Pau

Stick

Pau

Stick works and studies,Pau treballa i estudia,
reviews notes and booksrepassa apunts i llibres
under the table halfway hiddensota el taulell mig d'amagat

in a small officed'una petita oficina
where he makes a livingon es guanya la vida
with a temporary contract.amb un contracte temporal.

Stick shares the fridgePau comparteix la nevera
with two coworkersamb dos companys de feina
and a semi-illegal Moroccani un marroqui mig ilolegal

and in the room he dreamsi a l'habitació somia
of a girl from Gironaamb una gironina
who lives in the building across the street.que viu al bloc que hi ha al davant.

Stick is like the rest,Pau és com la resta,
when he drinks too much he annoysquan beu molt molesta
the waitresses at the bars.les cambreres dels locals.

But at the same time he moves,Però al mateix temps es mou,
he wants to change the world.vol canviar el mon.

Stick doesn't wait from the trench,Pau no espera des de la trinxera
Stick is clear he doesn't want to give up.Pau te clar que no vol renunciar.
Stick doesn't resign himself to the ground,Pau no es queda resignat al terra
Stick will start again tomorrow.Pau demà tornarà a comencar.

Stick faces every dayPau te proves cada dia
the pornography that spreadsde la pornografia que escampa
the neoliberal world.el mon neoliberal.

Stick sometimes despairsPau hi ha cops que desespera
but he knows there's no truceperò sap que no hi ha treva
in such an unequal fight.en un combat tan desigual.

Stick is not a hero,Pau no és cap heroi,
he has no vocationno te vocació
to be part of the saints.de ser carn de santoral.

But to sleep peacefullyPerò per dormir tranquil
he must keep going.ha de seguir.

Stick doesn't wait from the trench,Pau no espera des de la trinxera,
Stick is clear he doesn't want to give up.Pau te clar que no vol renunciar.
Stick doesn't resign himself to the ground,Pau no es queda resignat al terra,
Stick will start again tomorrow.Pau demà tornarà a comencar.