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Què volen aquesta gent?

Maria Del Mar Bonet
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QUÈ VOLEN AQUESTA GENT?WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE WANT
  
De matinada han trucat,They knocked in the early morning,
són al replà de l'escala;they’re on the landing of the stairs;
la mare quan surt a obrirwhen the mother comes to open the door
porta la bata posada.she has on her dressing gown.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?
  
«El seu fill, que no és aquí?»“Isn’t your son here?”
«N'és adormit a la cambra.“He’s asleep in his room.
Què li volen al meu fill?»What do you want with my son?”
El fill mig es desvetllava.The son half wakes up.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?
  
La mare ben poc en sap,The mother knows very little
de totes les esperancesabout all the hopes
del seu fill estudiant,of her student son,
que ben compromès n'estava.who was quite committed.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?
  
Dies fa que parla pocFor several days he’s said little
i cada nit s'agitava.and every night he’s been restless.
Li venia un tremolorA trembling came on
tement un truc a trenc d'alba.as he feared a knock at break of dawn.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?
  
Encara no ben despertStill not wide awake,
ja sent viva la trucada,he hears the loud knock
i es llança pel finestral,and he throws himself through the window
a l'asfalt d'una volada.onto the street at one go.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?
  
Els que truquen resten muts,Those who knock remain silent,
menys un d'ells, potser el que mana,but one of them, perhaps the one in charge,
que s'inclina pel finestral.leans out through the window.
Darrere xiscla la mare.Behind, the mother screams.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?
  
De matinada han trucat,They knocked early in the morning;
la llei una hora assenyala.the law comes at a certain hour.
Ara l'estudiant és mort,Now the student is dead,
és mort d'un truc a trenc d'alba.he died from a knock at break of dawn.
  
«Què volen aquesta gentWhat do these people want
que truquen de matinada?»who knock in the early morning?


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