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).
No Hem Oblidat
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Esborrar tot el que tu ens vas deixar.
Amb la nit han fet callar tot el que ens vas
Ensenyar el preu de no renunciar.
Oblidat, silenciat.
Decidits a no oblidar, que allò que val és la
Consciència de no ser res si no s'és poble, de
No ser res si no s'és lliure.
Oblidat, silenciat.
The lyrics above are from the song "No Hem Oblidat" by Obrint Pas, a Catalan rock band renowned for their politically charged lyrics. The song's title translates to "We Have Not Forgotten," and the lyrics seem to speak to a feeling of loss, but also of resilience amidst the tumultuous socio-political situation in Catalonia.
The lines "Like the wind, you will leave/ Like the wind, erase everything you left us" indicate the departure of someone or something that was once important but no longer remains. However, this loss is not mourned for too long as the next lines imply that in the silence of the night, lessons were learned about the price of not standing up for oneself, and thus it is time to move on.
The chorus "Forgotten, silenced" suggests that the past should be left behind, as if to say that even if what was lost is painful and hard to let go of, it is better left forgotten, and silencing any memories of it would eventually lead to the possibility of moving on.
The following lines "Assuming your gaze, we have chosen to move forward, determined not to forget, that what is valuable is the consciousness of not being anyone if one is not a people, not being anyone if one is not free" stress on the importance of being conscious, that is, being connected to one's community and to the values that one holds dear in order to form an identity that is grounded and that allows people to advance together.
Overall, the song seems to be a call to action imbued with a sense of hope, urging people not to forget their roots and their aspirations for freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Com el vent tu vas marxar com el vent van
You left us like the wind, without warning or goodbye
Esborrar tot el que tu ens vas deixar
Your absence has caused us to forget all that you left behind
Amb la nit han fet callar tot el que ens vas
During the darkness, all that you taught us was silenced
Ensenyar el preu de no renunciar
You showed us the importance of not giving up, no matter the cost
Oblidat, silenciat
Forgotten and silenced
Assumint el teu esguard hem escollit avançar
With your guidance in mind, we have chosen to move forward
Decidits a no oblidar, que allò que val és la
Determined to not forget that what matters is the
Consciència de no ser res si no s'és poble, de
Awareness that we are nothing without our people, without
No ser res si no s'és lliure
Freedom
Oblidat, silenciat.
Forgotten and silenced
Contributed by Taylor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Paula Mobe
Obrint Pas se'ns dubte el millor grup en què cada cançó m'emociona i em posa els pèls de gallina.
Ker Cuenca
Si senyor! Obrint Pas Rocks!! Sou els amos!
Albert Franco
A la memòria de Guillem Agulló.
NI OBLIT, NI PERDÓ!
Antoni Aceves
Aquest text s'escau també a la figura del nostre gran patriota, lluitador no-violent i filòsof "Lluís M. Xirinacs"
Jahaziel Estrada
esto se lleva unas 100000000000000000000000000000000000 estrellas minimo son la ostia
Albert Llopart
No se separen, fan una mena de pausa! Però confiem que tornaran algun dia per seguir deleitant-nos com han fet tots aquests anys :)
Joan Gonzalez Diaz
La pell de gallina hens deixeu!!! Torneu!!! La veritat es q la música es descandol!!! Visca Catalunya lliure!!!
Mònica Mini
I ALLÒ QUE VAL ÉS LA CONSCIÈNCIA DE NO SER RES SI NO S'ÉS POBLE, DE NO SER RES SI NO S'ÉS LLIURE, LLIURE, LLIURES!!!!! VOS SEPAREU PERÒ SOU ETERNS. GRÀCIES.
chusmagg
Con tol sofitu dende tierra ástur, aurrera la identidá del pais valençia.
CALAVERA AZULGRANA
no Sóc independentistas pró yo us dic que no deixeu que Mai ningu us digui el que sou orgullos de se català y español.