L'odissea [English translation]

You know very well that it’s not a game,

that not everything is a matter of luck.

Success smiles at those who are determined,

but it’s the effort that opens the way.

You’re a warrior with a giant heart,

you always go one step forward.

Don’t expect anything and you’ll manage it all;

instinct will take you to wherever you want.

Walk across the land bit by bit, make it yours;

all kind of learning won’t be enough.

Taste pleasure and beauty

and if one day you lose your goal…

Waiting for you here is my smile,

the outstretched hands of those who love you.

Waiting for you here is my smile,

the drive that makes the world spin

in our favour.

You know very well that you’ll be afraid

that it won’t be a bed of roses1.

Use fully the hero that you have inside,

don’t let the new morning scare you.

You are the magnet to big challenges,

with faith in the most far-reaching dreams

that today make you fly out,

following the spark of a new sun.

1. lit. "a road/path of flowers"

• Artist:Els Catarres
• Album:Big bang