Andorra
Julen - Una Cançó
Julen Gerrikabeitia (or Julen) is an Andorran personality. By trade, he is a graphic designer, but music remains his passion as a composer, singer, guitarist, pianist and musical theatre enthusiast. In recent months, Julen has become an Instagram and TikTok phenomenon, known for putting an absurd and fun twist on covers of numerous popular songs.
Lyrics
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M’heu dit que faci una cançó
tantes vegades
que ara no puc dir que no,
de tantes coses
que no sé quina és millor
i és hora de sortir
d’aquesta habitació.
M’heu dit que faci una cançó
i em trenco el cap
per disparar la inspiració,
sense fer trampes,
sense cap imitació,
un hit que soni
a cada despertador.
De les tardes sense feina,
dels estius de més calor,
de les nits de borratxera
dels hiverns a Claverol,
de cuinar sense recepta,
d’estudiar-ho tot de nit,
de canviar-se de carrera,
d’aprovar el carnet per fi,
de les coses més absurdes,
de les pelis de Nadal,
del viatge a Formentera,
dels amics que mai fan tard,
de saber tots els Pokémon,
de lligar des d’una App,
de dormir sense pijama,
de marxar sense pagar.
Que faci una cançó,
m’heu dit que faci una cançó,
de les vegades que
he après a dir que no,
de les històries que
no tenen guanyador,
de les coses que
em fan perdre la raó, oh…
I al principi és tan difícil
enfrontar-se al full en blanc,
rescatant mil idees
amagades a un calaix,
però s’esbossa una tornada
que comença amb Re major.
Crec que això és una cançó
de la llima dels mojitos,
del Sant Jordi dels solters,
de l’olor dels Plastidecor,
de sortir a cremar el carrer,
de secrets a cau d’orella,
de Nesquik i Cola-Cao,
del petó sota la dutxa,
de l’esplai o bé del cau,
dels lloguers a Barcelona,
de les birres a Joanic,
de les festes de disfresses,
de no fer-se mai el llit,
de la ruta en furgoneta,
dels accents en català,
de la pizza sense pinya,
de menjar-te per berenar.
“M’heu dit que faci una cançó de coses impossibles, de tonteries molt divertides i d’altres sense sentit,
de coses que em fan vergonya i d’alguns secrets que no explicaré. He provat de dir-ho tot, de no dir res
i he dit fora bromes que només jo potser entendré. M’he dit que faci una cançó i al final l’he fet de:”
Sortir fins tard,
d’aprendre a ballar,
del primer gelat,
de banyar-se al mar…
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You have asked me to write a song
so many times
that now I cannot say no,
about so many things
that I don’t know which one is the best one
and it’s time
to leave this room.
You have asked me to write a song
and I struggle
to get inspired,
not cheating,
not imitating,
a hit that sounds
in every alarm clock.
About evenings not working,
about the hottest summers,
about drunkenness evenings,
about winters in Claverol,
about cooking without recipes,
about learning everything in the late evening,
about changing studies,
about getting finally the driving license,
about the most absurd things,
about Christmas movies,
about the trip to Formentera,
about friends who never are late,
about knowing all Pokémon’s,
about flirting using apps,
about sleeping without wearing a pajama,
about leaving without paying.
That I write a song,
you have asked me to write a song,
about the times that
I have learnt to say no,
about stories that
don’t have a winner,
about the things that
make me lose my mind, oh…
And in the beginning it’s so difficult
to face a blank sheet,
recovering thousands of ideas
kept in a drawer,
but a chorus is appearing
starting with D major.
I think this is a song
about the lime of mojitos,
about singles’ Sant Jordi,
about Crayons’ smell,
about going all-out,
about whispering secrets,
about Nesquik and Cola-Cao,
about the kiss in the shower,
about the club or about the burrow,
about apartment rentals in Barcelona,
about drinking beers in Joanic,
about costume parties,
about never making the bed,
about road trips,
about Catalan accents,
about pizza without pineapple,
about having you as snack.
“You have asked me to write a song about impossible things, about very funny nonsense and about
others with no sense, about things that embarrass me and about some secrets I won’t tell. I have tried to
say everything, to say nothing and I have included jokes that maybe only I will understand. You have
asked me to write a song and finally I have written about:”
Going out till late,
about learning to dance,
about the first ice cream,
about swimming in the sea…
Listen up.
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