* Els Pets (1989)
* Calla i Balla (1991)
* Fruits Sex (1992)
* Brut Natural (1994)
* Bondia (1997)
* Sol (1999)
* Respira (2001)
* Agost (2004)
* Com anar al cel i tornar (2007)
* Fràgil (2010)
Other albums:
* Vine a la Festa (1995) [Live]
* Malacara (2002) [Sampler plus 1 new song]
* Això és espectacle (2006) [DVD documental + live]
A batzegades
Els Pets Lyrics
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El sento a la cara i com
Un nen malcriat entomo els petons
Que em pessigolleixen les galtes.
Amb les ulleres de sol,
Servint-me d'escut covard,
Repasso els malucs
Enamorat
De la mirada fugisera d'una extranya.
Encisat
Pensant que potser mai més la veuré...
I vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
Com un babau,
Aquesta cançó que tinc el cap
Des que m'he llevat
I s'ha enganxat com les lleganyes.
Vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
Com un nen gran,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
La porto el damunt i m'agrada.
Em bec la pluja de juny
Com un combinat d'alcohol;
La gent s'encongeix i busca aixopluc
Fent servir les mans de paraigües.
Intento no aclucar els ulls,
Les gotes em van lliscant
Però puc veure un gat
Rient-se de mi des de sota d'un Seat Panda.
Fascinat,
Amb la mirada juganera que em regales.
Encantat,
Sabent que demà també la faràs.
I a batzegades,
Vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
Com un babau,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
La porto el damunt
Com un perfum que mai m'embafa.
Vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
Com un nen gran,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
La porto al damunt i m'agrada.
Poc a poc i a batzegades,
Vaig cantant,
Pendent de la gent que m'està mirant,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
La porto al damunt i m'agrada.
The song "A batzegades" by Els Pets talks about a man who is walking down the street and singing a song that he cannot seem to get out of his head. He is walking alone and observing the people around him as he tries to mentally connect with someone, anyone. The first verse talks about a warm winter sun on his face and how the feeling of the sun is almost like being pinched, just like a child who doesn't like getting kisses because they tickle. He then goes on to say, with sunglasses deflecting his gaze, he's observing the hips of all the girls walking by, and how he is in love with the fleeting glances of a stranger.
In the second verse, our protagonist is walking in the rain in June and thinks he is the odd one out because everyone around him seems to be trying to avoid getting wet. His observation of a laughing cat under a car embodies his emotion - the feeling that life is mocking him in his moment of longing. He tries to keep his eyes open but the rain keeps dripping into his eyes, but he can only see the playful gaze of the woman he is enamored with.
In the chorus, he is singing his heart out despite getting strange glances from people around him. He sings that he feels like a child when he sings this song that he wants to give away to the woman he desires, and he carries it with him like perfume that will never wear off.
Overall, "A batzegades" is a sad yet beautiful song that highlights the human desire for companionship and the yearning for a sense of belonging that one can find in the simplest of things. It is a song that portrays the frustration and melancholy that love can bring in a world where it is difficult to connect with people.
Line by Line Meaning
M'escalfa el sol de febrer,
The February sun warms me up,
El sento a la cara i com
I feel it on my face and like
Un nen malcriat entomo els petons
A spoiled child I surround the kisses
Que em pessigolleixen les galtes.
That tickle my cheeks
Amb les ulleres de sol,
With my sunglasses on
Servint-me d'escut covard,
Using them as a cowardly shield
Repasso els malucs
I check out the hips
De totes les noies que veig travessant la plaça.
Of every girl I see crossing the square
Enamorat
In love
De la mirada fugisera d'una extranya.
With the fleeting gaze of a stranger
Encisat
Enchanted
Pensant que potser mai més la veuré...
Thinking that maybe I'll never see her again...
I vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
And I softly sing along the street,
Com un babau,
Like a fool,
Aquesta cançó que tinc el cap
This song that I have in my head
Des que m'he llevat
Since I woke up
I s'ha enganxat com les lleganyes.
Has stuck to me like eye crust
Vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
I softly sing along the street,
Com un nen gran,
Like a grown-up child,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
This song that I want to give to you,
La porto el damunt i m'agrada.
I carry it with me and I like it.
Em bec la pluja de juny
I drink the rain of June
Com un combinat d'alcohol;
Like a mixed drink of alcohol;
La gent s'encongeix i busca aixopluc
People shrink and seek shelter
Fent servir les mans de paraigües.
Using their umbrella hands.
Intento no aclucar els ulls,
I try not to blink,
Les gotes em van lliscant
The drops slide down me
Però puc veure un gat
But I can see a cat
Rient-se de mi des de sota d'un Seat Panda.
Laughing at me from under a Seat Panda.
Fascinat,
Fascinated,
Amb la mirada juganera que em regales.
With the playful gaze you give me.
Encantat,
Charmed,
Sabent que demà també la faràs.
Knowing that you'll do it again tomorrow.
I a batzegades,
And little by little,
Vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
I softly sing along the street,
Com un babau,
Like a fool,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
This song that I want to give to you,
La porto el damunt
I carry it with me
Com un perfum que mai m'embafa.
Like a perfume that never smothers me.
Vaig cantant fluixet pel carrer,
I softly sing along the street,
Com un nen gran,
Like a grown-up child,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
This song that I want to give to you,
La porto al damunt i m'agrada.
I carry it with me and I like it.
Poc a poc i a batzegades,
Little by little,
Vaig cantant,
I keep singing,
Pendent de la gent que m'està mirant,
Hanging on the people who are looking at me,
Aquesta cançó que et vull donar,
This song that I want to give to you,
La porto al damunt i m'agrada.
I carry it with me and I like it.
Contributed by Layla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.