Si El Rei Vol Corona

If the King Wants a Crown

Si El Rei Vol Corona

For three centuries the BourbonsFa tres segles que els borbons
have pretended to be our kingspretenen ser els nostres reis
ignoring just how farignorant fins a quin punt
we've come to ignore them.arribem a passar d'ells.
But if they keep insistingPerò si insisteixen gaire
with this obsession,amb aquesta obsessió,
we'll show them ourels mostrarem nostra
weakness for the round cut.debilitat pel tall rodó.

And it's not too pleasantI és que no és massa agradable
seeing someone walk the earthveure passejar pel món
who claims to represent youun que diu que et representa
but is softer than a slice of pork loin.que és més tou que un tall de llom.
When the world sees the figureQuan el món veu el figura
we have as our oppressor,que tenim per opressor,
more than solidaritymés que solidaritat
we awaken compassion.despertem compassió.

If the King wants a crown, we'll give him a crown:Si el Rei vol corona, corona li darem:
let him come to Barcelona and we'll cut off his head.que vingui a Barcelona i el coll li tallarem.

It's said that in Catalonia during Philip the Fifth's timeS'explica que a Catalunya en temps de Felip Cinquè
they banned all weapons, even knives,van prohibir totes les armes, fins i tot els ganivets,
only kitchen knives and at the table tightly bound,sols els ganivets de cuina i a la taula ben lligats,
because they didn't want us to be fools, because they didn't want us to be bold,perquè no fóssim ximplets, perquè no fossim gosats,
because they didn't want us to be bold, because they didn't want us to be fools,perquè no fossim gosats,perquè no fóssim ximplets,
to save the neck and the bean from the little Spanish soldiers.per salvar el coll i la fava als soldats espanyolets.
But now this is ending, we've warned the squires.Però ara això s'acaba, hem avisat els esmolets.