La Mestra

The Teacher

La Mestra

Two by two are fourDos per dos són quatre
Four and two are sixQuatre I dos són sis
Regulated and frustrated schoolEscola reglada I frustrada
Don't speak or play without permissionNo parles ni jugues si no tens permís
The cross, the cassock, and the rodLa creu, la sotana I la vara
We conjugate imperfect presentsConjuguem presents imperfectes
We remove the X from the futureLi restem la X al futur
We castrate the beasts in the centersCastrem a les feres als centres
Labor force of the 21st centuryForça de treball del segle XXI
We have planned behaviorsHem planificat les conductes
We leave no room for creationNo deixem ja marge per la creació
We draw futures full of doubtsDibuixem futurs plens de dubtes
Neither dreams, nor games, nor improvisationNi somnis, ni jocs, ni improvisació
Childhood in the trashInfàncies al contenidor
10 hours a day, a time that was gold10 hores al dia, un temps que era or
Slaves of an oppressive stateEsclaus d'un estat opressor
Forgive your people, Lord!!!Perdona a tu pueblo señor!!!

Mother, mother, I don't want to go backMare mare, que jo no vull tornar
To praying and being silent when they commandA resar I a callar quan ells manen
Father, father, I wanted to dreamPare pare, jo volia somiar
And fly, and there they cut our wingsI volar, I allà ens tallen les ales

Smuggler of clandestine verbsContrabandista de verbs clandestins
Spreading the poisonEscampant el verí
Through lively villages and endless pathsPer pobles vius I senders infinits
What a pleasure to hear her speakQuin gust sentir-la parlar
If from the street and the yard she is the soulSi del carrer I el corral és l'ama
And now there is a village that roarsI ara hi ha un poble que brama
In a forbidden languageEn un idioma proscrit

In that context, a teacher arrivesEn eixe context, arriba una mestra
Rebel, determined, braveRebel, decidida, valenta
Childhood in dispute is conqueredLa infància en disputa es conquesta
The dictator dies... it is saidEl dictador mor… Es comenta
Darkness takes the deceased awayTenebres s'emporte el difunt
We change customs, death to obedienceCanviem els costums mort a l'obediència
We break the rosary, burn the notesTrenquem el rosari, cremem els apunts
Facing the future, innocenceDavant el futur la innocència
The disciplinary file arrivesArriba l'expedient disciplinari
We want them to memorize the prayer and the alphabetVolem que memoritzen l'oració I l'abecedari
Strict schedules, and a well-defined playgroundHoraris estrictes, I un pati ben delimitat
Christian penitentiary centerCentre penitenciari de cristians
The mayor, the police, inspectors comeVinguen l'alcalde, la guàrdia, inspectors
To defend the absurd, to give lessonsA defende l'absurd, a donar-li lliçons
They could not, they will never be ableNo van poder, mai no podrán
From that teacher today we are privileged studentsD'aquella mestra hui som alumnat aventatjat

Mother, mother, I don't want to go backMare mare, que jo no vull tornar
To praying and being silent when they commandA resar I a callar quan ells manen
Father, father, I wanted to dreamPare pare, jo volia somiar
And fly, and there they cut our wingsI volar, I allà ens tallen les ales

Smuggler of clandestine verbsContrabandista del verbs clandestins
Spreading the poisonEscampant el verí
Lively villages and endless pathsPobles vius, I senders infinits
What a pleasure to hear her speakQuin gust sentir-la parlar
If from the street and the yard she is the soulSi del carrer I el corral és l'ama
And now there is a village that roarsI ara hi ha un poble que brama
In a forbidden languageEn un idioma proscrit