Translation of the song Pare artist Joan Manuel Serrat

Pare, digueu-me què

Father, Tell Me,

li han fet al riu que ja no canta.

what have they done to the river, that it no longer sings?

Rellisca com un barb

It slips like a dead barbel

mort sota un pam d'escuma blanca.

under a handspan of white foam.

Pare, que el riu ja no és el riu.

Father; That the river is no longer the river.

Pare, que abans que torni l'estiu,

Father, Before the summer comes,

amagui tot el que és viu.

hide everything that is alive.

Pare, digueu-me què

Father, Tell me,

li han fet al bosc que no hi ha arbres.

what have they done to the forest, that now there are no trees?,

A l'hivern no tindrem foc,

In the winter we won't have fire,

ni a l'estiu lloc per aturar-nos.

nor in summer a place for shelter.

Pare, que el bosc ja no és el bosc.

Father; that the forest is no longer the forest.

Pare, abans que es faci fosc,

Father; before it darkens,

ompliu de vida el rebost.

fill with life the pantry.

Sense llenya i sense peixos, pare,

Without limber and without fish, father,

ens caldrà cremar la barca,

we will have to burn the small boat,

llaurar el blat

harvest the wheat

per les engrunes, pare,

between the ruins, father,

i tancar amb tres panys la casa.

and close with three bolts the house,

...i dèieu vostè...

...and you said, father...

Pare, si no hi ha pins,

if there are no pine trees

no es fan pinyons, ni cucs ni ocells.

there will be no pine nuts, nor worms, nor birds.

Pare, on no hi ha flors,

Father, where there are no flowers,

no es fan abelles, cera ni mel.

the bees will not give, nor the wax, nor the honey.

Pare, que el camp ja no és el camp.

Father, that the country is no longer the country.

Pare, demà del cel plourà sang,

Father, tomorrow from the sky will rain blood.

el vent ho canta plorant.

The wind sings it crying.

Pare, ja són aquí,

Father, they are here already,

monstres de carn amb cucs de ferro.

monsters of meat with worms of iron.

Pare, no tingueu por,

Father, no. Do not have fear,

digueu que no, que jo us espero.

and say that no, that I will wait for you.

Pare, que estan matant la terra.

Father, That they are killing the earth,

Pare, deixeu de plorar,

Father. Stop crying,

que ens han declarat la guerra.

That they have declared us the war.

Sense llenya i sense peixos...

Without limber and without fish...