Maria Mercè

Maria Mercè

Maria Mercè

And if you don't wantI si no vols
to work an eight-hour shift,fer una feina de vuit hores,
but you've spent your cashperò t'has gastat la pasta
on those new shoes.en les sabates noves.

And if what you earn,I si el que cobres,
is just a pittance,misèria i companyia
that is, if you earn anything.això si és que cobres.

And we don't wantI no volem
to invest our livesinvertir la nostra vida
in a peaceful routine,en plàcida rutina,
a bunch of bullshit.enganyifaspirina.
We preferI preferim
to eat seeds on the street,menjar pipes al carrer,
celebrate it with our cousin.celebrar-ho amb la cosina.
Oh! Mª Mercè Mercedites,Ai! Mª Mercè Mercedites
what are we gonna do now?ara què hem de fer?
we should sell the househauríem de vendre la casa
and go rent instead.i anar de lloguer.

Oh! Mª Mercè Mercedites,Ai! Mª Mercè Mercedites
let's go danceanem a ballar
'cause I don't like churchque la missa a mi no m'agrada
and I can't eat bread.i no puc menjar pa.
Whether it's work,Tant si és la feina,
or if it's school,com si són els estudis,
we can't decideno podem decidir-nos
or specialize.ni especialitzar-nos.
But it doesn't matter,Però tant se val,
we'll taste a bit of this and that,tastarem d'aquí i d'allà,
they won't be able to label us.no podran classificar-nos.

And finally,I finalment,
the plumbing's burst,ha petat la canyeria,
the handyman came,el lampista ha vingut,
said he'd fix it.ha dit que ho arreglaria.
But we found each otherperò ens hem trobat
and went out for drinksi hem anat a fer el vermut
in the sun, what a joy!amb el sol quina alegria!