Translation of the song lyrics La cançó del soldadet - Manel

La cançó del soldadet (original)

Escolteu la cançó del soldadet
Que a través d’un ull de bou
Veu que volen uns falciots!
I no és que hi entengui molt, el soldadet
Però, que volin els falciots
Deurà voler dir que la terra és a prop
I tan a prop deu ser que baixa el capità
I intenta no semblar nerviós
Mentre acaba la instrucció:
«Concentreu-vos, soldadets, sigueu prudents
I arrapeu-vos a la vida
Amb les ungles i amb les dents»
Ja a coberta, els homes resen
Ja a coberta, els homes resen
I fa un amén, poc convençut, el soldadet
I acaricia el seu fusell
Intentant no pensar en res
Des de proa es van fent grossos els turons
«soldadet, valor, valor
Que depèn de gent com tu la sort del món»
Però «si una bala enemiga creua el vent
I em travessa el cervell»
Es planteja el soldadet
«les onades m’arrossegaran
I mil peixos de colors
Lluitaran per devorar la meva carn»
I és quan pensa «jo m’amago;
Quan no mirin, jo m’amago»
Però sempre miren, i el vaixell s’està aturant
Les comportes s’han obert
I, en un segon, s’inunda el mar
De soldats disparant a l’infinit
Amb un soldadet al mig
Que carrega mentre insulta a l’enemic
I entre bomba i bomba tot li va prou bé
Fins que una cau just al costat
Primer es diu «sort, de què t’ha anat…»
Però després sent a l’esquena un dolor estrany
I en tocar-se-la li queda tot el braç tacat de sang
Gira el cap a banda i banda
Seu a la sorra i descansa
I mentre arriba el coi de metge, el soldadet
Es tranquil·litza repetint
Què farà, on anirà, si sobreviu:
«Aniré a ma mare ben vestit
I, abans que res, li hauré de dir
Que em perdoni per tractar-la sempre així;
Aniré a la Margarida a fer-li un fill
Per, només veure’l, intuir
Que l’estimo més del que m’estimo a mi»

La cançó del soldadet (translation)

Listen to the little soldier's song
That through a bull's eye
See they want some falcons!
And it's not that he understands much, little soldier
But let the falcons fly
It must mean that the earth is near
And so close it must be that the captain is coming down
And try not to sound nervous
While the instruction ends:
"Concentrate, little soldiers, be careful
And cling to life
With nails and teeth »
Already on deck, the men pray
Already on deck, the men pray
And the little soldier nods unconvinced
And he strokes his rifle
Trying not to think about anything
From the bow the hills grew thicker
«Soldadet, valor, valor
That the fate of the world depends on people like you »
But “if an enemy bullet crosses the wind
And it goes through my brain »
The little soldier poses
"It simply came to our notice then
And a thousand colorful fish
They will fight to devour my flesh »
And that's when he thinks, "I'm hiding;
When they don't look, I hide. "
But they are always watching, and the boat is stopping
The floodgates have opened
And in a second, the sea is flooded
Soldiers firing endlessly
With a little soldier in the middle
Charging while insulting the enemy
And between bomb and bomb everything went well enough
Until one falls right next to it
First it says, "Good luck with this."
But then he felt a strange pain in his back
And when he touches her, his whole arm is stained with blood
Turn your head to and fro
Sit on the sand and rest
And while the doctor's coi arrives, the little soldier
It calms down by repeating
What to do, where to go if you survive:
"I will go to my mother well dressed
And, first of all, I have to tell you
Forgive me for always treating her like that;
I'm going to give Margarida a child
But just look at it, guess what
That I love him more than I love him. "