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).
Els Crits De La Terra
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Sonen a ritme de les nostres danses
Danses de guerra: tabals i dolçaines
Sonen les festes arreu de les comarques.
Balla la gent en les nostres places,
En els carrers i en les cases ocupades,
Espai d'un somni que creix amb nosaltres
Parla la gent i parla de viure
De viure i créixer en una terra lliure
Parla la gent i només parla de viure
I de construir un futur més digne.
Aquí i allà una cançó de guerra
Marquen tabals el ritme de la terra
De nord a sud crits d'esperança i guerra
Criden dolçaines els crits de la terra.
"Venim del nord, venim del sud
De terra endins, de mar enllà"
Aquesta melodia és una dansa popular
Aquest és el raggamuffin
Que ens marquen els Obrint pas
Per animar la festa
Perquè cal seguir lluitant
Per defensar la terra
Ja podeu seguir ballant
Volem que el poble s'alce
Comencem tots a cridar
Que el carrer siga nostre
Que no ens el tornen a llevar
Ballem tothom al ritme
D'aquesta cançó de guerra
Ballem tothom amb aquest
Ragga de la terra!!
The lyrics of the song Els Crits De La Terra by Obrint Pas, talk of festivities that take place in different regions, where people dance to the rhythm of the war dances alternating with the sound of drums and reed instruments. The festivities involve people dancing in town squares, streets, and occupied houses. While dancing, people dream of a better future together, and hope for the liberation of the land. The song supports the idea of everyone contributing towards the construction of a better future by speaking up, taking action, and fighting for their land.
The lyrics also encourage people to come together and form a united front in fighting for their land. The part of the lyrics stating "De nord a sud crits d'esperança i guerra, Criden dolçaines els crits de la terra" means that across the land, people are crying for a better future and are fighting for it. The chorus encourages people to keep fighting for the right to their land because the street, the land of the people, needs to be protected and never taken away again.
Line by Line Meaning
Sonen les festes arreu de les comarques
Celebrations are heard throughout the regions
Sonen a ritme de les nostres danses
They sound to the rhythm of our dances
Danses de guerra: tabals i dolçaines
War dances: drums and dulzainas
Sonen les festes arreu de les comarques.
Celebrations are heard throughout the regions.
Balla la gent en les nostres places,
People dance in our public spaces,
En els carrers i en les cases ocupades,
In the streets and in the occupied houses,
Espai d'un somni que creix amb nosaltres
Space of a dream that grows with us
Balla la gent arreu de les comarques.
People dance everywhere in the regions
Parla la gent i parla de viure
The people talk and talk about living
De viure i créixer en una terra lliure
Of living and growing in a free land
Parla la gent i només parla de viure
The people talk and only talk about living
I de construir un futur més digne.
And of building a more dignified future.
Aquí i allà una cançó de guerra
Here and there a song of war
Marquen tabals el ritme de la terra
Drums mark the rhythm of the land
De nord a sud crits d'esperança i guerra
From north to south cries of hope and war
Criden dolçaines els crits de la terra.
The dulzainas shout the cries of the land.
"Venim del nord, venim del sud
"We come from the north, we come from the south
De terra endins, de mar enllà"
From inland, from beyond the sea"
Aquesta melodia és una dansa popular
This melody is a popular dance
Aquest és el raggamuffin
This is the raggamuffin
Que ens marquen els Obrint pas
That Obrint Pas marks for us
Per animar la festa
To liven up the party
Perquè cal seguir lluitant
Because we must keep fighting
Per defensar la terra
To defend our land
Ja podeu seguir ballant
You can now continue dancing
Volem que el poble s'alce
We want the people to rise up
Comencem tots a cridar
We all begin to shout
Que el carrer siga nostre
That the street is ours
Que no ens el tornen a llevar
That they don't take it away from us again
Ballem tothom al ritme
Everybody dance to the rhythm
D'aquesta cançó de guerra
Of this war song
Ballem tothom amb aquest
Everybody dance with this
Ragga de la terra!!
Raggamuffin of the land!!
Contributed by Alaina G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.