M'hauria Agradat

I Would Have Liked

M'hauria Agradat

I would have liked to live in a farmhouseM'hauria agradat viure en una masia
lost among oaks and pines near the sea,perduda entre alzines i pins vora el mar,
there in Empordà, with a small boat to go fishing.allà a l'Empordà, amb una barca petita per sortir a pescar.
I would have liked.M'hauria agradat.

I would have liked that through that windowM'hauria agradat que per aquella finestra
I had never seen that golden carmai hagués pogut veure aquell cotxe daurat
brake too late, or not find my mother, on Christmas Eve,frenar massa tard, o no trobar-me la mare, la nit de Nadal,
crying in secret.plorant d'amagat.

But no one warned me that you could write a letterPerò ningú em va avisar que es podia escriure una carta
like ordering lunch from a menu.com qui demana el menú per dinar.
But no one warned me and the waiter ignores mePerò ningú em va avisar i el cambrer no em fa cas
and all alone, in silence, I finish my dish.i tot sol, en silenci, m'acabo el meu plat.

I would have liked that promise of love and tendernessM'hauria agradat que aquella promesa, d'amor i tendresa
had not turned, after so many years,no s'hagués transformat, després de tants anys,
into that distant farewell letter.en aquella carta distant, de comiat.
I would have liked.M'hauria agradat.

And I would have liked to be home in the eveningsI m'hauria agradat poder ser a casa els vespres
coming back from work and sleeptornant de la feina i dormir
when the sun also does.quan el sol també ho fa.
I would have liked.M'hauria agradat.

But I guess that's how it goes,Però suposo que això va com va,
and, as always, maybe I was too late,i, com sempre, potser vaig fer tard,
and I have to live lifei he de viure la vida
like someone still dreamingcom qui encara somia
that maybe whatque potser s'acompleixi allò
I would have liked comes true.que m'hauria agradat.
But maybe I was too late.Però potser vaig fer tard.