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traduction en anglais
im not sure, but where I'm from in Africa we speak in proverbs. Which helps me to understand this in a way. (i may not be accurate but its worth a try)
1)clear the road of straws... i want to sit down on this trunk that i see, but i can not arrive there...
could mean that he is in a haste to get to his destination, there are obstacles that are in his way (straws). the obstacles are preventing him arriving sooner than he may like to. he wants to hurry up and arrive so he can do what he wants, he is tired of the "wait."
the trunk could be temptation to give up, there is something that is tempting him from achieving his objective. "i can not arrive there that way" He cannot reach his destination if he gives in.
so basically he is trying to achieve something, there are obstacles in his way, it is not easy because of possible factors or temptations. but he knows he can not give in... because he will not reach his destination.
can apply to any thing we are trying to achieve that may be hard, and we feel like giving up but we know that we "can't get there that way"
hope i helped. this is just my analogy. could be wrong
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Chan Chan (song)
For the Hindi song, see Water (soundtrack).
1997 single by Buena Vista Social Club
"Chan Chan" is a 1984 son composition by Cuban trovadorCompay Segundo. It was first recorded in 1985 by Compay Segundo's own group.[1] In 1987, he approached Eliades Ochoa, who agreed to record a version with the Cuarteto Patria. However, EGREM did not release these recordings until the second half of the 1990s. In November 1995, Compay recorded a new version in Madrid for his Antología, released on CD the following year. In March 1996, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa and other veteran Cuban musicians recorded a new version of the song as part of the Buena Vista Social Club project.[2] The song became the opening track of their eponymous album and the group's signature song, thereby achieving international fame.
Lyrics and composition
[edit]The song was written in 1984 by Compay Segundo,[3] who first "dreamt" the opening melody in his sleep and later wrote the lyrics. On the composition of the song, Compay Segundo said:
I didn't compose Chan Chan, I dreamt it. I dream of music. I sometimes wake up with a melody in my head, I hear the instruments, all very clear. I look over the balcony and I see nobody, but I hear it as if it was played on the street. I