Translation of the song lyrics País petit - Lluís Llach, Feliu Ventura

País petit (original)

El meu país és tan petit
que quan el sol se’n va a dormir
mai no està prou segur d’haver-lo vist.
Diuen les velles sàvies
que és per això que torna.
Potser sí que exageren,
tant se val!
és així com m’agrada a mi
i no en sabria dir res més.
Canto i sempre em sabré
malalt d’amor pel meu país.
El meu país és tan petit
que des de dalt d’un campanar
sempre es pot veure el campanar veí.
Diuen que els poblets tenen poc,
tenen por de sentir-se sols,
tenen por de ser massa grans,
i no sabria dir res més.
Canto i sempre em sabré
malalt d’amor pel meu país.
El meu país és tan petit
que sempre cap dintre del cor
si és que la vida et porta lluny d’aquí
i ens fem contrabandistes,
mentre no descobreixin
detectors pels secrets del cor.
I és així, és així com m’agrada a mi
i no en sabria dir res més.
Canto i sempre em sabré
malalt d’amor pel meu país.
El meu país és tan petit
que quan el sol se’n va a adormir
mai no està prou segur d’haver-lo vist.

(translation)

My country is so small
that when the sun goes to sleep
you're never sure you've seen it.
The old sages say
which is why he returns.
Maybe they're exaggerating,
it does not matter!
that's how i like it
and I couldn't say anything more.
I will always know how to sing
sick of love for my country.
My country is so small
than from the top of a bell tower
you can always see the neighboring bell tower.
They say that the villages have little,
they are afraid to feel alone,
they are afraid of being too big,
and I couldn't say anything else.
I will always know how to sing
sick of love for my country.
My country is so small
that always fits inside the heart
if life takes you away from here
and we become smugglers,
until they find out
detectors for the secrets of the heart.
And that's exactly how I like it
and I couldn't say anything more.
I will always know how to sing
sick of love for my country.
My country is so small
that when the sun goes down
you're never sure you've seen it.