I si canto trist

Lluís Llach Lluís Llach

And if I sing sadly

I don't love fear, nor do I want it for tomorrow,
I don't want it for today, nor as a memory;
I like the smile
of a child by the sea
and his eyes like a bouquet of bursting illusions.

And if I sing sadly
it's because I can't
erase the fear
from my poor eyes.

I don't love death
nor its icy step,
I don't want it for today, nor as a memory;
I like the beat of that heart that, fighting,
gives life to the death
to which they have condemned it.

And if I sing sadly
it's because I can't
forget the death
of unknown companions.

I don't love my song, because I know that so many mouths, so many cries, telling the truth, have been silenced;
that I love the song
of the people on the street
with the strength of words
rooted in reason.

And if I sing sadly
it's to remember
that it's not like that
for so many years.

  1. Que tinguem sort
  2. Abril 74
  3. Un núvol blanc
  4. L'estaca
  5. Aprendre
  6. Damunt d'una terra
  7. La casa que vull
  8. Per un tros del teu cos
  9. Aquell vaixell
  10. Dóna'm la mà
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