Tornar a començar
ferran palau Lyrics

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Ara ets dins la cuina capficada en mil detalls
Amb els colzes a la taula i amb el cap arrepenjat
El que donaria per poder-m'hi capbussar
O amb només una paraula se n'anés el maldecap
I tornar a començar

Jo aprendria a caminar
I tornar a començar

Jo aprendria a caminar

Llum de mitja tarda que travessa les parpelles
I una fruita tan madura que no es deu poder menjar
Ara ets dins la cuina capficada en mil detalls
Tan quieta i solitària que no et goso molestar
I tornar a començar

Jo aprendria a caminar

I tornar a començar
Jo aprendria a caminar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ferran Palau's song "Tornar a començar" tell the story of a person who is observing someone else, presumably a loved one, working in the kitchen, focused on many details with elbows on the table and head leaned in deep thought. The person singing the song yearns to jump into the kitchen and relieve their loved one of their troubles with just one word so they can start over. The chorus repeats the desire to start over with a metaphorical line about learning to walk again. The song, therefore, is about wanting to help someone who is struggling, wanting to support them and make things better so they can start anew.

The imagery used in the song is vivid and relatable. The lines about the fruit being so ripe it cannot be eaten suggest a sense of frustration with things that are out of reach. The use of the phrase "aprendre a caminar" (learn to walk) symbolizes the idea that sometimes life throws us off balance, and we need to take a step back to reassess and start again.

Line by Line Meaning

Ara ets dins la cuina capficada en mil detalls
You are now engrossed in the kitchen overanalyzing every detail

Amb els colzes a la taula i amb el cap arrepenjat
Resting your elbows on the table with your head leaning on them

El que donaria per poder-m'hi capbussar
What I would give to immerse myself there

O amb només una paraula se n'anés el maldecap
Or if only a single word could make the chaos disappear

I tornar a començar
And start all over again

Jo aprendria a caminar
I would learn to walk

Llum de mitja tarda que travessa les parpelles
Afternoon light piercing through your eyelids

I una fruita tan madura que no es deu poder menjar
And a fruit that's so ripe it probably shouldn't be eaten

Tan quieta i solitària que no et goso molestar
So still and lonely, I don't dare disturb you

Writer(s): Ferran Palau

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