Els falziots [English translation]

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't mean that

Garbi* has to rise

this evening,

or that a storm is let loose

from the west.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't bother the wind.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't mean that they,

lay out the sun

behind the oaks

and they make with ferns

a cradle.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't bother the sun.

It doesn't matter

or

it matters a lot

that when the common swifts leave

the sun remains crying.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't mean that they

splash the sea

of men and rowboats

and silver-plate the back

of clear mirror.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't bother the sea.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't mean that

the sky must be embroidered

of glow worms

or that the moon is painted

a waxing crescent.

Let the common swifts fly

it doesn't bother the sky.

It doesn't matter

or

it matters a lot

that when the common swifts leave

the sky remains crying.

And after all of this

tell me

if the flight of this common swift

doesn't mean a thing.

• Artist:Joan Manuel Serrat
• Album:Per al meu amic