El Cant De Barça

So here I am in Cornwall waiting to watch Barça play Manchester United in the final of the Champions.
Guess who I am supporting?  Well, I am Scottish so it was never a hard choice!
To get ready I am listening to the Barça anthem – here it is.
I will watch with a friend who is a Chelsea fan so he too is supporting Barça.
The fire is lit
The curry is arriving
Here we go – BARÇA!!!  Good luck.

In Catalan
Tot el camp
és un clam
som la gent blaugrana
Tant se val d’on venim
si del sud o del nord
ara estem d’acord, ara estem d’acord,
una bandera ens agermana.
Blaugrana al vent
un crit valent
tenim un nom el sap tothom:
Barça, Barça, Baaarça!
Jugadors, seguidors,
tots units fem força.
Son molt anys plens d’afanys,
son molts gols que hem cridat
i s’ha demostrat, i s’ha demostrat,
que mai ningu no ens podrà torcer.
Blaugrana al vent
un crit valent
tenim un nom el sap tothom:
Barça, Barça, Baaarça!
In English
The whole stadium
loudly cheers
We’re the blue and claret supporters
It matters not where we hail from
Whether it’s the south or the north
Now we all agree, we all agree,
One flag unites us in brotherhood.
Blue and claret blowing in the wind
One valiant cry
We’ve got a name that everyone knows:
Barça, Barça, Baaarça!
Players, Supporters
United we are strong.
We’ve achieved much over the years,
We’ve shouted many goals
And we have shown, we have shown,
That no one can ever break us.
Blue and claret blowing in the wind
One valiant cry
We’ve got a name that everyone knows:
Barça, Barça, Baaarça!

Barça – Madrid – this time it’s personal!

This is how it is tonight!
Food ready to eat at half-time
Radio on so we can listen in Catalan as well as watch the TV
It’s raining in Granollers as well as Camp Nou
Semi Final of the Champions Cup – Part Two
Barça – Madrid for the 4th time in the last few weeks and I am hoping for a good game, without bullying tactics, without post match whining, more fabulous football from Messi
And…for Barcelona to win!

Vinga Barça!

Whatever next? Now I am watching yet another football game and enjoying it. These last two years have seen me changing just about everything possible you can imagine!
I even felt excited walking around the town centre as the atmosphere was building up – nothing too visible but you just know that most people will be watching the Barça Madrid game tonight. And when there is a goal….if there is a goal….the shouts from the houses and bars will resound around Granollers