| Inèrcia maca, on t’has amagat? | Nice inertia, where did you hide? |
| Soc el senyor amb la rosa al trau,
| I'm the gentleman with the rose in the hole,
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| vinc net i perfumat
| I come clean and fragrant
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| Inèrcia, estova’m les extremitats; | Inertia, soften my limbs; |
| Inèrcia, jo t’obeiré; | Inertia, I will obey you; |
| tu marca la velocitat
| you set the speed
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| La finca és a la falda del massís, no soc difícil de trobar
| The farm is at the foot of the massif, I'm not hard to find
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| Pregunta pel carisma punxegut, rastreja les llacunes culturals
| Ask for sharp charisma, track down cultural gaps
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| Inèrcia, espero el dia assenyalat que, per damunt les veus del món,
| Inertia, I hope on the appointed day that, above the voices of the world,
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| refilarà el teu cant
| will recite your song
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| Inèrcia, crida a l’ordre, i si em dona per tenir suggeriments, em pots
| Inertia, call to order, and if you give me suggestions, you can
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| emmordassar
| gag
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| Pujats dalt de la tàpia els xavals espien el banquet dels grans
| Climbed to the top of the wall, the lads spy on the banquet of the grains
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| I esperen convertir-se en bona gent, i que ho siguin tots, n’espero ciutadans
| And I hope they become good people, and I hope they all do
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| exemplars!
| copies!
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| Tinc una veïna que fa dies que assaja el mateix monòleg al balcó
| I have a neighbor who has been rehearsing the same monologue on the balcony for days
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| Suposo que al principi intentava seduir-la, però mai amb gaire convicció
| I guess at first I tried to seduce her, but never with much conviction
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| Hi ha dies que em puja taronges de no sé quin poble
| There are days when I get oranges from I don't know which town
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| Les poso en un plat i insisteixo que es quedi una estona
| I put them on a plate and insist that they stay for a while
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| Però sempre es queda al replà…
| But it always stays on the landing
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| Inèrcia, injecta’m l’anestèsia, va, no veus que ho tinc tot preparat?
| Inertia, inject me with anesthesia, come on, don't you think I'm ready?
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| aquí tens el meu braç
| here is my arm
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| Inèrcia, estem parlant de quantitat, porta una dosi suficient per adormir
| Inertia, we are talking about quantity, carries a sufficient dose to fall asleep
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| elefants
| elephants
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| M’agrada sortir a caminar a la tarda
| I like to go for a walk in the afternoon
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| Però els horaris d’institut poden ser una trampa
| But high school hours can be a trap
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| Ahir un grupet en un semàfor em va reconèixer
| Yesterday a group at a traffic light recognized me
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| Mentre no es posava verd vaig fer veure que no els veia
| As long as it didn’t turn green I pretended not to see them
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| Freqüento carrers per recordar com em sentia aleshores
| I frequent the streets to remember how I felt then
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| N’evito d’altres per no creuar-me amb uns exsogres
| I avoid others so as not to run into ex-parents
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| I penso en mi, i en el disc, i en amics que fa temps que no he vist
| And I think of myself, and the record, and friends I haven't seen in a long time
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| I, tornant a casa, emeto un so que ningú sentirà
| And, coming home, I make a sound that no one will hear
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| Pujo a un ascensor i em preparo un sopar
| I get in an elevator and get dinner ready
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| Ai, Inèrcia maca, on t’has ficat?
| Oh, inertia, where did you go?
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| Tinc una veïna, francament, no confio que l’agafin a l’audició
| I have a neighbor, frankly, I don't trust her to be auditioned
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| Suposo que al principi intentava seduir-la, però mai amb gaire convicció
| I guess at first I tried to seduce her, but never with much conviction
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| Hi ha dies que em puja taronges de no sé quin poble
| There are days when I get oranges from I don't know which town
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| Les poso en un plat i insisteixo que es quedi una estona
| I put them on a plate and insist that they stay for a while
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| Però sempre es queda al replà…
| But it always stays on the landing
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| Joder Inèrcia, va, que només veure’m se’m deu notar
| Fuck Inertia, go, I just need to be noticed
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| El temps que fa que porto aquí esperant
| How long have I been waiting here
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| Vull una dosi per adormir elefants
| I want a dose to put elephants to sleep
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| Injecta-la al meu braç immaculat
| Inject it into my immaculate arm
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| Tinc una veïna que fa dies que assaja el mateix monòleg al balcó
| I have a neighbor who has been rehearsing the same monologue on the balcony for days
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| Suposo que al principi intentava seduir-la, però mai amb gaire convicció
| I guess at first I tried to seduce her, but never with much conviction
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| Hi ha dies que em puja taronges de no sé quin poble
| There are days when I get oranges from I don't know which town
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| Les poso en un plat i insisteixo que es quedi una estona
| I put them on a plate and insist that they stay for a while
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| Però sempre es queda al replà… | But it always stays on the landing |