A prop del mar

If you're not in a hurry
around my street,
you'll see the white houses
and a bar that's always open.

Bicycles going up and down,
across the whole park,
a church very close to the sea
and streets named after saints.

If you're not in a hurry
and look around you,
you'll see open doors
inviting you to come in.

Tell me if the street smells like the sea,
if the windows make noise,
if the sirens sound in the evening,
if there are doves on the terraces.

If you go near the sea,
if you see my people,
if you go near the sea,
tell them I'm thinking of them.

If you're not in a hurry
and can stop,
look at their faces,
if you see time passing by.

If there's happiness in their eyes
and their work on their skin,
if life goes on,
as I can remember it.

If you go near the sea,
if you see my people,
if you go near the sea,
tell them I'm thinking of them.

If you go near the sea,
if you go near my street,
if you go near the sea,
you'll see my people