Paroles et traduction Lluís Llach - Jo se

Jo se

Sé que si sento el plor
De l′ocell quan vola,
Ets tu que en algun racó plores,
Que, com l'ocell ferit,
Ple de sang al pit,
A l′arbre sec un niu implores.
Però jo vull ésser,
Per a la teva tristesa,
Com el polsós i vell armari
Que guarda els mals records
Entre la foscor
I t'impedeix poder tornar-hi.
Però aixecar-te no puc jo.
Pas a pas, el teu esforç
Farà, només voler,
Que en aquest teu desert
Puguin néixer noves branques.
Obre el ulls i mira al front.
Trobaràs sempre quelcom
Que vulgui el teu alè,
Que digui: "Dóna'm fe,
Vull seguir la caminada".
Sé que si enmig del mar
Veig una gavina
Lliscant dintre l′espessa boira,
Ets tu que estàs cercant
Un recer, un empar,
Un lloc entre les roques.
Però jo vull ésser,
Per a teva incertesa,
El cop de vent que trenca l′aire
I t'obre l′horitzó
Per a reprendre el vol
Que et portarà a la nostra platja.

I Know

I know when I hear the cry
Of a bird in flight,
It is you who in some corner weeps,
Who, like a wounded bird,
With blood on your breast,
In the dry tree implores a nest.
But I want to be,
For your sadness,
Like the dusty old closet
That keeps bad memories
In the darkness,
And prevents you from returning.
But I cannot rise with you.
Step by step, your effort
Will make, only willing,
That in this your desert
New branches may be born.
Open your eyes and look ahead.
You will always find something
That wants your breath,
That says: "Give me faith,
I want to continue the journey".
I know when in the midst of the sea
I see a seagull
Sliding into the thick fog,
It is you who are looking
For a shelter, a protection,
A place among the rocks.
But I want to be,
For your uncertainty,
The gust of wind that breaks the air
And opens the horizon for you
To take up the flight
That will take you to our beach.