Vuit de Març

Pau Alabajos

Originale	Versione inglese / English Translation
VUIT DE MARÇ	8TH OF MARCH
Amb totes dues mans	With both hands
alçades a la lluna,	raised to the moon,
obrim una finestra	let’s open a window
en aquest cel tancat.	in this closed sky.
Hereves de les dones	Heiresses of the women
que cremaren ahir	that yesterday were burning,
farem una foguera	we will make a bonfire
amb l’estrall i la por.	with havoc and fear.
Hi acudiran les bruixes	There will come witches
de totes les edats.	of all ages.
Deixaran les escombres	They will leave their brooms
per pastura del foc,	for fire fodder,
cossis i draps de cuina	washtubs and dishclothes,
el sabó i el blauet,	soap and whitener,
els pots i les cassoles	pots and pans,
el fregall i els bolquers.	pan-scrub and nappies.
Deixarem les escombres	We will leave our brooms
per pastura del foc,	for fire fodder,
els pots i les cassoles,	pots and pans,
el blauet i el sabó	bleach and soap.
I la cendra que resti	And the ash that will remain,
no la canviarem	we will not exchange it
ni per l’or ni pel ferro	neither for gold, nor for iron,
per ceptres ni punyals.	nor for sceptres, nor for daggers.
Sorgida de la flama	Arising from the flame,
sols tindrem ja la vida	we will only have life
per arma i per escut	as a weapon and a shield,
a totes dues mans.	held in both hands.
El fum dibuixarà	The smoke will draw
l’inici de la història	the beginning of the history,
com una heura de joia	like an ivy of joy
entorn del nostre cos	around our bodies.
I plourà i farà sol	And there will be rain and sunshine,
i dansarem a l’aire	and we will dance to the tune
de les noves cançons	of new songs
que la terra rebrà.	that the land will welcome.
Vindicarem la nit	We will vindicate the night
i la paraula DONA.	and the word WOMAN.
Llavors creixerà l’arbre	And then there will grow the tree
de l’alliberament	of liberation.
Llavors creixerà l’arbre	And then there will grow the tree
de l’alliberament.	of liberation.
I plourà i farà sol	And there will be rain and sunshine,
i dansarem a l’aire	and we will dance to the tune
de les noves cançons	of new songs
que la terra rebrà.	that the land will welcome.
Vindicarem la nit	We will vindicate the night
i la paraula DONA.	and the word WOMAN.
Llavors creixerà l’arbre	And then there will grow the tree
de l’alliberament,	of liberation,
de l’alliberament,	of liberation,
de l’alliberament.	of liberation.