{"id":14607,"date":"2022-05-09T20:55:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/som-independents-we-are-independent\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T20:55:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:55:54","slug":"som-independents-we-are-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/som-independents-we-are-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Som independents \/ We are independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-14604\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/d385f1097f2e54a09345d6a9db3c6508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/d385f1097f2e54a09345d6a9db3c6508.jpg 259w, http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/d385f1097f2e54a09345d6a9db3c6508-1x1.jpg 1w, http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/d385f1097f2e54a09345d6a9db3c6508-10x8.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1265194105&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Som independents \/ We are independent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by Xavier I Panades, extracted from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturematters.org.uk\/index.php\/our-publications\/item\/3970-gwrthryfel-uprising-an-anthology-of-radical-poetry-from-contemporary-wales\"><em>Gwrthryfel \/ Uprising<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>No necessitem que ens vigilis,<br \/>ni que ens suggereixis que fer.<br \/>No cal que seguis a damunt nostre,<br \/>ni que posis preu a la nostra fe.<\/p>\n<p>El fantasma del meu pare plora:<br \/>per les tortures innecess\u00e0ries.<br \/>El fantasma de la meva mare crida:<br \/>a seguir lluitant per la nostra vida.<\/p>\n<p>No som m\u00e9s alts, ni m\u00e9s petits,<br \/>som un poble que mai decau!<br \/>No som ni m\u00e9s negres, ni m\u00e9s blancs,<br \/>Som un poble que vivim en pau!<\/p>\n<p>Som independents<br \/>del teu centralisme, <br \/>dels teus oferiments.<\/p>\n<p>No volem que juguis amb nosaltres!<br \/>No volem patir gana!<br \/>No volem xiular amb la llengua torta!<br \/>No volem nens ignorants!<\/p>\n<p>Som independents,<br \/>de les teves guerres, <br \/>de les teves almoines.<\/p>\n<p>Amb estat o sense estat,<br \/>amb for\u00e7a i sense por,<br \/>amb dignitat i serenitat,<br \/>sobreviurem la vostra caritat!<\/p>\n<p>Som independents,<br \/>de les teves mentides, <br \/>de les teves envestides.<\/p>\n<p>Som gent que parlem clar i catal\u00e0!<br \/>No us interposeu en els nostres afers,<br \/>ens encanta la vida, del porr\u00f3 bevem,<br \/>per sempre cridar: som independents!<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are independent!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t need you to watch us,<br \/>nor do you suggest us what to do.<br \/>You don&#8217;t have to sit on us,<br \/>nor to put a price on our faith.<\/p>\n<p>My father&#8217;s ghost cries:<br \/>for unnecessary torture.<br \/>My mother&#8217;s ghost screams:<br \/>to keep fighting for our lives.<\/p>\n<p>We are neither taller nor smaller,<br \/>We are a people that never decays!<br \/>We are neither blacker nor whiter,<br \/>We are a people living in peace!<\/p>\n<p>We are independent,<br \/>of your centralism,<br \/>of your offerings.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t want you to play with us!<br \/>We don&#8217;t want to go hungry!<br \/>We don\u2019t want to whistle with a crooked tongue!<br \/>We don\u2019t want ignorant kids!<\/p>\n<p>We are independent,<br \/>of your wars, of your alms,<\/p>\n<p>With or without status,<br \/>with strength and without fear,<br \/>with dignity and serenity,<br \/>we will survive your charity!<\/p>\n<p>We are independent<br \/>of your lies, of your attacks.<\/p>\n<p>We are people who speak clear and Catalan!<br \/>Do not interfere in our affairs,<br \/>we love life, we drink from the jug,<br \/>to forever shout: we are independent!<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; 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