Translation of the song Mentrestant artist Els Amics de les Arts

Jo ja reconec que és de covards,

I recognise it's a coward thing to do

dir-te això quinze anys abans

Telling you this with a fifteen year notice

quan tu no em pots entendre.

when you can't undersand me.

Què estrany que serà!

It will be so strange!

Tu cantussejant

You humming

sense somriure o sospitar

without smiling or suspecting

Hi ha cançons que creixen amb el temps

There are songs that grow with time

He esperat aquest moment

I have waited for this moment

amagat darrera els versos

hidden behind the verses

que has sentit tants cops

that you've heard so many times

i ara tornen nous

and that come back new

apuntant lluny, caient a prop.

aiming far, falling near.

Em vas venir tan gran

You were too much for me

i vas canviar-ho tot.

and you changed everything.

Jo mai sabia res

I never knew anything

però em feia sempre el fort

but I always acted strong

anava a les palpentes intentant

I was going blindly trying to be

ser algú nou.

someone new.

Ser algú nou.

Someone new.

He inventat la màquina del temps

I have invented a time machine

si funciona i m'has entès

if it works and you've understood

té molt mèrit: sóc de lletres.

it's a big merit: I studied languages. 1

Has rebut això?

Did you recieve this?

Fes-me algun senyal,

Give me some sort of sign

pica'm l'ullet

wink at me,

jo en tindré prou.

that will be enough for me.

Em vas venir tan gran

You were too much for me

i vas canviar-ho tot.

and you changed everything.

Jo mai sabia res

I never knew anything

però em feia sempre el fort

but I always acted strong

anava a les palpentes intentant

I was going blindly trying to be

ser algú nou.

someone new.

Ser algú nou.

Someone new.

Em vas venir tan gran

You were too much for me

i vas canviar-ho tot.

and you changed everything.

Jo mai sabia res

I never knew anything

però em feia sempre el fort

but I always acted strong

anava a les palpentes intentant

I was going blindly trying to

Tu mai no esperis res

Don't ever expect anything

tu surt i busca-ho tot.

go out and find it.

Si venen temps millors

If better times are coming

és molt a poc a poc

they are coming very slowly

i tot plegat va de triar què fem

and it all goes down to choosing what we do

mentrestant.

meanwhile.

Mentrestant.

Meanwhile.