Qui pregunta ja respon

Raimon

Originale	Traduzione inglese di Angela Buxton da Cancioneros.com
QUI PREGUNTA JA RESPON	WHO ASKS ANSWERS
Quants homes calen per a fer un país,	How many men are needed to make a country,
quants països per a fer el món,	how many countries to make a world,
quantes llibertats per a fer la democràcia:	how many freedoms to make democracy,
llibertats.	freedoms?
Quantes cases calen per a fer un carrer,	How many houses are needed to make a street,
quants carrers per a fer una ciutat,	how many streets to make a city,
quants arbres per a fer un espai verd,	how many trees to make a green zone,
un espai verd.	a green zone?
Quants obrers calen per a fer una classe obrera,	How many workers are needed to make a working class,
quants burgesos calen per a fer una burgesia,	how many bourgeois are needed to make a bourgeoisie,
quantes lluites per a vèncer,	how many struggles to defeat,
quantes lluites.	how many struggles?
Quantes "apertures" calen per a trencar la tancadura,	How many "openings" are needed to break the lock,
quants pagesos calen per a fer una pagesia,	how many peasants are needed to make a peasantry,
quantes amnisties calen per a fer l'amnistia,	how many amnesties are needed to make amnesty,
l'amnistia.	amnesty?
Això em preguntava el vent a mi mateix,	This the wind asked me,
això em preguntava jo a mi mateix.	this I asked myself.
Qui pregunta ja respon,	Who asks, answers,
qui respon també pregunta.	who answers also asks.
Un home no fa un país,	One man doesn't make a country,
un país no fa el món,	one country doesn't make a world,
una llibertat no fa la democràcia,	one freedom doesn't make a democracy,
llibertat.	one freedom.
Una casa no fa un carrer,	One house doesn't make a street,
un carrer no fa una ciutat,	one street doesn't make a city,
un arbre no fa un espai verd,	one tree doesn't make a green zone,
un espai verd.	a green zone.
Un obrer no fa una classe obrera,	One worker doesn't make a working class,
un burgès no fa una burgesia,	one bourgeois doesn't make a bourgeoisie,
una lluita no fa la victòria,	one battle doesn't make a victory,
una lluita.	one battle.
Una "apertura" no trenca la tancadura,	One "opening" doesn't break the lock,
un pagès no fa una pagesia,	one peasant doesn't make a peasantry,
una amnistia no fa l'amnistia,	one amnesty doesn't make amnesty,
l'amnistia.	amnesty.
Això em preguntava el vent a mi mateix,	This the wind asked me,
això em preguntava jo a mi mateix.	this I asked myself.
Qui pregunta ja respon,	Who asks, answers,
qui respon també pregunta.	who answers also asks.