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).
Mil nou-cents trenta-nou
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Em vas contar com els mataren
a les presons d'oblit i horror
amb l'esperança afusellada
escrita en llàgrimes de foc.
Vas marxar en llargues columnes
cames i cors plens de ferides
aquell mil nou-cents trenta-nou.
Renaix la memòria.
Renaix la consciència.
Renaix l'esperança.
Renaix la victòria.
Em vas parlar del llarg exili
a les presons del teu record
amb l'enyorança derrotada
escrita en llàgrimes de foc.
Vas tornar amb cara envellida,
sense renúncies ni remors,
amb la ferida en la mirada
d'aquell mil nou-cents trenta-nou.
Renaix la memòria.
Renaix la consciència.
Renaix l'esperança.
Renaix la victòria.
The lyrics to Obrint Pas's song Mil nou-cents trenta-nou tell a story of the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent years of Franco's dictatorship. The song is a tribute to the generation that fought for democracy and freedom and is a reminder of the sacrifices they made. The lyrics are a conversation between generations, with the singer recounting the stories told to them by their grandparents about the atrocities they witnessed and experienced during the war.
The first stanza speaks of the hopelessness felt by those who were imprisoned during the war, with their hope being "executed" as they shed tears of fire. The second stanza talks about those who survived, but were forced into exile, with their longing and desire for a better life being written in their tears of fire as well. The chorus of the song, "Renaix la memòria. Renaix la consciència. Renaix l'esperança. Renaix la victòria." (which means "The memory is reborn. The conscience is reborn. Hope is reborn. Victory is reborn.") speaks of the importance of never forgetting the struggles of the past and the importance of keeping the hope alive for a better future.
The song also touches upon the idea that the effects of the war and dictatorship are still present, even after so many years have passed. The singer refers to the "wound in the eyes" of those who lived through those times, which serves as a constant reminder of the pain and suffering that they went through. However, the song ends with a sense of hope, as the singer acknowledges that the memory, conscience, hope, and victory associated with those times can be reborn.
Line by Line Meaning
Als nostres avis i àvies
To our grandfathers and grandmothers
Em vas contar com els mataren
You told me how they were killed
a les presons d'oblit i horror
in prisons of oblivion and horror
amb l'esperança afusellada
with hope shot down
escrita en llàgrimes de foc.
written in tears of fire.
Vas marxar en llargues columnes
You left in long columns
pels camins de fred i dolor;
through the paths of cold and pain;
cames i cors plens de ferides
legs and bodies full of wounds
aquell mil nou-cents trenta-nou.
that one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine.
Renaix la memòria.
Memory revives.
Renaix la consciència.
Consciousness revives.
Renaix l'esperança.
Hope revives.
Renaix la victòria.
Victory revives.
Em vas parlar del llarg exili
You told me of the long exile
a les presons del teu record
in the prisons of your memory
amb l'enyorança derrotada
with longing defeated
escrita en llàgrimes de foc.
written in tears of fire.
Vas tornar amb cara envellida,
You returned with an aged face,
sense renúncies ni remors,
without resignations or remorse,
amb la ferida en la mirada
with the wound in your gaze
d'aquell mil nou-cents trenta-nou.
from that one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine.
Renaix la memòria.
Memory revives.
Renaix la consciència.
Consciousness revives.
Renaix l'esperança.
Hope revives.
Renaix la victòria.
Victory revives.
Contributed by Ella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jesús T.
Seais catalanes, seais españoles, seais lo que seais, que nunca acabe la lucha contra el fascismo!!
Joel Guiu Felip
Amen a eso compañero!!
Butxaca
Los españoles también son catalanes. De acuerdo en lo que dices en la lucha antifascista.
Alco War
Mentira, que acabe, y con ella, todo tipo de fascimo, salud y república!
Naisha Sacher
m'agrada molt com convinen les gralles amb tots els altres instruments, els queda genial ^^ i la veu molt maca, ja no parlo del missatge perquè hi parla tothom jaja
noshacemoskilometros
Moltes gràcies per las tevas paraulas (lo he dicho bien ;) ) Fue un auténtico placer hacer el vídeo. Por cierto, menudos bailes nos echamos hace dos viernes en la Complutense con Obrint Pas. Hacía años que no botaba tanto. Salut!
Andres Farez
Hola, los conoci en el Quito Fest, excelentes musicos...
domenec58
Jo no sé vosaltres, però jo veig aquestes imatges i se'm cauen les llàgrimes... FEIXISME MAI MÉS!
María Pitangú
Feixisme mai!!!!! La cançó molt bona!^^
MOI même65
El meu pare està al final d'aquest vídeo! Quina emocióne ...