Josep Carreras/Lluis Llach: "El cant dels ocells" (The Song of the Birds)

[sinimuori]

This is the most sensitive performance of the song I found in Youtube.

It vibrates in me.

Great thanks to Josep Carreras and Lluis Llach!

[pipsprof]

It's the CD Junts which I am trying to find but with no luck! Thanks for your help though.

[C1r5a19]

@pipsprof I've seen it any here and there in record shops in Barcelona, but it seems to be no longer available online. The best advice I can give you is to keep an eye on ebay.... Good luck for your search, it's worth it ;-)

[pipsprof]

Hi Bravocarreras...where did you get the CD? I have been trying to buy it but it is not available anywhere....thanks

[C1r5a19]

@pipsprof I'm not Bravocarreras, but if I may reply to your question nevertheless :-) The solo version by Carreras is on a CD called "José Carreras sings Catalan Songs", originally released by Sony in 1990 - it's still available on amazon.com, for instance.

The recording with Carreras and Llach is on the album "Junts", a live recording of their joint concert in Barcelona, 29 dec 2002.

Hope that helps :-)

[bravocarreras]

Thanks for the upload C1r5a19. I have a CD of Jose Carreras singing this and I loved it straight away. Thank you also for the lyrics and translation. I am intending to make a video of Jose Carreras singing this and using all of my photographs that I feel resemble peace and peacefullness. I was also not in favour of the decision of Bush and my birthplace is also a peaceful place.

[sammiguier]

Visca Catalunya lliure

Marc Sabatés

[Shein69]

Es preciosa aquesta cançó, la meva avia sempre em demana que li posi :)

[shivageira]

lo mejor es saber que en realidad esta cancion simboliza la libertad,cuando catalunya era obligada a ser españa,lo que se hizo aqui no tubo nombre matar a la gente porque simplemente la pillaban hablando en catalan,ELS OCELLS(los pajaros)simbolizan la opresion,y las ganas de luchar y vivir.eso esconde la cancion.viva la libertad,y viva la libre expresion.

[cacciatorebarbarella]

So wonderful to find this, obviously dedicated to Pao Casals, the worlds' great 'cellist, a fellow Catalan and human rights activist who gave so much of himself.

[hashubarca]

this song is Amazing . thanx for transelate the lyrics to English . I know some words in Catalan coz I spent more than 5 months in BCN . any way my friend peace to all the world . Im Iraqi and I really know what war means . for that reason I wish and hope that peace will be in allover the world without any exeption

Salut i Forca el Canut :D

[C1r5a19]

@hashubarca

Thank you very much for your comment, hashubarca. Your words are very touching. This concert took place shortly before Bush started the war against your country. Both Josep Carreras and Lluis Llach were strongly advocating a peaceful solution. This song, and the whole concert, was a clear statement of their position.

All the best to you and your country, and peace to the whole word - violence is NEVER a solution!

[gheeah]

so beautifully sung, by both...