Es fa llarg, es fa llarg esperar [English translation]

Oh, the wait seems always so long

When one is expecting the worst to come;

And how sad is the long wait

When one is expecting the death of love!

When one expects everything to end

So that I can start once again...

When one expects the whole world to crumble

So that it can be rebuilt:

The wait is unbearably long; so very long!

And it is so sad to wait each day

As the sky turns red and the sun disappears;

And it's so dark as we wait each day

Because the sun never wants to leave,

Because the days take a long time to fade

And the hours refuse to go.

Because you wait and wait and wait

And you want tomorrow to come, but it's still yesterday:

The wait is unbearably sad; so very sad!

And the mornings and the afternoons drag on for so long

When the wait awakens your anguish.

And the grey afternoons become long and go so slow

Because something is weighing down on your heart.

Because you feel that your soul is dead

And you think everything, everything in this world is so confusing;

Because you find all the doors closed

And you're trapped like a rabid dog...

The wait is unbearably dark; so very dark!

The wait is unbearably dark; so very dark!

The wait is unbearably dark; so very dark!

The wait is unbearably dark; so very dark!

And the hours spent waiting become so gloomy

When it doesn't rain though the sky is overcast.

And the hours spent waiting become so gloomy

When you can see that the end is close for the both of you.

When it's been days since you last whistled or sang a tune

And it's been so long since you last smiled;

When you can feel death inside your heart and you're frightened

When you think: "maybe this is the last warning"

The wait is unbearably gloomy; so very gloomy!

• Artist:Maria del Mar Bonet
• Album:Alenar (1977)