Obrint Pas was formed in 1993, and one year later, in 1994, they recorded their first tape which took them to win the 3rd "Tirant de Rock" (a rock festival). During the following years, the band also took part in several festivals that helped them to consolidate their music. Band members are: Xavi Sarrià (Guitar & vocals), Josep Pitarch, (Bass), Miquel Gironès (Dolçaina), Marc Guardiola (Drums), Robert Fernández (Guitar), Miquel Ramos ( Vocals & Keyboards).
Their first album came out in 1997 with the title La revolta de l'anima (The Soul's Revolution). Three years later, came Obrint Pas (2000), their first album with the record label Propaganda pel Fet. The consolidation of the group came with Terra(Land) in 2003, trying new styles. A year later, in 2004, they recorded La Flama (The Flame), which launched them onto the international scene with gigs in countries like Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Morocco and The Western Sahara.
Their last work En Moviment (Moving)(2005) is a live album with many collaborations such as Alex from Inadaptats, Fermin Muguruza, Al Tall... It was recorded in a tributing gig to Ovidi Montllor in Valencia ten years after his death. This work reached the TOP 20 bestseller albums in Spain (The only group singing in Catalan).
Avui Com Ahir
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Cendres pels mateixos carrers, les classes
Populars contra les tropes del rei, les pedres
Ho recorden quan avui les prenem.
Avui com ahir, avui com demà, el mateix camí,
El mateix combat.
Encara veig com brillen avui els teus ulls, quan
Prenem els carrers, escenaris d'un temps, revoltes
Que han tancat les ferides dels teus punys.
Avui com ahir, avui com demà, el mateix camí,
El mateix combat.
Tot el que has viscut, tot el que has cregut, a
Dins dels teus ulls, a dins dels teus punys. I la
Nostra revolta mai no podran aturar, els nostres p
Unys alçats mai no podran abaixar, els nostres
Somriures mai no podran esborrar, la nostra actitud
Sempre serà de combat. I mai no deixes mai de lluitar
Contra el poder, mai no deixes mai de plantar cara
Al poder. Ahir, avui i demà sempre contra el poder!
The lyrics of Obrint Pas's song Avui Com Ahir speak about standing up against oppression and the struggle for freedom. The first verse describes a historical event in which the working classes rebelled against the king's troops and how the memory of that event still resonates today. The second verse talks about the ongoing struggle for freedom and how it never stops. The chorus repeats the same phrase, "avui com ahir, avui com demà, el mateix camí, el mateix combat," which means today like yesterday, today like tomorrow, the same path, the same fight.
Line by Line Meaning
Va ser a la tardor del 1707 i encara volen Cendres pels mateixos carrers, les classes Populars contra les tropes del rei, les pedres Ho recorden quan avui les prenem.
It was in the fall of 1707 and ashes still fill the same streets, the common people against the king's troops, the stones remind us of it when we take to the streets today.
Avui com ahir, avui com demà, el mateix camí, El mateix combat.
Today like yesterday, today like tomorrow, the same path, the same fight.
Va ser la primavera dels anys que hem viscut i Encara veig com brillen avui els teus ulls, quan Prenem els carrers, escenaris d'un temps, revoltes Que han tancat les ferides dels teus punys.
It was the spring of the years we have lived and I still see how your eyes shine today, when we take to the streets, scenes of a time, revolts that have healed the wounds of your fists.
Tot el que has viscut, tot el que has cregut, a Dins dels teus ulls, a dins dels teus punys. I la Nostra revolta mai no podran aturar, els nostres p Unys alçats mai no podran abaixar, els nostres Somriures mai no podran esborrar, la nostra actitud Sempre serà de combat.
Everything you have lived, everything you have believed in, is inside your eyes, inside your fists. And our revolt they will never be able to stop, our raised fists will never be lowered, our smiles will never be erased, our attitude will always be one of fighting.
I mai no deixes mai de lluitar Contra el poder, mai no deixes mai de plantar cara Al poder. Ahir, avui i demà sempre contra el poder!
And never stop fighting against power, never stop standing up to power. Yesterday, today and tomorrow, always against power!
Contributed by Annabelle S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.