18 de Maig a la Villa

Raimon

Originale	Traduzione in inglese di Angela Buxton da Cancioneros.com.
18 DE MAIG A LA VILLA	18TH OF MAY IN MADRID
I la ciutat era jove,	And the city was young
aquell 18 de maig.	that 18th of May.
Sí, la ciutat era jove,	Yes, the city was young
aquell 18 de maig	on that 18th of May
que no oblidaré mai.	that I'll never forget.
Per unes quantes hores	For a few hours
ens vàrem sentir lliures,	we managed to feel free,
i qui ha sentit la llibertat	and he who has felt free
té més forces per viure.	has got more strength to live.
De ben lluny, de ben lluny,	From afar, from afar
arribaven totes les esperances,	arrived all the hopes,
i semblaven noves,	and they seemed to be new,
acabades d'estrenar:	like new clothes:
de ben lluny les portàvem.	from afar we brought them.
Per unes quantes hores	For a few hours
ens vàrem sentir lliures,	we managed to feel free,
i qui ha sentit la llibertat	and he who has felt free
té més forces per viure.	has got more strength to live.
Una vella esperança	An old hope
trobava la veu	found a voice
en el cos de milers de joves	in the bodies of thousands of youths
que cantaven i que lluiten.	who were singing and are fighting.
No l'oblidaré mai,	I shall never forget,
no l'oblidaré mai,	I shall never forget,
aquell 18 de maig,	that 18th of May,
no l'oblidaré mai,	I shall never forget,
aquell 18 de maig	that 18th of May
a Madrid.	in Madrid.