Benvolgut

dear

Benvolgut

Dear, let me guessBenvolgut, permet-me suposar
that, despite the fact that we have not enjoyed an official presentation,que, malgrat que no haguem gaudit de presentació oficial,
more or less, as well as me, you knowmés o menys, així com jo, estàs assabentat
of my existence, of the things I do.de la meva existència, de les coses que faig.
Dear, I admit it, what will I do, coward of me,Benvolgut, jo ho reconec, què hi faré, covard de mi,
it's not like you're my favorite topic every afternoon,no és que siguis cada tarda el meu tema preferit,
yours are the promises that no one will keep anymore,vostres són les promeses que ningú ja complirà,
your nights when the phones didn't stop ringing.vostres les nits que els telèfons no paraven de sonar.
But I did see you on records that in the end you didn't takePerò sí que et vaig veient en discos que al final no et vas endur
and some what a wonder, and some you will never have far enough,i alguns quina meravella, i alguns que mai tindràs prou lluny,
dear, and in a smile that she makes alone while walkingbenvolgut, i en un somriure que fa sola caminant
and in that old photo forgotten in a drawer:i en aquella foto antiga oblidada en un calaix:
you have parked a van taking advantage of the privileged view of a city.heu parat una furgoneta aprofitant la vista privilegiada d'una ciutat.
You point to the Romanesque apse of a cathedral and you are young and strong!Tu assenyales l'absis romànic d'una catedral i sou joves i forts!
And feel eternity before you!I sentiu l'eternitat al vostre davant!
And, dear, don't even suspect that people like meI, benvolgut, ni sospiteu que gent com jo
we are waitingestem esperant.

And how nice you look, and how bad it must have been,I que simpàtics que se us veu, i quin mal devia fer,
and I imagine it - or I try to - and I assure you that I understandi m'ho imagino -o ho intento- i t'asseguro que comprenc
that even today, without a remedy, everything wobbles for a secondque encara avui, sense remei, tot trontolli un segon
when a friend, in good faith, says your name.quan un amic, amb bona fe, pronuncia el vostre nom.
But I want to think that everything is fine and that you don't miss those times,Però vull pensar que tot va bé i que no enyores aquells temps,
that even when you remember you don't know why but you are happyque fins i tot en recordar no saps per què però estàs content
and you're seeing things around the world that you're liking so muchi vas veient coses pel món que t'estan agradant tant
and you appreciate that between the two of you you made me grow up hidden.i agraeixes que entre els dos em féssiu créixer amagat.
Hidden in lies, in scheming doubts,Amagat en mentidetes, en dubtes emprenyadors,
in every fleeting intuition of a better life,en cada intuïció fugaç d'una vida millor,
hidden in "we are too young to be too clear about anything",amagat en "som molt joves per tenir res massa clar",
hidden in "I don't know what it is, but baby, I can't breathe."amagat en "no sé què és, però, nena, no puc respirar".
Oh dear, how strange if you were hurt one dayAi, benvolgut, que estrany si un dia et van fer mal
my love, my luck, my handsel meu amor, la meva sort, les meves mans
or my finger tracing his spine!o el meu dit resseguint-li la columna vertebral!
Beloved, who has arrived and wants to stay!Benvolgut, que ha arribat i es vol quedar!
Alas, these fingers, they are not simple, from people like meAi aquests dits, no són senzills, de gent com jo
that was waitingque estava esperant.

Dear, I'll leave it here, I know you're a busy man.Benvolgut, ho deixo aquí, que sé que ets un home ocupat.
I guess it's time to say goodbye to waitingSuposo que és moment d'acomiadar-me esperant
not to have worked too hard, not to have looked like a madman,no haver-te emprenyat massa, no haver semblat un boig,
may the force be with us, goodbye, see you forever, good luck!que la força ens acompanyi, adéu, fins sempre, sort!
In case we meet one day, I apologize, I know myself,Per si un dia ens creuem ja em disculpo, que em conec,
I'll be a serious man, I'll wait right behindfaré d'home seriós, esperaré darrere dret
while you tease him, "I see you're looking high now,"mentre tu li fas brometa, "veig que ara els busques alts",
while you claim to be much more elegant.mentre tu et reivindiques com molt més elegant.
We'll say goodbye and leave and she'll tell me she saw you oldFarem adéu i marxarem i ella em dirà que t'ha vist vell
and, step by step, you will be so fari, pas a pas, ja estaràs tan lluny
like the cretin who before entering History touched his asscom el cretí que abans d'entrar a Història li tocava el cul
tearing it against the trees next to a high school.arrambant-la contra els arbres del costat d'un institut.
Alas, my poor fellows, how they had been frightened,Ai, pobrets meus, com s'haguessin espantat,
if you go into the bushes, you and I come out sayingsi entre els matolls, sortim tu i jo dient
"hey here gentlemen we are waiting."ei, aquí els senyors, estem esperant.
Guys, make room,Xicots, aneu fent lloc,
that we are waiting for."que estem esperant".