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Relentlessly

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We knewNosaltres sabíem
of a single lordd'un únic senyor
and we saw howi vèiem com
he becameesdevenia
a dog.gos.
Enfeebled by the belly,Envilit pel ventre,
by the caress on the belly,per l'afalac al ventre,
by fear,per la por,
he crouched under the whips'ajup sota el fuet
drunk with forgetfulnessamb foll oblit
of the reasonde la raó
he holds.que té.
Torn, eatenArnat, menjat
by plagues,de plagues,
without stopping he lickedsense parar llepava
the rough handl'aspra mà
that has held himque l'ha fermat
down in the muddes de tant temps
for so long.al fang.
It would have beenLi hauria estat
simple to makesenzill de fer
of his silence a walldel seu silenci mur
impenetrable, towering:impenetrable, altíssim:
he choseva triar
the great gentle shamela gran vergonya mansa
of the yelps.dels lladrucs.
We have never been able,Mai no hem pogut,
though, to despairperò, desesperar
of the old defeateddel vell vençut
and we raise in the nighti elevem en la nit
a song of shouts,un cant a crits,
for the words overflowcar les paraules vessen
with meaning.de sentit.
The water, the earth,L'aigua, la terra,
the air, the firel'aire, el foc
are his,són seus,
if he dares at oncesi s'arrisca d'un cop
to be who he is.a ser qui és.
He must sayCaldrà que digui
enough right away,de seguida prou,
that he now wantsque vulgui ara
to walk anew,caminar de nou,
standing, without rest,alçat, sense repòs,
forevermoreper sempre més
man saved in the village,home salvat en poble,
against the wind.contra el vent.
Saved in the village,Salvat en poble,
already the master of all,ja l'amo de tot,
not a mere mutt,no gos mesell,
but the only lord.sinó l'únic senyor.