Cançó de les mans

Raimon

Originale	Traduzione inglese di Angela Buxton da Cancioneros.com.
CANÇÓ DE LES MANS	SONG OF THE HANDS
De l'home mire	Always look
sempre les mans.	at the hands of a man.
Mans de xiquet, ben netes,	Hands of children, spanking clean,
mans de xiquet que es faran grans.	hands of children who will grow up.
Mans que en la nit busquen	Hands that in the night
allò que no troben mai.	seek what they never find.
Mans dels que maten, brutes;	Dirty hands of those who kill;
mans fines que manen matar.	fine hands that order to kill.
Mans tremoloses, eixutes,	Trembling hands, dry,
mans tremoloses,	trembling hands,
mans dels amants.	hands of lovers.
De l'home mire	Always look
sempre les mans.	at the hands of a man.
Mans tan dures	Such hard hands
dels que passen fam.	of those who are hungry.
Mans tan pures	Such pure hands
de quan érem infants.	of when we were children.
De l'home mire	Always look
sempre les mans.	at the hands of a man.