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She came from Greece
She had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martins College
That’s where I
Caught her eye
She told me that her dad was loaded
I said, “Well, in that case I’ll have a rum and Coca-Cola”
She said, “Fine”
And then in thirty seconds’ time, she said
“I want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people do
I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you.”
Well, what else could I do?
I said “Oh, I’ll see what I can do.”

I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
Aa-aa-ah la la la la
Aa-aa-ah la la la la
Aa-aa-ah la la la la
Aa-aa-ah la la-la-la la-la
Oh yeah.

Encetem aquesta secció, “La versió catalana”, amb una cançó que em transporta a la infància. Quan tenia uns set o vuit anys, em van regalar un casset dels Miralls de Dylan, és a dir, en Jordi Batiste i en Gerard Quintanta. Durant molts anys, cançons com “Tot ja s\’ha acabat per tu i per mi” o “Escolta-ho en el vent” van acompanyar-me abans d’anar a dormir tot fent les nits més dolces.

Deixa-ho córrer, ja està fet – Miralls de Dylan

No et pensis pas que tot està molt bé, no,
seria massa planer;
no et pensis pas que tothom viu feliç, no,
seria massa senzill.

L’arbre que has plantat pot créixer tort o dret,
el consell que has  donat pot ser llançat al vent,
l’home no pot ser a la mida que el volem,
deixa-ho córrer ja està fet.

No et pensis pas que tothom està bé, no
malgrat la cara que fa;
no et pensis pas que tothom està bé, no,
malgrat la vida que fa;

La gana fa que el pa no sigui dur,
la por et farà plorar, pitjor per tu,
la nit d’amor no s’acabarà mai,
però ara ens toca despertar.

M’agradaria tenir una altra amiga
que fos tal com eres tu;
m’agradaria tenir una altra amiga
que m’estovés el cor dur.

Donar-li la soledat que ara tinc,
quan em cridés dir-li “Ara vinc”;
m’agradaria tenir una altra noia, sí,
que fos tal com eres tu.

Es pot ser molt feliç tenint els ulls tancats,
el temps que hi puguis estar;
es pot ser molt feliç tenint els ulls tancats,
si els obres la llum et farà mal.

Jo ja els he obert, he vist i ara me’n vaig,
la llum és massa clara però l’aigua no ho és tan,
no vulguis d’aturar el meu caminar,
deixa-ho córrer ja està fet.

Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan

It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don’t matter, anyhow
An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don’t know by now
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I’ll be gone
You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on
Don’t think twice, it’s all right

It ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
An’ it ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
I’m on the dark side of the road
Still I wish there was somethin’ you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin’ anyway
So don’t think twice, it’s all right

It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
Like you never did before
It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
I can’t hear you any more
I’m a-thinkin’ and a-wond’rin’ all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I’m told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don’t think twice, it’s all right

I’m walkin’ down that long, lonesome road, babe
Where I’m bound, I can’t tell
But goodbye’s too good a word, gal
So I’ll just say fare thee well
I ain’t sayin’ you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don’t mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don’t think twice, it’s all right