Lyrics of Si arrribeu - Lluís Llach

Si arrribeu (original)

Si arribeu en la vida
Més lluny d’on pugui arribar
Moriré molt gelós
Del que m’hàgiu avançat
Que no em sabré resignar
A no ser el millor vianant
L’atleta més fornit
I el més frondós amant
I no em vulgueu consolar
Només digueu-me, si de cas
Tot allò que hàgiu vist
I jo no podré mirar:
La fondària dels rius
Que els meus peus no mullaran
La fragància del cos que no podré estimar
La immensitat d’un cel
En el qual mai no he volat
Les espurnes d’un foc
Que no m’hauran cremat
Les barques que a la mar
No podré amarinar
No em doneu consol
No em sabré consolar
I perquè sé que vosaltres
Anireu més lluny que jo
Estic gelós i content
Molt gelós i content
De la sort que heu tingut
De la sort que tindreu
Que tanmateix sé que mai
No he estat fornit atleta
Ni tan sols digne amant
Només un vianant

(translation)

If you come into life
Far from where you can go
I will die very jealous
From what I've come up with
That I will not know how to resign
Not to be the best pedestrian
The strongest athlete
And the most leafy lover
And you don't want to comfort me
Just tell me, just in case
Everything you've seen
And I can't look:
The depth of the rivers
That my feet will not get wet
The fragrance of the body that I will not be able to love
The immensity of a sky
In which I have never flown
The sparks of a fire
That they won't burn me
The boats that at sea
I will not be able to marinate
Don't give me consolation
I will not know how to console myself
And because I know you
You will go further than me
I am jealous and happy
Very jealous and happy
How lucky you are
How lucky you are
However, I know that never
I have not been a good athlete
Not even a worthy lover
Only one pedestrian