Translation of the song Les restes artist Manel

Durant la construcció d’un pàrquing

During the construction of a parking lot

sota la Plaça del Mercat

below Market Square

han aparegut les restes d’un sarcòfag.

the remains of a sarcophagus have appeared.

Es desconeix el seu origen,

Its origin is unknown,

no han transcendit gaires detalls,

no details have emerged,

però l’Ajuntament informa

but the Ajuntament1 is reporting

que el jaciment podria incloure

that the dig site could include

peces de gran valor cultural.

pieces with great cultural value.

Tot i així, un testimoni que es manté en l’anonimat

However, an anonymous account has appeared

està posant en dubte la versió oficial...

that casts doubt on the official version.

A última hora de la tarda només quedaven dos treballadors,

In the last hour of the afternoon, there were only two workers left,

el cap d’obra ha fet un crit perquè apaguessin el motor

the foreman shouted at them to turn off the motor

quan ha vist un objecte que brillava en el subsòl

when he saw an object shining in the subsoil,

i s’ha apropat per agafar-lo, ignorant els protocols.

and, ignoring protocol, he got close to pick it up.

Li ha volgut treure la terra i l’ha fregat amb les mans

Trying to wipe off the dirt, he rubbed it with his hands

i l’objecte que brillava ha començat a tremolar.

and the shining object began to tremble.

I de dins n’ha sortit un geni enorme, i s’ha agenollat,

And an enormous genie came out from inside of it, kneeled,

i li ha dit “amo, el que desitgis jo puc fer-ho realitat”.

and told him Sire, whatever you desire, I can make it reality.

I el cap d’obra, en silenci,

And the foreman, in silence,

després de pensar una estona...

after having thought for a moment,

finalment s’ha pronunciat:

finally pronounced:

Sempre he volgut tenir un superpoder.

I've always wanted to have a superpower.

Sempre he volgut tenir un superpoder.

I've always wanted to have a superpower.

I si pogués tenir un superpoder

And if I could have a superpower,

seria el de provocar a qui jo volgués

it would be to make the forehead

que li comenci a regalimar pel front

of anyone I so desire start to ooze

oli de sobrassada com si fos suor.

sobrassada oil as if it were sweat.