| I si canto trist (original) | I si canto trist (translation) |
|---|---|
| Jo no estimo la por, ni la vull per a demà, | I do not love fear, nor do I want it for tomorrow, |
| no la vull per a avui, ni tampoc com a record; | I don't want it for today, nor as a souvenir; |
| que m’agrada els somrís | I like smiles |
| d’un infant vora el mar | of a child by the sea |
| i els seus ulls com un ram d’il·lusions esclatant. | and his eyes like a burst of illusions. |
| I si canto trist | I sing sadly |
| és perquè no puc | it's because I can't |
| esborrar la por | erase fear |
| dels meus pobres ulls. | from my poor eyes. |
| Jo no estimo la mort | I don't love death |
| ni el seu pas tan glaçat, | not even his icy step, |
| no la vull per a avui, ni tampoc com a record; | I don't want it for today, nor as a souvenir; |
| que m’agrada el batec d’aquell cor que, lluitant, | that I like the beat of that heart that, fighting, |
| dóna vida a la mort | gives life to death |
| a què l’han condemnat. | to which he has been condemned. |
| I si canto trist | I sing sadly |
| és perquè no puc | it's because I can't |
| oblidar la mort | forget death |
| d’ignorats companys. | of unknown comrades. |
| Jo no estimo el meu cant, perquè sé que han callat | I don’t love my singing, because I know they’ve kept quiet |
| tantes boques, tants clams, dient la veritat; | so many mouths, so many cries, telling the truth; |
| que jo m’estimo el cant | that I love singing |
| de la gent del carrer | of the street people |
| amb la força dels mots | with the force of words |
| arrelats en la raó. | rooted in reason. |
| I si canto trist | I sing sadly |
| és per recordar | is to remember |
| que no és així | which is not the case |
| des de fa tants anys. | for so many years. |
