BBVA [English translation]

We find ourselves on the highway between Manresa and Berga1

In an impressive car, breaking the speed limit

They've found an alright CD in the glove compartment

It's Wednesday, in the early hours, and the two fugitives are singing.

They pass through Molló2, and in a clearing

He holds her like a child, and sleeps deeply.

As the sun wakes up the forest, she struggles with the memory:

a cashier being the hero, a revolver being fired.

They buy a motorbike from a farmer for four times what it's worth

And they accelerate between lonely vineyards.

At the lights in Estagel3 a few gendarmes wave at them

But they're not saying anything on the radio, they're not on anyone's trail

He shaves his head, she dyes her hair brown

The days go by slowly, they walk in the afternoon

He plays pelota with a businessman in the evenings

She locks herself up in the bungalow and at night fakes orgasms.

How good it is to go out to the street, breathe in the fresh air!

They're two adorable lovebirds!

He talks about the future and plans aimlessly -

the beginning of paradise in a pizzeria in Lausanne.

And how funny are the names in their passports! He says them in a high pitched voice

Maybe he'd seem more French, he says, if he shaved off his beard!

She responds as best she can and cries from behind the closed door:

"I can't do this, my love, not at the expense of others."

And, finally, he survived the journey in hiding,

He finally sees the navy blue of the promised land

But he's not worried about her, for she has found her peace in the jail

She's set herself down in the darkness and has given names to the rats

And she's found a pretty name for each one.

1. Two towns in central Catalonia2. Village on the French-Spanish border in northern Catalonia3. Town near Perpignan in France

• Artist:Manel
• Album:Jo competeixo