Per Un Tros Del Teu Cos
Lluís Llach Lyrics


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Per un amor tan tendre
què donaria jo,
què em deixaria prendre
per un tros del teu cos.
Com el pagès que es lleva
per a fer el seu camp d'or,
jo et faria meva,
et llauraria el cos.

Pels teus ulls tan negres,
jo apagaria el sol;
que només les estrelles
fossin el teu bressol.
Junts faríem la drecera
caminant sense por;




jo et trauria les pedres,
i el vent del nord, la pols.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lluís Llach's song Per Un Tros Del Teu Cos are a passionate declaration of love. The singer expresses a desire to possess the object of their affection, to take just a piece of their body and make it their own. They compare themselves to a farmer, willing to work hard and cultivate the land in order to make it fruitful. This metaphor of the body as a field to be worked is carried throughout the song, with the singer expressing a sense of ownership and duty over their lover's body.


The second verse of the song is focused on the eyes of the beloved. The singer is so taken by their beauty that they declare a willingness to extinguish the sun so that only the stars will shine on them. The imagery of the stars as a cradle provides further romantic symbolism. The singer sees their relationship as a journey, one taken together with their lover, free from fear. They speak of clearing the path, of removing any obstacles to their happiness, be it stones on the ground or dust in the wind.


Line by Line Meaning

Per un amor tan tendre
For a love so tender


què donaria jo,
what would I give


què em deixaria prendre
what I would let myself be taken by


per un tros del teu cos.
for a piece of your body.


Com el pagès que es lleva
Like the farmer who wakes up


per a fer el seu camp d'or,
to tend to his golden field,


jo et faria meva,
I would make you mine,


et llauraria el cos.
I would plow your body.


Pels teus ulls tan negres,
For your eyes so dark,


jo apagaria el sol;
I would extinguish the sun;


que només les estrelles
so that only the stars


fossin el teu bressol.
would be your cradle.


Junts faríem la drecera
Together we would forge the path


caminant sense por;
walking without fear;


jo et trauria les pedres,
I would remove the stones for you,


i el vent del nord, la pols.
and the north wind, the dust.




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