Obrint Pas (Catalan expression for "breaking through") is a music band from… Read Full Bio ↴Obrint Pas (Catalan expression for "breaking through") is a music band from Valencia, Valencian Country. Their music is a mixture of rock, ska and reggae with dolçaina rythms, a traditional Valencian instrument. Their lyrics claim the independence for the Catalan Countries and support Catalan culture.

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).

Camins
Obrint Pas Lyrics

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Ple està el camí de solitud
Entre els barrancs d'albades tristes
Allà on la nit canta als estels
Versos robats del teu somriure

Davant del mar et vas deixar
Penes de sal i trist esguard
I seguint els fars dels horitzons

Vas navegant perdut
Perseguint el teu rumb...

Una nit més t'he navegat
Enter barrancs d'albades tristes
Allà on el mar escriu al far
Cartes d'amor en versos lliures

A la vall blanca em vaig deixar
Fermes arrels i un trist record
I sembrant la terra amb les cançons
Vaig caminar perdut
Perseguint el meu rumb
Vaig caminar perdut...

Però aquesta nit la soledat
Del vell camí ens ha retrobat
I collint els fruits de els cançons
Hem cantat junts

Al vent que assola el nostre món
Hem cantat junts al vent...

Overall Meaning

The song "Camins" by Obrint Pas is a reflection on the theme of loneliness and the journey that one takes in order to overcome it. The first stanza describes the path of solitude between the abyss of sad dawns, where the night sings to the stars verses stolen from one's smile. These lines are a metaphor for the journey of self-discovery and how one often feels isolated on this journey. The singer then goes to the seafront and leaves behind his sorrows and sadness, following the lighthouses on the horizon as he gets lost, trying to find his way.

In the second stanza, the singer describes how he once again sailed through the depressions of sad dawns, where the sea writes love letters in free verse to the lighthouse. He then left behind his roots and sad memories in the White Valley, planting the earth with his songs, and moving on, lost, pursuing his path. However, on this particular night, the loneliness of the old road reunited them. They picked the fruits of their songs and sang together in the wind that ravages their world.

Line by Line Meaning

Ple està el camí de solitud
The path is full of solitude

Entre els barrancs d'albades tristes
Among the canyons of sad sunrises

Allà on la nit canta als estels
Where the night sings to the stars

Versos robats del teu somriure
Stolen verses from your smile

Davant del mar et vas deixar
You left yourself in front of the sea

Penes de sal i trist esguard
Pains of salt and a sad gaze

I seguint els fars dels horitzons
And following the lighthouses of the horizons

Vas navegant perdut
You sailed lost

Perseguint el teu rumb...
Chasing your course...

Una nit més t'he navegat
I have sailed with you one more night

Enter barrancs d'albades tristes
Among the canyons of sad sunrises