Caminant
Roger Mas Lyrics


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Mig segle fa que pel món
vaig, camina que camina,
per escabrós viarany
vora el gran riu de la vida.
Veig anar i veig venir
les ones rodoladisses:
les que vénen duen flors
i alguna fulla marcida,
mes les ones que se’n van
totes s’enduen ruïnes.
De les que em vénen damunt
quina vindrà per les mies?
mes les ones que se’n van
totes s’enduen ruïnes.
De les que em vénen damunt
quina vindrà per les mies?
Una barca va pel riu
d’una riba a l’altra riba;
fa cara de segador
la barquera que la guia.
Qui es deixa embarcar,
mai més torna a sa terra nadiua,
i es desperta a l’altre món
quan ha feta una dormida.
Barquereta del bon Déu,
no em faces la cara trista:
si tanmateix vens per mi,
embarca’m tot de seguida;
lo desterro se’m fa llarg,
cuita a dur-me a l’altra riba,
que mos ullets tenen son
i el caminar m’afadiga.
Barquereta del bon Déu,
no em faces la cara trista:
si tanmateix vens per mi,
embarca’m tot de seguida;
lo desterro se’m fa llarg,
cuita a dur-me a l’altra riba,




que mos ullets tenen son
i el caminar m’afadiga.

Overall Meaning

In Roger Mas's song "Caminant," the singer reflects on their journey through life, as they walk alongside the great river of life. The singer observes the ebb and flow of the river's waves, noting that those that come bring flowers and some withered leaves, but those that go take with them ruins. The singer is aware that at any moment a wave could come and take them with it, but they remain hopeful that the boat that comes their way will carry them safely to the other side. The boat is operated by a barquera, who the singer describes as having the face of a reaper. The singer knows that once they board the boat, they will never return home.


The singer pleads with the barquera to take them away from where they are, stating that the distance they must travel to reach the other side is long and their eyes are heavy with sleep. They are eager to be transported to the other side of the river, eager to see what awaits them there, even though they know that it is a one-way journey. The singer asks the barquera to take them quickly and not to look sad, even though the journey they are embarking on is a somber one.


Overall, "Caminant" is a song that speaks to the transitory nature of life and the inevitability of death. It encourages listeners to make the most of the time they have and to be ready for the journey that awaits them.


Line by Line Meaning

Mig segle fa que pel món
I've spent half a century wandering the world


vaig, camina que camina,
walking and walking


per escabrós viarany
along a rough path


vora el gran riu de la vida.
next to the great river of life.


Veig anar i veig venir
I see people come and go


les ones rodoladisses:
like rolling waves:


les que vénen duen flors
the incoming ones bring flowers


i alguna fulla marcida,
and some withered leaves,


mes les ones que se’n van
but the outgoing ones


totes s’enduen ruïnes.
take ruins with them.


De les que em vénen damunt
Of those that come to me


quina vindrà per les mies?
what will come with them?


mes les ones que se’n van
but the outgoing ones


totes s’enduen ruïnes.
take ruins with them.


De les que em vénen damunt
Of those that come to me


quina vindrà per les mies?
what will come with them?


Una barca va pel riu
A boat goes down the river


d’una riba a l’altra riba;
from one bank to the other;


fa cara de segador
manned by a boatman


la barquera que la guia.
who looks like a reaper.


Qui es deixa embarcar,
Whoever gets on board


mai més torna a sa terra nadiua,
never returns to their homeland,


i es desperta a l’altre món
and wakes up in the afterlife


quan ha feta una dormida.
after a long sleep.


Barquereta del bon Déu,
Boatwoman of God


no em faces la cara trista:
don't look sad:


si tanmateix vens per mi,
if you've come for me


embarca’m tot de seguida;
take me on board right away;


lo desterro se’m fa llarg,
the exile is getting long for me,


cuita a dur-me a l’altra riba,
I'm eager to go to the other shore,


que mos ullets tenen son
my eyes are sleepy


i el caminar m’afadiga.
and walking is tiring me out.


Barquereta del bon Déu,
Boatwoman of God,


no em faces la cara trista:
don't look sad:


si tanmateix vens per mi,
if you've come for me


embarca’m tot de seguida;
take me on board right away;


lo desterro se’m fa llarg,
the exile is getting long for me,


cuita a dur-me a l’altra riba,
I'm eager to go to the other shore,


que mos ullets tenen son
my eyes are sleepy


i el caminar m’afadiga.
and walking is tiring me out.




Writer(s): Roger Mas Sole Copyright: Corre La Voz S L

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