* 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]
Pau
Els Pets Lyrics
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Pau treballa i estudia,
Repassa apunts i llibres
Sota el taulell mig d'amagat
D'una petita oficina
On es guanya la vida
Pau comparteix la nevera
Amb dos companys de feina
I un marroquí mig ilolegal
I a l'habitació somia
Amb una gironina
Que viu al bloc que hi ha al davant.
Pau és com la resta,
Quan beu molt molesta
Les cambreres dels locals.
Però al mateix temps es mou,
Vol canviar el mon.
Pau no espera des de la trinxera
Pau te clar que no vol renunciar.
Pau no es queda resignat al terra
Pau demà tornarà a començar.
Pau te proves cada dia
De la pornografia que escampa
El mon neoliberal.
Pau hi ha cops que desespera
Però sap que no hi ha treva
En un combat tan desigual.
Pau no és cap heroi,
No te vocació
De ser carn de santoral.
Però per dormir tranquil
Ha de seguir.
Pau no espera des de la trinxera,
Pau te clar que no vol renunciar.
Pau no es queda resignat al terra,
Pau demà tornarà a començar.
The song "Pau" by Els Pets portrays the life of Pau, an ordinary working individual who balances his work and studies. The lyrics describe how Pau works hard in a small office and earns his living on a temporary contract. He shares his fridge with two of his colleagues and a Moroccan man who is half-illegal. Pau dreams of a girl who lives in the building opposite his room.
The song suggests that Pau is not content with his life; he gets drunk and annoys waitresses, but at the same time, he wants to change the world. Pau is not willing to give up from his position; he is in the fight to make things better. The lyrics suggest that Pau understands the pornography that spread across the world, and he is desperate for justice.
The lyrics show that Pau is not a hero nor has any saintly aspirations, but he wants to be at peace with himself. The song highlights the struggles of many working-class people and the fight for a better life. It is a reminder that people have doubts and desperations, but they are struggling to make their lives better.
Line by Line Meaning
Pau treballa i estudia,
Pau works and studies,
Repassa apunts i llibres
Reviews notes and books
Sota el taulell mig d'amagat
Under the table, half hidden
D'una petita oficina
In a small office
On es guanya la vida
Where he earns his living
Amb un contracte temporal.
With a temporary contract.
Pau comparteix la nevera
Pau shares the fridge
Amb dos companys de feina
With two colleagues from work
I un marroquí mig ilolegal
And a semi-illegal Moroccan
I a l'habitació somia
And in his room he dreams
Amb una gironina
With a girl from Girona
Que viu al bloc que hi ha al davant.
Who lives in the building across the street.
Pau és com la resta,
Pau is like the rest,
Quan beu molt molesta
When he drinks too much he annoys
Les cambreres dels locals.
Waitresses in the bars.
Però al mateix temps es mou,
But at the same time he moves,
Vol canviar el mon.
He wants to change the world.
Pau no espera des de la trinxera
Pau doesn't wait from the trench
Pau te clar que no vol renunciar.
Pau is clear that he does not want to give up.
Pau no es queda resignat al terra
Pau does not stay resigned on the ground
Pau demà tornarà a començar.
Pau will start again tomorrow.
Pau te proves cada dia
Pau has tests every day
De la pornografia que escampa
Of the pornography that spreads
El mon neoliberal.
The neoliberal world.
Pau hi ha cops que desespera
Pau sometimes despairs
Però sap que no hi ha treva
But he knows that there is no truce
En un combat tan desigual.
In such an unequal fight.
Pau no és cap heroi,
Pau is not a hero,
No te vocació
He doesn't have a calling
De ser carn de santoral.
To be a saint.
Però per dormir tranquil
But to sleep peacefully
Ha de seguir.
He has to go on.
Contributed by Isabella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
pioninkukka
Pau works and studies,
he reviews notes and coursebooks
half-hidden under the counter
of a small office,
where he earns his bread
on a temporary contract.
Pau shares the fridge
with two colleagues
and a half-legal Moroccan.
And in his room he dreams
about a girl from Girona
who lives in a block of flats in front of his.
Pau is just like the rest:
when he drinks [too] much, he teases
waitresses in bars.
But at the same time he’s on the move,
wanting to change the world.
Pau doesn’t wait in a trench;
Pau is convinced that he doesn’t want to give up.
Pau doesn’t sit resigned on the ground.
Pau tomorrow will start all over again.
Pau finds proofs everyday
of pornography
that floods the neoliberal world.
Pau sometimes breaks down,
but he knows that there is no truce
in such an unequal battle.
Pau is no hero at all;
he doesn’t have a vocation
for being a martyr.
But to sleep calmly,
he has to struggle on.
Pau doesn’t wait in a trench;
Pau is convinced that he doesn’t want to give up.
Pau doesn’t sit resigned on the ground.
Pau tomorrow will start all over again.
manuel navarro
Hace 20 años que la escuche, fue el atentado de Madrid ,esperaba a mi niño y le puse PAU, entendí su significado a través de ésta canción...
Tecfa Gaya
Alguien en 2022??? Para ti Pau el meu fillet ...la primera vez tenía unos 9 años en club súper 3 había una sección de música y me enamore del nombre de Pau y de la letra de esta canción dels pets !!!!♡
PAUUU!!!
Albert Petit
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Juantri 93
Buenas canciones de este grupo! Saludos desde Andalucía compañeros!!
Rosor A.
El millor grup de rock català per mi, amb el que m'he fet gran. Gràcies Els Pets!
Marc Gonzalez
Un dels millors grups de rock català, molt grans el pets ^^
pandora astro
Quina emoció que et fica això, no?? Fa uqe et revolucionis i corris cap als teus objectius... Gracies Pau!!
Isaac Martinez
Molt bona cançó, d'un molt bon grup :)
Gerard Planas
No puc parar d'escoltarla! brutal!
lepauvrehomme
M'ha agradat sempre aquesta cançó. Me demano si aquest és el vídeo oficial.