Translation of the song Els falziots artist Joan Manuel Serrat

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Els falziots

English translation

The Common Swifts

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

no vol dir que

it doesn't mean that

s'ha de girar Garbí

Garbi* has to rise

aquest capvespre,

this evening,

o que esclati un oratge

or that a storm is let loose

de ponent.

from the west.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

tant li fa al vent.

it doesn't bother the wind.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

no vol dir que ells,

it doesn't mean that they,

ajeguin el sol

lay out the sun

darrera els roures

behind the oaks

i li facin amb falgueres

and they make with ferns

un bressol.

a cradle.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

tant li fa al sol.

it doesn't bother the sun.

Tant li fant

It doesn't matter

o

or

li fa tant

it matters a lot

que quan els falziots se'n van

that when the common swifts leave

el sol es queda plorant.

the sun remains crying.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

no vol dir que ells,

it doesn't mean that they

esquitxin el mar

splash the sea

d'homes i barques

of men and rowboats

i li plategin el llom

and silver-plate the back

de mirall clar.

of clear mirror.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

tant li fa al mar.

it doesn't bother the sea.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

no vol dir que

it doesn't mean that

s'hagi de brodar el cel

the sky must be embroidered

de llumenetes

of glow worms

o que es pinti la lluna

or that the moon is painted

un quart creixent.

a waxing crescent.

Que volin els falziots

Let the common swifts fly

tant li fa al cel.

it doesn't bother the sky.

Tant li fant

It doesn't matter

o

or

li fa tant

it matters a lot

que quan els falziots se'n van

that when the common swifts leave

el cel es queda plorant.

the sky remains crying.

I després de tot això

And after all of this

digui'm vostè

tell me

si el vol d'aquest falziot

if the flight of this common swift

no vol dir res.

doesn't mean a thing.

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