Paroles et traduction Lluís Llach - Si arribeu

Si arribeu

Si arribeu en la vida
Més lluny d′on pugui arribar,
Moriré molt gelós
Del que m'hàgiu avançat,
Que no em sabré resignar
A no ser el millor vianant,
L′atleta més fornit
I el més frondós amant.
I no em vulgueu consolar,
Només digueu-me, si de cas,
Tot allò que hàgiu vist
I jo no podré mirar:
La fondària dels rius
Que els meus peus no mullaran,
La fragància del cos que no podré estimar,
La immensitat d'un cel
En el qual mai no he volat,
Les espurnes d'un foc
Que no m′hauran cremat,
Les barques que a la mar
No podré amarinar.
No em doneu consol,
No em sabré consolar.
I perquè sé que vosaltres
Anireu més lluny que jo,
Estic gelós i content,
Molt gelós i content
De la sort que heu tingut,
De la sort que tindreu,
Que tanmateix sé que mai
No he estat fornit atleta,
Ni tan sols digne amant,
Només un vianant.

If You Arrive

If you reach in life
Farther than I can reach,
I will die very jealous
Of what you have advanced me,
That I will not know how to resign myself
To not being the best traveler,
The most robust athlete
And the most leafy lover.
And don't try to comfort me,
Just tell me, if anything,
Everything that I have seen
And I will not be able to look:
The depth of the rivers
That my feet will not wet,
The fragrance of the body that I will not be able to love,
The immensity of a sky
In which I have never flown,
The sparks of a fire
That have not burned me,
The boats that on the sea
I will not be able to sail.
Do not give me comfort,
I will not know how to comfort myself.
And because I know that you
Will go further than me,
I am jealous and happy,
Very jealous and happy
Of the luck you have had,
Of the luck you will have,
That nevertheless I know that never
I have not been a strong athlete,
Nor even a worthy lover,
Just a traveler.