Translation of the song lyrics Quan Jo Vaig Nàixer - Raimon

Quan Jo Vaig Nàixer (original)

A l’any 40, quan jo vaig nàixer
Encara no havien mort tots
Molts es varen quedar, havien guanyat, diuen
Molts es varen quedar, havien perdut, diuen
D’altres conegueren l’exili i els seus camins
A l’any 40, quan jo vaig nàixer
Jo crec que tots, tots, havíem perdut…
Jo no he vist aquelles morts de ràbia
Jo no he vist aquelles morts de fam
Jo no he vist aquelles morts al front
Jo no he vist aquelles morts a les presons
No, jo no ho he vist i tot m’ho han contat
I encara avui al meu poble ho conten
I encara avui la gent que ho ha vist amb por, ho conta
No, jo no ho he vist ni vull veure-ho mai
Ni a l’any 70, ni a l’any 40
Ni a cap any dels anys
A l’any 40, quan jo vaig nàixer
Jo crec que tots, tots havíem perdut
A l’any 40

Quan Jo Vaig Nàixer (translation)

In the year 40, when I was born
They weren't all dead yet
Many stayed, they had won, they say
Many stayed, they had lost, they say
Others knew exile and its ways
In the year 40, when I was born
I think we all, all of us, had lost…
I have not seen those deaths of rage
I have not seen those deaths of hunger
I have not seen those deaths on the front
I have not seen those deaths in prisons
No, I have not seen it and they have told me everything
And even today in my town they tell it
And even today the people who saw it with fear tell it
No, I have not seen it and I never want to see it
Not in the 70s, not in the 40s
Not in any year of the years
In the year 40, when I was born
I think we all, we all lost
In the year 40