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).
Esperant
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Esperant que algú t'escolte,
Esperant que no es barallen,
Esperant anar a classe, esperant passar l'examen,
Esperant els primers crits,
Esperant dormir les nits.
Esperant...
Esperant a que el cos cresca,
Esperant ser una tempesta
Esperant que ell et mire,
Esperant que ella et cride
Esperant a fer-te dona, esperant ser una persona
Esperant a viure plana, esperant véncer la pena
Esperan...
I quan arribe l'hora de la fugida
Trencaré amb aquesta vida i amb la seua hipocresia
I nugaré la ferida de la vida
I ballaré la melodia de la dansa d'un nou dia
I quan arribe l'hora de la fugida
Trencaré amb aquesta vida i amb la seua hipocresia
Em faré fort en l'àrea de la mentida
I encendré dins la pupil·la
El somriure d'un nou dia
Esperant a ser la mare,
Esperant que arribe el pare
Esperant el primer fill, esperant a ser l'espill
Esperant a l'enyorança esperant tenir esperança
Esperant amor i plena, esperant véncer la pena
Esperant...
The song "Esperant" by Obrint Pas is about the hope and anticipation of different life experiences, from childhood to parenthood. The song consists of a series of "esperants," or hopeful expectations, starting with the simple hope of listening to someone without quarrels, going to school, and passing exams, to the more complex ones such as becoming a woman, being loved, and having children. The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea of waiting, or hoping, for these experiences to happen, with the repetition of the word "esperant."
However, the song also has an underlying tone of rebellion and empowerment. The lyrics suggest that when the time comes to break away from the current situation, the singer will not hesitate to do so. They will leave behind the hypocrisy of their current life and dance to the melody of a new day. The final lines of the song suggest that even though they are waiting for these experiences, they will not let their lives be defined by them. Instead, they will be strong and independent, and their smile will light up the pupil with the hope of a new day.
Overall, "Esperant" is a song that speaks to the universal human experience of waiting and hoping for something more, but also encourages us to be strong and make our own futures.
Line by Line Meaning
Esperant verue la mare, esperant q arribe el pare,
Waiting for the mother to come, waiting for the father to arrive,
Esperant que algú t'escolte,
Hoping someone will listen to you,
Esperant que no es barallen,
Hoping they won't fight,
Esperant anar a classe, esperant passar l'examen,
Waiting to go to class, waiting to pass the exam,
Esperant els primers crits,
Waiting for the first screams,
Esperant dormir les nits.
Waiting to sleep at night.
Esperant a que el cos cresca,
Waiting for your body to grow,
Esperant ser una tempesta
Waiting to become a storm,
Esperant que ell et mire,
Hoping he'll look at you,
Esperant que ella et cride
Hoping she'll call out to you,
Esperant a fer-te dona, esperant ser una persona
Waiting to become a woman, waiting to become a person,
Esperant a viure plana, esperant véncer la pena
Waiting to live the flat life, waiting to overcome pain,
Esperant a ser la mare,
Waiting to be the mother,
Esperant que arribe el pare
Waiting for the father to arrive,
Esperant el primer fill, esperant a ser l'espill
Waiting for the first child, waiting to be the mirror,
Esperant a l'enyorança esperant tenir esperança
Waiting for nostalgia, waiting to have hope,
Esperant amor i plena, esperant véncer la pena
Waiting for love and fullness, waiting to overcome pain,
I quan arribe l'hora de la fugida
And when the time of departure comes,
Trencaré amb aquesta vida i amb la seua hipocresia
I'll break with this life and its hypocrisy,
I nugaré la ferida de la vida
And I'll heal the wound of life,
I ballaré la melodia de la dansa d'un nou dia
And I'll dance the melody of a new day's dance,
Em faré fort en l'àrea de la mentida
I'll make myself strong in the area of lies,
I encendré dins la pupil·la
And I'll light up inside the pupil,
El somriure d'un nou dia
The smile of a new day.
Esperant...
Waiting...
Contributed by Aaron W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@vincentgautreau9506
M'encanta molt la cançó i el grup tot plegat, són uns grans.
@maria171120
Aquesta va ser uan de les primeres cançons que vaig sentir dels obrint pas i des d'eixe dia em sé quasi totes les seues cançons i vaig a tots els concerts que puc. Molt grans, AMUNT!
@francesccliment596
Aci estem en 2017 i encara no hi ha un grup que haja superat a obrint pas.Espere per lo menys que alguno es pose a la altura,per gaudir de les cançons en valencià!!
@Detodotodisimo
Espere que no hi aixca que esperar molt per a que el grup es torne a únir
@aRaCeLyBLaNCo
Me encanta Obrint-pas! No hay que esperar, hay que actuar ya... XD
@oscarpresa5384
saludos desde galicia, molais mucho chicos, nos vemos en el revenidas para disfrutar de vuestra musica en directo
@FaremComboiPauDiaz
visita 9.000
@elmaestropere7398
una cosa fea falta que en una parte estira fent sexe es que soc petit tinc 11anys eu comprendí veritat
@TheMarti1223
+Pere Montesinos millor que façon sexe que no pas que es peguin
@albaperez8657
no es veu res tampoc home