Lentament comença el cant
Lluís Llach
The Lament Begins the Song
The lament begins the song
and a cry of joy echoes through all the realms,
slowly the shadow of the years
opens paths that desire turns into symbols,
everything is clear beyond the sea
when the east wind announces the light we long for,
golden rain, blazing dominion,
solemnly we proclaim the new hope.
No secret is a secret to us
because with our hands we've learned to conjure misfortune.
All that we've wanted to be
now the signs on the stone announce it to us,
a voice of all, a warm voice,
a deep well of dreams and mirages,
with our hearts full of delight
we will once again listen to the voice of the oracles.
There will be no desert or void
if with our fingers of wind we gather so much scattered light,
if with words and feeling
we know how to build the shelter of all designs,
transformed by so much love
into the horizon drawn by birds and sails,
facing the always vibrant sea
that with its relentless rhythm pushes us to grow.
Down the slope of this light
that in the senses reveals its beauty,
weaving the bridge of the sea
that with its bright blue opens new routes,
we can turn old pain
into a great love that unites us in the joy of living,
from the time we've conquered
to the future that together we must make possible.