguerra
The lights of the post-war period were awakening
Quan vas fugir del món de la tristesa
When you fled the world of sadness
I amb la fam a les butxaques
And with hunger in your pockets
Vas desfer-te les sabates
You got rid of your shoes
Pels camins dels perdedors
On the roads of the losers
Obrers vençuts
Defeated workers
Penes al sol
Sorrows in the sun
De Barcelona
From Barcelona
Un dia qualsevol a Barcelona
One ordinary day in Barcelona
Arribaven les nits i tu tornaves
The nights would come and you would return
Al fang de les barraques oblidades
To the mud of the forgotten shacks
Misèries i corredisses
Misery and running around
Policies i pallisses
Police and beatings
Buscavides als cantons
Hustlers on the street corners
Cels plens de nit
Skies full of night
Als carrerons
In the alleys
De Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona
Of Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona
Un dia qualsevol a Barcelona
One ordinary day in Barcelona
No temies els cops que t'esperaven
You were not afraid of the blows that awaited you
Quan vas alçar-te a les primeres vagues
When you stood up in the first strikes
Militants d'amors i vides
Militants of love and life
D'unes lluites clandestines
Of clandestine struggles
Banderes roges al cel
Red flags in the sky
Somnis rebels
Rebel dreams
Sota els estels
Under the stars
De Barcelona
Of Barcelona
Un dia qualsevol a Barcelona
One ordinary day in Barcelona
La vida et va deixar noves batalles
Life left you new battles
Prenyades del demà que ens regalares
Pregnant with the future that you gave us
Peus descalços a les platges
Bare feet on the beach
Amors bruts onades blanques
Filthy love, white waves
Uns vaixells salpant del port
Ships sailing out of the harbour
I nou futur
And a new future
A l'horitzó
On the horizon
De Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona
Of Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona
Un dia qualsevol a Barcelona
One ordinary day in Barcelona
I quan avui et veig emocionar-te
And when today I see you get emotional
Sent tot l'orgull de poder escoltar-te
I feel all the pride of being able to listen to you
La veu trencada, l'accent indomable
Your broken voice, your indomitable accent
D'un lluitador
Of a fighter
Supervivent
A survivor
A Barcelona
In Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona
Un dia qualsevol a Barcelona
One ordinary day in Barcelona





Writer(s): Miquel Gironès, Obrint Pas, Xavi Sarrià


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