To answer big questions, sometimes, there's enough with a song. With an alm… Read Full Bio ↴To answer big questions, sometimes, there's enough with a song. With an almost religious meaning, El Petit De Cal Eril delves into the bone marrow of emotions more intimately human and exits with the right balance between nostalgia and optimism, serenity and hope. His latest album, Vol i Dol (2010), combines folk spirit, drops of psychedelia and above all, their own label, maybe it's because of the rural optimism, bubblegum smell and the noise of tractors of the Segarra, which is where Joan Pons was born, voice and spirit of the band.

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Com un plom
El Petit De Cal Eril Lyrics

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Com un plom, m'endinso a dins del mar
capficat per no haver fet cap cançó en més de dos anys.

Estirat, al fons del mar Pacífic
busco manuals de com respirar al fons del mar.

Veig passar un transatlàntic
quina panxa m'he vist estirat a sota el mar.

Havent passat, ha deixat una pluja d'aigua
que es fa curiosa a dins del mar.

Com la llum, m'endinso dins de casa
i veig com l'aigua deixa el seu rastre després del meu pas.

Consternat, després d'haver viscut un naufragi total
he après a respirar a sota el mar.

Esdevinc un cas d'estudi atípic per biòlegs marins
que inunden universitats i centres marins.

I fins la NASA, la cosa ha sobtat
i em volen enviar a l'espai més llunyà per investigar.

Jo m'hi avinc
i ja sóc a 10 mil milions de quilometres del meu llit.

L'experiment em permet comprovar
que el més fàcil d'estar en total llibertat a l'espai sideral.

I respirar com ho feia al fons del mar
entre algues o estrelles m'hi sento tan normal.

El resultat de nou sorprèn a tots
i la gràcia inicial s'ha convertit en un odi general.

Les intencions d'eliminar ma persona
esdevenen per mi d'allò més preocupants.

De sobte em faig fonedís com el plàncton
i viatjo invisible per la via làctia.

Oh, sóc tan feliç, invisible allà on passo
i em fa sentir tan sol.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh...

Ahhh, ahhh ah ah ah...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to El Petit De Cal Eril's song Com un plom describe a feeling of sinking like a weight (com un plom) into the sea because the singer has not written a song for over two years. He is searching for manuals to learn how to breathe underwater (presumably to stay down there forever), passing a transatlantic ship and noticing how his own body would look underneath the waves. The experience of being underwater is described as both curious and depressing, as the singer learns to breathe and becomes a "case study" for marine biologists and even NASA, who eventually sends him to space. There he feels happy and free, but also lonely, and eventually disappears into the Milky Way, becoming invisible and enjoying the feeling of being unobserved.

The song is filled with vivid imagery and allegory, painting a picture of someone struggling to find inspiration and meaning in their life. The idea of sinking into the sea can be read as sinking into depression, while the journey to space is a metaphor for the search for transcendence or enlightenment. The final line, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh... Ahhh, ahhh ah ah ah..." is left open to interpretation, but could suggest a sense of relief or joy at finally being free from the pressure to create.

Line by Line Meaning

Com un plom, m'endinso a dins del mar
I sink heavily into the sea like lead, consumed by the guilt of not having written a song for more than two years.

Estirat, al fons del mar Pacífic busco manuals de com respirar al fons del mar.
Lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, I search for manuals on how to breathe underwater.

Veig passar un transatlàntic quina panxa m'he vist estirat a sota el mar.
I see a transatlantic ship pass above me and realize how small I am lying on the ocean floor.

Havent passat, ha deixat una pluja d'aigua que es fa curiosa a dins del mar.
The ship leaves a trail of water behind that fascinates me as it floats in the ocean.

Com la llum, m'endinso dins de casa i veig com l'aigua deixa el seu rastre després del meu pas.
Back inside, I see how water leaves its mark after me like light in a room.

Consternat, després d'haver viscut un naufragi total he après a respirar a sota el mar.
After a devastating shipwreck, I've learned how to breathe underwater and survive.

Esdevinc un cas d'estudi atípic per biòlegs marins que inunden universitats i centres marins.
My unique case becomes a popular research subject for marine biologists across universities and centers.

I fins la NASA, la cosa ha sobtat i em volen enviar a l'espai més llunyà per investigar.
Even NASA is surprised by my case and wants to send me to investigate the farthest reaches of space.

Jo m'hi avinc i ja sóc a 10 mil milions de quilometres del meu llit.
I accept the offer and find myself 10 billion kilometers away from my bed.

L'experiment em permet comprovar que el més fàcil d'estar en total llibertat a l'espai sideral.
The experiment confirms that it's easiest to be completely free in outer space.

I respirar com ho feia al fons del mar entre algues o estrelles m'hi sento tan normal.
And I breathe like I did underwater, feeling at ease among the stars or seaweed.

El resultat de nou sorprèn a tots i la gràcia inicial s'ha convertit en un odi general.
The unexpected results surprise everyone again and the initial amusement turns into general hatred.

Les intencions d'eliminar ma persona esdevenen per mi d'allò més preocupants.
The intentions to eliminate me become extremely concerning to me.

De sobte em faig fonedís com el plàncton i viatjo invisible per la via làctia.
Suddenly, I become like plankton, traveling invisibly through the Milky Way.

Oh, sóc tan feliç, invisible allà on passo i em fa sentir tan sol.
Oh, I'm so happy being invisible wherever I go, but it also makes me feel so lonely.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh... Ahhh, ahhh ah ah ah...
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