L Estaca lyrics

AUTHOR: Llu?s Llach

- Submitted by Albert Cla
(translation is not accurate, but... you get the meaning ;) )
- Thanks to Joan Bofill for giving the lyrics.
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L`estaca The stake
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L`avi Siset em parlava(*) Grandpa Siset spoke with me
de bon mat? al portal early in the morning, in the frontdoor
mentre el sol esper...vem while we were wainting for the sun
i els carros veiem passar. and we saw passing the cars(*)
Siset que no veus l`estaca Siset, don`t you see the stake
a on estem tots lligats? where we all are tied?
Si no podem desfer-la If we cannot undo it
mai no podrem caminar! we won`t be able to walk!

Si estirem tots ella caur... If we all pull it, it will fall
i molt de temps no pot durar, and it can`t last much time,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, surely it falls, falls, falls,
ben corcada deu ser ja. it must be worm-eatn by now.
Si jo l`estiro fort per aqu?, If i pull hard towards here,
i tu l`estires fort per all..., and you pull it towards there,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, i`m sure it falls, falls, falls,
i ens podrem alliberar! and we`ll be able to be free!

Per• ja fa molt temps ja! But it`s been a long time, now!
Les mans se`m van escorxant! My hands are peeling!
I quan la for‡a se me`n va And when my force goes
ella ‚s m‚s ampla i m‚s gran. it`s wider and bigger.
Ben cert s‚ que est... podrida, Yes I know it`s rotten,
per• ‚s que, Siset, pesa tant, but you know, Siset, it`s so heavy,
que a cops la for‡a m`oblida. sometimes force forgets me.
Torna`m a dir el treu cant: Say me again your singing:

Si estirem tots ella caur... If we all pull it, it will fall
i molt de temps no pot durar, and it can`t last much time,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, surely it falls, falls, falls,
ben corcada deu ser ja. it must be worm-eatn by now.
Si jo l`estiro fort per aqu?, If i pull hard towards here,
i tu l`estires fort per all..., and you pull it towards there,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, i`m sure it falls, falls, falls,
i ens podrem alliberar! and we`ll be able to be free!

L`avi Siset ja no diu res Grandpa Siset doesn`t speak anymore
mal vent que se`l va emportar bad wind who took him away
ell qui sap cap a quin indret he, who knows where,
i jo aqu? sota el portal and me, here under the door
i quan passen els nous vailets and when new boys pass by
estiro el coll per cantar i strech my neck to sing
el darrer cant d`en Siset Siset`s last singing
lo darrer que em va ensenyar(*) the last thing he taught me

Si estirem tots ella caur... If we all pull it, it will fall
i molt de temps no pot durar, and it can`t last much time,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, surely it falls, falls, falls,
ben corcada deu ser ja. it must be worm-eatn by now.
Si jo l`estiro fort per aqu?, If i pull hard towards here,
i tu l`estires fort per all..., and you pull it towards there,
segur que tomba, tomba, tomba, i`m sure it falls, falls, falls,
i ens podrem alliberar! and we`ll be able to be free!

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NOTES:
- Siset is a familiar name for `Narc?s` (narc?s->narciset->ciset/siset)
- CAR here with the meaning of a horse car, not a four wheeled one ;)
- `lo darrer...` that LO is only used in certain places, it`s `illegal`
in standard Catalan