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).
Cau La Nit
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Cau la nit entre els silencis de plom
Cau la nit al gran circ dels somniadors de cançons
Cau la nit als barris dels perdedors.
Cau la nit al gran circ dels invisibles
Cau la nit entre els silencis de plom
Als carrers les ombres tornen al seu lloc
Cau la nit al gran circ dels miserables,
Al gran circ dels invisibles,
Al gran circ dels traficants d'illusions...
The lyrics to Obrint Pas's song, Cau La Nit, describe a world that is characterized by sadness, isolation, and unfulfilled dreams. The night falls, and it brings silence and heavy emotions. The gran circ, or big circus, represents the people of this world - the miserable ones, the dreamers, the losers, the invisible ones, and the illusion traffickers. The night falls in the midst of the gran circ, representing the idea that this world is perpetually stuck in a cycle of despair, where the same people continue to suffer, and the same dreams remain unfulfilled.
The heavy silence of the night compels the shadows to return to their places, and the gran circ prepares for a new performance. The song is a poignant commentary on society's problems of marginalized people who are invisible to the world. The lyrics help raise the issues of the many people who suffer in silence, left to their devices without hope, invisible to the rest of the world.
Overall, the song represents a frustrated call for people to recognize those who suffer in silence and act to improve their lives, break the cycle of despair, and lead a path to hope.
Line by Line Meaning
Cau la nit al gran circ dels miserables del món
The night falls upon the great circus of the world's miseries
Cau la nit entre els silencis de plom
The night falls amid heavy silence
Cau la nit al gran circ dels somniadors de cançons
The night falls upon the great circus of dreamers of songs
Cau la nit als barris dels perdedors.
The night falls upon the neighborhoods of the losers
Cau la nit al gran circ dels invisibles
The night falls upon the great circus of the invisibles
Cau la nit al gran circ dels miserables,
The night falls upon the great circus of the miseries
Al gran circ dels invisibles,
In the great circus of the invisibles,
Al gran circ dels traficants d'illusions...
In the great circus of the traffickers of illusions...
Als carrers les ombres tornen al seu lloc
In the streets the shadows return to their place
El gran circ prepara una nova funció.
The great circus prepares for a new show.
Contributed by Christian R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.