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Rain Dance: A Catalonian Night of Triumph and Joy

Rain Dance: A Catalonian Night of Triumph and Joy
Mar 21, 2024 · 15m 18s

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Rain Dance: A Catalonian Night of Triumph and Joy Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/rain-dance-a-catalonian-night-of-triumph-and-joy/ Story Transcript: Ca: Amb la llum del...

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Rain Dance: A Catalonian Night of Triumph and Joy
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Amb la llum del sol ponent-te a Barcelona, la ciutat s'omplia d'un ambient de festa.
En: With the setting sun casting its light over Barcelona, the city was filled with a festive atmosphere.

Ca: A la platja de la Barceloneta, allà anava tot cap al gran esdeveniment.
En: At Barceloneta beach, everyone was heading towards the grand event.

Ca: En Jordi, gran amant de la sardana, la dansa tradicional catalana, no veia l'hora de ballar.
En: Jordi, a great lover of the sardana, the traditional Catalan dance, couldn't wait to dance.

Ca: Amb el seu somriure ampli, anava buscant a la seva amiga Marta entre la multitud.
En: With his wide smile, he searched for his friend Marta among the crowd.

Ca: Marta, amb el seu vestit vermell viu, es destacava com un far enmig de l'oceà de gent.
En: Marta, in her bright red dress, stood out like a lighthouse in the sea of people.

Ca: Jordi, al veure-la, la va salutar amb efusió.
En: When Jordi saw her, he greeted her warmly.

Ca: Ella li va tornar el somriure, amb els ulls plens d'esperança.
En: She returned the smile, her eyes full of hope.

Ca: Marta amava la música, però el ritme de la sardana li costava. Por això, en Jordi li havia promès que l'ajudaria.
En: Marta loved music, but the rhythm of the sardana was challenging for her. That's why Jordi had promised to help her.

Ca: El sol es va pondre completament, il·luminant la platja amb els llums de la ciutat. L'orquestra de cobla va començar a tocar la primera sardana.
En: As the sun completely set, illuminating the beach with the city lights, the cobla orchestra began to play the first sardana.

Ca: En Jordi i la Marta, de la mà, van entrar al cercle de ball.
En: Hand in hand, Jordi and Marta entered the dance circle.

Ca: Facilitats inesperades van sorprendre a la Marta. Amb el suport del Jordi, s'oblia de la seva vergonya i deia adéu a les seves pors.
En: Unexpected difficulties surprised Marta. With Jordi's support, she forgot her shyness and said goodbye to her fears.

Ca: Els seus peus seguien el ritme, els seus cossos es movien a l'uníson, mentre reien i gaudien ballant sota la lluna de Barcelona.
En: Their feet followed the rhythm, their bodies moved in unison, while they laughed and enjoyed dancing under the moonlight of Barcelona.

Ca: Però, com en moltes festes, la pluja no va avisar.
En: However, as often happens at parties, the rain did not give warning.

Ca: El cel es tornà gris i l'aigua començà a caure.
En: The sky turned gray and the rain began to fall.

Ca: Molts van córrer a buscar refugi, però ni en Jordi ni la Marta es van moure. Continuaven ballant, amb l'aigua caient sobre ells, sense preocupar-se pel món.
En: Many ran for shelter, but neither Jordi nor Marta moved. They kept on dancing, with the water falling on them, without worrying about the world around them.

Ca: L'aigua a la platja, els llums de la Barceloneta lluent en l'obscuritat, la música de la cobla... Tot es combinava per crear una atmosfera màgica.
En: The water on the beach, the lights of Barceloneta shining in the darkness, the music of the cobla... Everything combined to create a magical atmosphere.

Ca: I al mig, en Jordi i la Marta, ballant sota la pluja.
En: And in the middle of it, Jordi and Marta, dancing in the rain.

Ca: Finalment, la música va acabar i es va aplaudir amb entusiasme.
En: Finally, the music ended and was applauded enthusiastically.

Ca: Els dos es van trobar empapats, cansats i contentíssims.
En: They found themselves soaked, tired, and extremely happy.

Ca: Havia estat una experiència que mai oblidarien.
En: It had been an experience they would never forget.

Ca: No importava què succeís o com es desenvolupés la nit. La pluja pot ser una bendició o una maledicció, depenent de com es miri.
En: It didn't matter what happened or how the night unfolded. Rain can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how you look at it.

Ca: Per a en Jordi i la Marta, la pluja va ser una benedicció, donant-los una memòria que sempre estimarien.
En: For Jordi and Marta, the rain was a blessing, giving them a memory they would always cherish.

Ca: Balla sardanes sota la pluja es convertiria, sens dubte, en una de les seves històries per explicar als seus nens.
En: Dancing sardanas in the rain would undoubtedly become one of the stories to tell their children.

Ca: Així, enmig de la platja de la Barceloneta, al cor de la festa, en Jordi i la Marta van descobrir que la vida no és sobre el que et passa, sinó sobre com vas a reaccionar a això.
En: Thus, in the midst of Barceloneta beach, at the heart of the party, Jordi and Marta discovered that life is not about what happens to you, but how you react to it.

Ca: Esa nit, van decidir ballar, sense importar la pluja.
En: That night, they decided to dance, regardless of the rain.

Ca: Aquella era la seva recerca de felicitat, el seu triomf en la vida.
En: It was their pursuit of happiness, their triumph in life.

Ca: I això és el que importa.
En: And that's what matters.

Ca: Al final, sempre val la pena ballar sota la pluja.
En: In the end, dancing in the rain is always worth it.


Vocabulary Words:
  • setting: posant
  • sun: sol
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • city: ciutat
  • festive: de festa
  • atmosphere: ambient
  • beach: platja
  • event: esdeveniment
  • lover: amant
  • dance: dansa
  • smile: somriure
  • friend: amiga
  • red: vermell
  • lighthouse: far
  • people: gent
  • light: llum
  • hope: esperança
  • music: música
  • rhythm: ritme
  • challenging: costava
  • support: suport
  • fears: pors
  • feet: peus
  • laughter: riure
  • moonlight: lluna
  • rain: pluja
  • sky: cel
  • darkness: obscuritat
  • life: vida
  • happiness: felicitat
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