Dona estrangera [English translation]

Your grandfather had a long, white mustache,

and dipped it in tepid beer in taverns in the Alps.

In the mornings, your aunts go down to bathe

at a scenic beach from World War II

Ms. Foreigner,

How do your eyes see me?

Your father peels plums and leaves them to ferment,

and in former Soviet fairs sells liquor of 80 degrees.

In the yard, your grandmother wears a white kimono,

while the red sun shines between the branches of a bonsai.

Ms. Foreigner,

How do your eyes see me?

Ms. Foreigner.

While we dance, the waters of the Rhine splash me,

I enter with a Russian tank into Berlin,

Your viking past startles me.

While we kiss between the gigantic treetops,

Your mother prays to foreign gods,

Your father educates some elephants.

When we make love, two-hundred Ottoman dancers,

Revolve contently around me,

Smile and snap their hands.

And we hug and I board the yellow tram.

I travel between Baroque works,

I get lost in the Land of Fire.

• Artist:Manel
• Album:Els millors professors europeus (2008)