Jo Vinc D'un Silenci

I Come from a Silence

Jo Vinc D'un Silenci

I come from a silenceJo vinc d'un silenci
ancient and very longantic i molt llarg
of people risingde gent que va alçant-se
from the depths of the centuriesdes del fons dels segles
of people they callde gent que anomenen
subaltern classes,classes subalternes,
I come from a silencejo vinc d'un silenci
ancient and very long.antic i molt llarg.

I come from the squaresJo vinc de les places
and the streets fulli dels carrers plens
of children playingde xiquets que juguen
and old people waiting,i de vells que esperen,
while men and womenmentre homes i dones
are workingestan treballant
in small workshops,als petits tallers,
at home or in the fields.a casa o al camp.

I come from a silenceJo vinc d'un silenci
that is not resigned,que no és resignat,
where the orchard beginsd'on comença l'horta
and the dry land ends,i acaba el secà,
of effort and blasphemyd'esforç i blasfèmia
because everything goes wrong:perquè tot va mal:
who loses their originsqui perd els orígens
loses identity.perd identitat.

I come from a silenceJo vinc d'un silenci
ancient and very long,antic i molt llarg,
of people without mysticsde gent sense místics
or great captains,ni grans capitans,
who live and dieque viuen i moren
in anonymity,en l'anonimat,
who in solemn phrasesque en frases solemnes
have never believed.no han cregut mai.

I come from a struggleJo vinc d'una lluita
that is silent and constant,que és sorda i constant,
I come from a silencejo vinc d'un silenci
that will break the peopleque romprà la gent
who now want to be freeque ara vol ser lliure
and love life,i estima la vida,
who demand the thingsque exigeix les coses
that have been denied to them.que li han negat.

I come from a silenceJo vinc d'un silenci
ancient and very long,antic i molt llarg,
I come from a silencejo vinc d'un silenci
that is not resigned,que no és resignat,
I come from a silencejo vinc d'un silenci
that the people will break,que la gent romprà,
I come from a strugglejo vinc d'una lluita
that is silent and constant.que és sorda i constant.