Episodi #21 - El gat del Botero 🐈⬛📍
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Episodi #21 - El gat del Botero 🐈⬛📍
Últim episodi de la temporada. Què t'ha semblat, Vane?
Last episode of the season. What did you think, Vane?
Se t'ha fet curt, se t'ha fet llarg...
It has felt short, it has felt long...
La veritat és que aquesta temporada hem conegut molts gats il·lustres
The truth is that this season we have met many illustrious cats.
i també ens han visitat persones molt il·lustres.
And we have also been visited by very distinguished people.
Molt, molt. Tant els uns com els altres.
Very, very. Both the one and the other.
De fet, hem tingut alguna convidada que si abans de començar aquesta segona temporada
In fact, we have had some guests that if before starting this second season
ens diuen que vindria al podcast, la veritat és que ni ens ho creiem, sí o no?
They tell us that he would come to the podcast, the truth is that we don't believe it, do we?
És veritat, és veritat. Convidats molt sorprenents.
It's true, it's true. Very surprising guests.
Molt, molt.
Very, very.
Doncs tots aquests personatges felins i humans ens han permès viatjar per tot el món,
Well, all these feline and human characters have allowed us to travel all over the world,
per l'espai també, i fins i tot a altres èpoques de la història.
for space too, and even in other periods of history.
I és que hem conegut històries superinteressants i hem après un munt.
And we have encountered super interesting stories and learned a lot.
Però, com diu l'Edita, roda el món i torna al Born.
But, as Edita says, the world goes round and comes back to the Born.
I en aquest últim episodi volem tornar a Barcelona, la nostra ciutat.
And in this last episode, we want to return to Barcelona, our city.
El gatete protagonista d'aquest episodi és tot un símbol de la ciutat,
The little cat protagonist of this episode is a true symbol of the city.
de fet, i en especial del barri del Raval.
in fact, and especially from the Raval neighborhood.
No és un gat de carn i ossos, però és un gat rodanchó, de bronza,
It is not a flesh-and-blood cat, but it is a round cat, made of bronze.
de 7 metres de llarg, 2 metres d'alçada i 2 d'amplada.
7 meters long, 2 meters high, and 2 meters wide.
No us espanteu. Estem parlant del gat del Botero,
Don't be scared. We are talking about Botero's cat,
obra de l'escultor colombià Fernando Botero.
work of the Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero.
Ha situat des de fa més de 20 anys a la Rambla del Raval
It has been located on the Rambla del Raval for over 20 years.
i protagonista de les fotos de molts turistes que han vingut a Barcelona.
I am the protagonist of the photos of many tourists who have come to Barcelona.
I també de molts dels turistes que visiten la ciutat.
And also from many of the tourists who visit the city.
Segur que algun cop hi heu quedat al davant o us heu fet una foto tocant-li els bigotis.
I'm sure you've stood in front of it at some point or taken a photo touching its mustache.
Ara tenim molt interioritzat que el gat de Botero es troba a la Rambla del Raval,
Now we are very aware that Botero's cat is located in the Rambla del Raval,
però no sempre ha estat així.
but it hasn't always been this way.
L'escultura va ser comprada per l'Ajuntament de Barcelona l'any 1987,
The sculpture was purchased by the City Council of Barcelona in 1987.
pocs mesos després que la capital catalana fos proclamada
a few months after the Catalan capital was proclaimed
seu dels Jocs Olímpics de Barcelona 92.
headquarters of the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games.
A la vila de Barcelona, Espanya.
In the town of Barcelona, Spain.
Però va ser una compra a caprici, fruit segurament de l'eufòria i el despilfarro de l'època,
But it was an impulsive purchase, a result probably of the euphoria and extravagance of the time,
perquè el Consistori ni tan sols havia pensat on l'ubicaria.
because the Council had not even considered where it would be located.
I aquí va començar el periple de 15 anys del gat de Botero,
And here began the 15-year journey of Botero's cat,
per trobar el seu lloc definitiu.
to find its definitive place.
Primer va anar a parar al parc de la Ciutadella.
First, he/she ended up at the Ciutadella Park.
Després, aprofitant la celebració dels Jocs Olímpics,
Afterwards, taking advantage of the celebration of the Olympic Games,
l'Ajuntament va traslladar-lo al costat de l'Estadi Olímpic.
The City Council moved it next to the Olympic Stadium.
I uns anys més tard va acabar mig amagat en una petita plaça.
And a few years later, he ended up half hidden in a small square.
La plaça Blanquerna, a tocar dels Jardins del Baluart,
Blanquerna Square, near the Baluart Gardens,
darrere de les Dressanes de Barcelona.
behind the Shipyards of Barcelona.
No va ser fins l'any 2003 que el gat va trobar el seu lloc definitiu
It was not until the year 2003 that the cat found its permanent home.
a la nova Rambla del Raval, que va ser inaugurada l'any 2000.
to the new Rambla del Raval, which was inaugurated in 2000.
I molt aviat es va convertir en un símbol d'aquest nou passeig i de tot el barri.
And very soon it became a symbol of this new walkway and of the whole neighborhood.
De fet, per molta gent no és el gat del Botero,
In fact, for many people, it is not Botero's cat.
sinó el gat de la Rambla del Raval.
but the cat from the Rambla del Raval.
Aquest gat rodanchó ha estat testimoni de diversos moments històrics importants de la ciutat.
This round cat has witnessed several important historical moments of the city.
Per exemple, durant el procés.
For example, during the process.
De fet, un matí de 2017, l'escultura de Botero va aparèixer coberta de llaços grocs,
In fact, one morning in 2017, Botero's sculpture appeared covered in yellow ribbons,
símbol dels presos polítics durant aquest període tan convuls.
symbol of the political prisoners during this turbulent period.
També durant la pandèmia de la Covid-19, el 2020,
Also during the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020,
un dia va aparèixer amb una mena de mascareta,
one day she appeared with a kind of mask,
amb un missatge que convidava tothom a quedar-se a casa.
with a message inviting everyone to stay home.
Segurament, el fet d'estar tan exposat a la via pública
Surely, the fact of being so exposed to the public road
també l'ha convertit en víctima de la performance de molts artistes.
It has also made him a victim of the performance of many artists.
Ja fa alguns anys, l'any 2012, l'artista polonesa Agata Olek
A few years ago, in 2012, the Polish artist Agata Olek
va celebrar el seu aniversari fent-li un vestit de ganxet,
he celebrated his birthday by making a crochet outfit for him,
que el va convertir per unes hores en un tigre blanc amb alguns detalls coloristes.
that turned him into a white tiger with some colorful details for a few hours.
Us hem deixat l'enllaç a una fotografia a la descripció de l'episodi perquè el pugueu veure.
We have left you the link to a photo in the episode description so you can see it.
És heavy, eh?
It's heavy, huh?
Aquesta imatge, perquè, bueno, la imatge i el que representa,
This image, because, well, the image and what it represents,
perquè les hores que hauria d'estar teixint per poder-li fer aquest vestit a mida.
because the hours I would have to spend weaving to make this custom dress for him.
Sí, sí, sí, moltes hores i també per instal·lar-li.
Yes, yes, yes, many hours and also to install it for him.
Sí, sí, no, realment, aquí hi ha moltíssima, moltíssima feina.
Yes, yes, no, really, there is a lot, a lot of work here.
A més, va ser super efímer, perquè el dia següent ja el van treure.
Moreover, it was super ephemeral because they took it down the following day.
Hòstia, molts mesos de feina, no?, per una obra de 24 hores, no?, poc més.
Wow, many months of work, right? For a project of 24 hours, right? Just a little more.
Doncs l'any 2022, Daryl McCree, considerat el primer grafiteller,
So in 2022, Daryl McCree, considered the first graffiti artist,
Sí, sí, sí, poc més. Doncs l'any 2022, Daryl McCree, considerat el primer grafiteller,
Yes, yes, yes, just a little more. Well, in 2022, Daryl McCree, considered the first graffiti artist,
modern, va estampar la seva assignatura sobre el gat.
Modern, he printed his subject on the cat.
El succés no va agradar gens als veïns del barri, que van mostrar obertament el seu rebuig.
The incident was notliked at all by the neighborhood residents, who openly expressed their rejection.
S'estimen molt el gat de la Rambla del Raval i creuen que en altres zones de la ciutat
They cherish the cat from Rambla del Raval very much and believe that in other areas of the city...
aquest tipus d'actes, més vandàlics que no pas artístics, doncs no passarien.
This type of acts, more vandalistic than artistic, would not be tolerated.
De fet, una altra cosa que passa sovint és que, com que l'escultura es troba instal·lada
In fact, another thing that often happens is that, since the sculpture is installed
directament al terra, sense cap pedestal, també hi ha algun valent o valenta
directly to the ground, without any pedestal, there is also some brave man or woman
que s'anima a escalar-la per fer-s'hi una foto a sobre.
who encourages to climb it to take a picture on top of it.
És que, clar, amb això del selfie...
It's just that, of course, with this selfie thing...
Sí.
Yes.
...i tot l'Instagram i tot això se'ns ha anat de les mans, eh?
...and all the Instagram and all that has gotten out of hand for us, right?
Una mica, i és una mica perillós perquè deu relliscar.
A little, and it's a bit dangerous because it must be slippery.
Home, segur, segur.
Home, safe, sure.
El que és molt curiós i potser molta gent no sap és que el gat de la Rambla del Raval
What is very curious and perhaps many people do not know is that the cat of the Rambla del Raval.
no és l'únic esculpit per Botero.
it is not the only sculpture by Botero.
N'hi ha tres més repartits pel món, així que són bastant exclusius, també, no?
There are three more scattered around the world, so they are quite exclusive, aren't they?
Sí.
Yes.
Un d'ells es troba a la Gran Avinguda de Nova York i és molt semblant al de Barcelona.
One of them is located on the Grand Avenue of New York and is very similar to the one in Barcelona.
I els altres dos, també molt semblants entre si, perquè en aquest cas són dos gats asseguts,
And the other two, very similar to each other as well, because in this case they are two sitting cats,
a diferència del de Barcelona.
unlike that of Barcelona.
Un es troba a la ciutat d'Erevan, a Armènia, i l'altre a Medellín, que és la ciutat natal
One is located in the city of Yerevan, in Armenia, and the other in Medellín, which is the hometown.
de Botero.
of Botero.
També us hem deixat els enllaços a les fotografies d'aquests gatetes germans del nostre a la descripció
We have also left you the links to the photographs of these sibling kittens of ours in the description.
de l'episodi.
of the episode.
I com és que a Botero li va donar per fer aquests gats rodonets i gegants?
And how is it that Botero decided to make these round and giant cats?
Deuria ser un cat lover, oi?
You must be a cat lover, right?
Sí.
Yes.
La veritat és que no ho hem descobert, eh, que no?
The truth is that we haven't discovered it, right?
No.
No.
No se sap del cert.
It is not known for sure.
No hi ha informació... no hi ha informació certa de... que ens diguis...
There is no information... there is no certain information about... that you tell us...
I fiable, no?
And reliable, right?
I fiable, de que Fernando Botero fos cat lover o no.
I reliable, whether Fernando Botero was a cat lover or not.
Si busquem per internet, no trobem fotos d'ell amb felins, ni cap indici que ens faci pensar
If we search the internet, we don't find any photos of him with felines, nor any hint that makes us think.
que li agradaven els peluts.
that he/she liked the furry ones.
I és que, a banda de felins, també ha esculpit altres animals, com gossos o cavalls.
And it's that, aside from felines, he has also sculpted other animals, such as dogs or horses.
De fet, a Barcelona, podem trobar un altre cavall d'aquest gos.
In fact, in Barcelona, we can find another horse of this dog.
Podem trobar un altre cavall de Botero, que està a la terminal 2 de l'aeroport del Prat.
We can find another Botero horse, which is at terminal 2 of the Prat airport.
Bueno, en tot cas, sí que és veritat que, a més de les escultures, els gats són molt
Well, in any case, it is true that, in addition to the sculptures, the cats are very
presents, això sí, en la seva obra pictòrica.
presents, this yes, in his pictorial work.
Sempre són gats fidels al seu estil, voluptuosos i contundents, i de vegades fins i tot desproporcionats
They are always cats faithful to their style, voluptuous and forceful, and sometimes even disproportionate.
amb la resta d'elements que apareixen a l'escena.
with the rest of the elements that appear in the scene.
Sí, això sí que és veritat.
Yes, that is indeed true.
Trobem gats al llarg de tota la seva trajectòria.
We find cats throughout his entire career.
Tots sovint són un personatge més d'un retat familiar,
All too often, they are just another character in a family portrait.
però moltes altres vegades són el protagonista de l'obra.
but many other times they are the protagonist of the work.
Ens quedarem amb la intriga de si Botero era un cutlover o no,
We will be left wondering whether Botero was a cutlover or not.
tot i que nosaltres estem convençudes que sí que ho era.
although we are convinced that it was.
Home, i tant, no?
Sure, why not?
O sigui, en el moment en què decideixes que són inspiració per tu,
That is, at the moment you decide that they are inspiration for you,
algun vincle ja es va tenir, segurament.
Some link was already established, probably.
Bueno, en tot cas, Fernando Botero va morir el setembre de 2023,
Well, in any case, Fernando Botero died in September 2023.
amb 91 anys.
at 91 years old.
A més a més de la Rambla del Raval,
In addition to the Rambla del Raval,
podem trobar obres seves a algunes de les places i avengudes
We can find his works in some of the squares and avenues.
més famoses del món, com ja us dèiem,
most famous in the world, as we were already saying,
a llocs tan icònics com la Gran Avinguda de Nova York,
to iconic places like New York's Grand Avenue,
però també a la Plaça del Comerç de Lisboa,
but also at the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon,
la Plaça de la Senyoria de Florencia
the Piazza della Signoria of Florence
o fins i tot les Piràmides de Giesa.
or even the Pyramids of Giza.
Fa uns mesos va venir l'exalcaldessa de Barcelona, Ada Colau,
A few months ago, the former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, came.
al podcast i li vam demanar si Barcelona era una ciutat de gossos o de gats.
In the podcast, we asked him if Barcelona was a city of dogs or cats.
I ens va dir això.
And he told us that.
A veure, si és pel debat públic ja t'ho dic que és de gossos, eh?
Let's see, if it's for the public debate I'm telling you it's dog-related, okay?
Perquè jo com a alcaldessa ja et dic que anava a trobades als barris
Because as mayor, I can tell you that I was going to meetings in the neighborhoods.
i feia trobades obertes on la gent podia plantejar el que volgués,
and I held open meetings where people could raise whatever they wanted,
no hi havia ordre del dia, no hi havia temes prohibits
there was no agenda, there were no forbidden topics
i el tema de gossos era un tema molt recorregut.
And the subject of dogs was a very well-trodden topic.
I aleshores sovint passava que la sala de forma espontània
And then often it happened that the room spontaneously
gairebé es dividia en dos, entre aquells que tenien gossos i els que no tenien gossos.
it was almost divided in two, between those who had dogs and those who did not have dogs.
I aleshores els que tenien gossos reclamaven lògicament més espais
And then those who had dogs logically requested more spaces.
perquè els gossos poguessin tenir zones d'esbarjo i tal,
so that dogs could have play areas and such,
i en canvi els que no tenien gossos deien que es trobava moltes caques de gossos
And those who didn't have dogs said that there were many dog feces around.
per tot arreu i que la gent que era incívida no havia de tenir gossos
everywhere and that people who were deceitful should not have dogs
i hi havia autèntiques tensions.
and there were real tensions.
Tot i això, nosaltres sabem que és una ciutat de gatetes també
However, we know that it is also a city of kittens.
i per això el convidat d'avui en sap moltíssim de la ciutat
And that's why today's guest knows a lot about the city.
i ens demostrarà que la nostra estimada Barcelona també és felina.
and will show us that our beloved Barcelona is also feline.
Es tracta del periodista i divulgador David Martínez,
It is about the journalist and communicator David Martínez,
creador del perfil Històries de Barcelona,
creator of the profile Stories of Barcelona,
que tant a Twitter com a Instagram aglutina milers de seguidors.
that both on Twitter and Instagram gathers thousands of followers.
Cada dia ens explica curiositats, llegendes i secrets de Barcelona,
Every day he tells us curiosities, legends, and secrets of Barcelona.
ja sigui de l'època medieval, moderna o fins i tot romana.
whether from the medieval, modern, or even Roman era.
I avui ha vingut a explicar-nos la relació de la nostra ciutat amb els felins.
And today he came to explain to us the relationship of our city with felines.
Benvingut David!
Welcome David!
Hola, què tal?
Hello, how are you?
Escolta, tenim... bueno, venim sense guió perquè has dit
Listen, we have... well, we come without a script because you said.
no, no, jo no us explico res, no us faig cap espòiler previ, sinó que...
no, no, I won’t explain anything to you, I won’t give you any spoilers beforehand, but...
No, perquè si no, no té gràcia, no?
No, because if not, it's not funny, is it?
Ens vols sorprendre.
You want to surprise us.
I tant, i tant.
Of course, of course.
Vull sorprendre amb algunes històries de gats per demostrar que realment
I want to surprise with some cat stories to prove that really
Barcelona és una ciutat felina, encara que...
Barcelona is a feline city, although...
O sigui, aquest és el titular, eh? Podríem dir que sí, eh?
So, this is the headline, right? We could say yes, right?
Sí, hi ha una... jo crec que hi ha una gran...
Yes, there is a... I believe there is a great...
hi ha una llarga història de gats relacionats amb Barcelona
There is a long history of cats related to Barcelona.
que anirem descobrint avui
what we will be discovering today
i potser no...
and maybe not...
Ja sabeu que a Madrid els que són de Madrid els hi diuen gatos, no?
You know that in Madrid they call those from Madrid "gatos," right?
Exacte, sí.
Exactly, yes.
Aquí no ho tenim això, però sí que tenim moltes històries curioses
We don't have that here, but we do have many curious stories.
vinculades als gats i molts indrets lligats als gats
linked to cats and many places tied to cats
que podem avui recórrer, si voleu.
that we can visit today, if you want.
I tant, i tant.
Of course, of course.
Així que tu, Manas, tu ets l'encarregat d'explicar-nos-ho tot això.
So you, Manas, you are in charge of explaining all of this to us.
Doncs mira, si voleu comencem, parlàvem de l'edat mitjana.
Well, look, if you want, we can start; we were talking about the Middle Ages.
No sabem quan van arribar els gats a Barcelona,
We don't know when the cats arrived in Barcelona,
aquesta dada no la tenim,
we do not have this data,
però sí que sabem que a l'edat mitjana
but we do know that in the Middle Ages
els gats ja convivien habitualment amb els barcelonins.
Cats were already regularly living alongside the people of Barcelona.
De fet, durant molts anys, fins no fa gaire,
In fact, for many years, until not long ago,
a Barcelona la gent tenia molts animals a casa seva,
In Barcelona, people had many animals in their homes.
vull dir, tot tipus d'animals, però molts els sacrificaven,
I mean, all kinds of animals, but many were sacrificed.
molts eren per alimentació.
many were for food.
Evidentment, no els gats,
Obviously, not the cats,
ni els gossos,
not even the dogs,
però els gats, a més a més, feien una gran funció
but the cats, moreover, played a great role
i eren molt apreciats perquè, clar, caçaven els ratolins.
and they were very much appreciated because, of course, they hunted the mice.
Un clàssic, sí, sí.
A classic, yes, yes.
Això crec que ja ho heu comentat diverses vegades aquí, no?
I think you have already discussed this several times here, haven't you?
Llavors, clar, això ajudava, eren animals molt apreciats per això,
Then, of course, this helped, they were animals very much appreciated for that.
perquè, a més, els ratolins, les rates,
because, moreover, the mice, the rats,
eren els animals que portaven les epidèmies.
they were the animals that brought the epidemics.
I, de fet, hi ha una rondalla, mira, que s'explica
And, in fact, there is a tale, look, that is told.
que antigament a Barcelona hi havia una rondalla
that in ancient times there was a tale in Barcelona
que explicava per què els gats caçaven els ratolins,
that explained why cats hunted mice,
que no sé si la coneixeu.
that I don't know if you know her.
Ah, no, no, no.
Ah, no, no, no.
I ens encanta.
And we love it.
És una rondalla, vull dir,
It's a fairy tale, I mean,
és una història que s'explicava antigament a Barcelona
It is a story that was told long ago in Barcelona.
per explicar per què aquesta falera falina pels ratolins.
to explain why this moth frenzy for the mice.
Doncs es diu que antigament els gossos i els gats
Well, it is said that in ancient times dogs and cats
es barallaven pels carrers de Barcelona
they were fighting in the streets of Barcelona
per aconseguir menjar.
to obtain food.
I estaven contínuament barallant-se,
And they were constantly fighting,
fins que un dia van decidir, doncs, mira, anem a fer un pacte.
Until one day they decided, well, look, let's make a pact.
Els gossos i els gats van fer un pacte
The dogs and the cats made a pact.
per repartir-se els aliments.
to distribute the food.
I van dir, mira, els gossos es quedaran amb els ossos dels animals
They said, look, the dogs will keep the bones of the animals.
i els gats amb les espines.
and the cats with the thorns.
I fins i tot es diu que van firmar un contracte per escrit
And it is even said that they signed a written contract.
on deia, per als gossos seran els ossos
It was said, for the dogs there will be bones.
i les espines per als gats.
and the thorns for the cats.
I això ho van posar per escrit en un paper.
And they put this in writing on a piece of paper.
Tot això és una rondalla que s'explicava, eh?
All of this is a tale that was told, right?
I es va guardar en un calaix, en un armari,
And it was stored in a drawer, in a cabinet,
el van guardar durant molt de temps.
They kept him for a long time.
Fins que es veu que van tornar a tenir,
Until it is seen that they had it again,
vull dir, van conviure molt temps bé,
I mean, they lived together very well for a long time,
però van tornar a tenir problemes amb els gossos.
but they had problems with the dogs again.
I llavors, què van fer?
And then, what did they do?
Els gats van dir, ei, ja no us podeu menjar les espines,
The cats said, hey, you can no longer eat the thorns,
que són per nosaltres.
what they are to us.
Van anar a buscar aquell contracte que tenien guardat per ensenyar-los-hi
They went to fetch that contract they had stored to show it to them.
i què havia passat?
And what had happened?
Que els ratolins s'havien arrossegat part del paper del contracte
That the mice had dragged part of the contract paper.
i s'havien menjat la frase final.
and they had eaten the final phrase.
Llavors, total, que el paper només posava
So, in total, the paper only said
per als gossos seran els ossos i les espines.
For the dogs, there will be bones and spines.
Clar, no deia per als gats.
Of course, I wasn't referring to the cats.
Llavors, clar, això els deixava sense res.
So, of course, this left them with nothing.
Llavors, la rondalla, la llegenda,
Then, the tale, the legend,
diu que d'aquí ve, doncs, aquesta...
it says that this comes from here, then, this...
Per això els gats,
That's why cats,
segueixen els ratolins,
the mice follow,
que és una història d'aquestes curioses que...
that is one of those curious stories that...
Que bonica.
How pretty.
És maca, no és molt coneguda, no?
She is beautiful, she is not very well-known, is she?
Sí, sí, no, no.
Yes, yes, no, no.
S'ha perdut una mica,
It has been lost a bit,
però és una història que s'explicava antigament
but it is a story that was told in ancient times
a Barcelona, a Catalunya,
in Barcelona, in Catalonia,
per explicar, bueno,
to explain, well,
era la manera que es tenia d'explicar,
it was the way it was explained,
justificar, doncs, algunes coses.
justify, then, some things.
Això era molt típic a partir de rondalles.
This was very typical from folk tales.
Ostres, que bonica, eh?
Wow, it's beautiful, isn't it?
I a més, també que curiós, no?,
And also, how curious, isn't it?
que la llegenda són els ratolins
that the legend is the mice
els que es mengen la paraula gats.
those who eat the word cats.
Sí, és veritat, mira, no?
Yes, it's true, look, isn't it?
Sí, sí, curiosament, sí.
Yes, yes, curiously, yes.
Sí, diu,
Yes, he says,
mira, el nostre enemic és el gat,
look, our enemy is the cat,
diu, anem aquí a...
he says, let’s go here to...
Però els surt malament, eh?, la jugada.
But it goes wrong for them, right?, the play.
Sí, els hi ha tornat en contra.
Yes, it has turned against them.
Total.
Total.
Doncs això,
Well, that's it,
que eren, els gats eren,
what they were, they were the cats,
tornem dient que els gats eren molt apreciats,
we keep saying that cats were very appreciated,
tot i que la dada mitjana,
although the average data,
com ja ho heu explicat moltes vegades,
as you have explained many times,
crec que ja ho heu explicat,
I think you have already explained it.
quan vau parlar dels gats negres,
when you talked about black cats,
doncs eren també...
so they were also...
Ets un bon oient, eh?, del pot, eh?
You are a good listener, aren't you?, from the pot, right?
Sí, i tant.
Yes, of course.
Doncs els gats eren molt associats al dimoni,
Well, cats were very associated with the devil,
mira, tinc aquí apuntat una frase del Joan Amades,
Look, I have a sentence from Joan Amades written down here.
que era folclorista,
who was a folklorist,
que anirà sortint molt,
that will come out a lot,
perquè és una de les persones
because she is one of the people
que més ha documentat llegendes sobre gats,
that has documented legends about cats,
i ell deia, per exemple,
and he said, for example,
atenció, eh?,
attention, eh?
el dimoni és el pare de tots els gats,
the devil is the father of all cats,
i tots l'ho vaeixen com a tal.
And everyone sees him as such.
A la casa on hi ha gats,
At the house where there are cats,
el diable sempre hi té una cama posada.
The devil always has one leg in.
I, d'entre tots els gats,
I, among all the cats,
els preferits del dimoni
the devil's favorites
són els gats negres que li serveixen de confidants.
They are the black cats that serve as his confidants.
Mare meva.
My goodness.
Déu-n'hi-do.
Goodness gracious.
Era un hater, eh?, dels gats aquest home.
He was a hater, huh?, of cats this man.
Sí, però fixa't, perquè...
Yes, but notice, because...
Però també això deia que el que suposava
But it also said that what it implied
és que ningú s'atrevia,
it's just that no one dared,
a fer mal als gats,
to harm the cats,
perquè, clar, llavors el dimoni vindria per tu
because, of course, then the devil would come for you
si li fes mal a un gat.
if it hurt a cat.
Perquè, clar, llavors això,
Because, of course, then this,
per això hi havia un gran respecte als gats.
For this reason, there was a great respect for cats.
Una altra cosa que explica,
Another thing it explains,
una altra història que explica en Joan Amades,
another story that Joan Amades tells,
el folclorista,
the folklorist,
és que a Barcelona, curiosament,
it's that in Barcelona, curiously,
els gats tenien, antigament,
cats used to have, in the past,
un patró, un patró propi, un sant,
a patron, a patron of one's own, a saint,
que era Sant Fèlix de Nola.
that he was Saint Felix of Nola.
No sé si ho havíeu sentit alguna vegada.
I don’t know if you had ever heard it.
Ostres, no, no, no.
Wow, no, no, no.
O sigui, avui estem ja descobrint moltíssimes coses, eh?
So, today we are already discovering a lot of things, huh?
Doncs tenia aquest patró, Fèlix de Nola,
Well, I had this patron, Felix of Nola,
que es celebra el 14 de gener,
what is celebrated on January 14,
i que també se l'invocava si tu tenies un gat,
and that he was also invoked if you had a cat,
tu podies invocar-lo,
you could invoke him,
doncs per dir-li que el gat no et mossegués,
so to tell him that the cat wouldn't bite you,
no t'esgarrapés,
don't scratch yourself,
perquè no agafés la ràbia...
so that he/she wouldn't get angry...
És a dir, era el patró també protector a tu,
That is to say, he was the patron also protector to you,
per protegir-te i, sobretot, per protegir els teus gats.
to protect you and, above all, to protect your cats.
I ara, diguéssim,
And now, let's say,
que hi ha una celebració que ha substituït aquesta,
that there is a celebration that has replaced this one,
potser, que és la de Sant Antoni Abat,
perhaps, it is that of Saint Anthony the Abbott,
que ara va començar com una celebració,
that has now started as a celebration,
això és el 1800,
this is 1800,
va començar com una celebració
it started as a celebration
per venir els animals,
to come the animals,
sobretot els carros, els carruatges, els cavalls, els burros,
especially the carts, the carriages, the horses, the donkeys,
però que s'ha anat extenent a tot tipus d'animals
but which has spread to all types of animals
i als animals domèstics,
and to domestic animals,
que antigament no era tan habitual
that wasn't so common in the past
venir els animals domèstics,
bring the domestic animals,
ara sí que ja s'ha consolidat,
now it has consolidated.
i diguéssim que aquesta celebració
let's say that this celebration
de Sant Antoni Abat i els Tres Toms
of Saint Anthony the Great and the Three Tomes
ha fet oblidar una mica,
has made one forget a little,
ha fet oblidar totalment a Sant Fèlix de Nola,
has completely made people forget about Saint Felix of Nola,
que, per cert,
that, by the way,
hi ha una altra cosa també bastant curiosa,
there is another thing that is quite curious as well,
és que Sant Fèlix de Nola
it's that Saint Felix of Nola
tenia una capella,
I had a chapel,
al claustre de la catedral,
in the cloister of the cathedral,
i a la catedral hi havia, antigament,
and in the cathedral there was, formerly,
la casa dels gats.
the house of the cats.
Ostres!
Wow!
A dins de la catedral?
Inside the cathedral?
Sí, al claustre de la catedral
Yes, in the cloister of the cathedral.
hi havia el que s'anomenava la casa dels gats,
there was what was called the house of cats,
que era un espai on acollien els gats orfes,
that it was a space where they took in orphaned cats,
o que estaven abandonats,
or that they were abandoned,
o que la gent potser el volia portar allà,
or that people maybe wanted to take him there,
diguéssim, era com el primer, en certa manera,
let's say, it was like the first one, in a way,
com el primer refugi de gats.
as the first cat shelter.
Doncs això existia des de l'edat mitjana,
So this existed since the Middle Ages,
i tenien la capella del Sant Fèlix,
and they had the chapel of Saint Felix,
i allà molta gent portava els gats,
and there many people brought their cats,
i si hi anem, creus...
And if we go there, do you think...
Ai, perdona, que t'he tallat, David.
Oh, sorry, I interrupted you, David.
No, digues, digues, si encara hi és el...
No, tell me, tell me, if he is still there...
Sí, sí, sí, podem veure aquesta capella,
Yes, yes, yes, we can see this chapel,
però també hi ha les oques,
but there are also the geese,
no sé si allà, amb les oques de Santa Eulàlia...
I don't know if there, with the geese of Santa Eulàlia...
No, ara ja no, clar, ara ja no hi ha...
No, not now, of course, now there is no...
Ara ja ho sé, que no...
Now I know, that no...
Sí, però m'imagino que a l'edat mitjana,
Yes, but I imagine that in the Middle Ages,
si hi havia les oques de Santa Eulàlia...
if there were the geese of Santa Eulàlia...
És que no sabem exactament el tema de les oques
It's just that we don't know exactly the topic of the geese.
quan va arribar, perquè és veritat que
When he/she arrived, because it is true that
va haver-hi un temps en què el claustre de la catedral
there was a time when the cloister of the cathedral
realment era com un...
it was really like a...
Li deien que era quasi com un petit zoològic,
They said it was almost like a little zoo,
perquè hi ha diversos animals, i a part d'oques,
because there are several animals, and besides geese,
hi havia molts altres ocells,
there were many other birds,
hi havia moltes aus.
there were many birds.
Les úniques que han arribat avui en dia són les oques.
The only ones that have arrived today are the geese.
I en algun moment
And at some point
es va decidir que fossin 13,
it was decided that there would be 13,
però no sempre havien estat 13.
but they had not always been 13.
Ara són 13 pels martiris de Santa Eulàlia,
Now there are 13 for the martyrs of Santa Eulàlia,
però abans hi havia oques
but there were geese before
i hi havia molts més ocells.
And there were many more birds.
No sé com es feia la convivència amb els gats.
I don't know how living with cats was.
És que, clar...
It's just that, of course...
No sé si els ocells potser van arribar després dels gats,
I don't know if the birds maybe arrived after the cats,
sí que sabem que els gats van estar durant molts anys,
we do know that cats were around for many years,
perquè, a més a més,
because, furthermore,
diguéssim,
let's say,
està documentat a les cròniques
it is documented in the chronicles
que l'Ajuntament destinava
that the City Council allocated
una partida de diners
a sum of money
per la manutenció d'aquells gats
for the maintenance of those cats
que estaven a la catedral.
that were at the cathedral.
Per tant, sabem que sí que els acollien
Therefore, we know that they did welcome them.
els gats orfes, o que la gent
the orphan cats, or that people
els volia deixar.
I wanted to leave them.
Ai, que bonica aquesta història!
Oh, how beautiful this story is!
A la catedral hi havia la casa dels gats.
At the cathedral, there was the house of the cats.
N'hi havia molts?
Were there many?
Sí, es veu que n'hi havia molts.
Yes, it seems that there were many.
Sí, sí.
Yes, yes.
Es veu que hi ha algun gravat fins i tot
It seems that there is even some engraving.
on es pot veure algun monjo d'allà
where can one see any monks from there
rodejat de gats,
surrounded by cats,
quan es veu que hi ha un monjo d'allà
when it is seen that there is a monk from there
on els van donar de menjar.
where they were fed.
Uau, ara estic flipant, eh?
Wow, now I'm freaking out, huh?
Els monjos eren les boges dels gats.
The monks were the crazy ones of the cats.
Exacte, en aquell moment.
Exactly, at that moment.
Hi ha una part també més no tan agradable
There is also a part that is not so pleasant.
d'històries lligades als gats.
of stories related to cats.
Bueno, això sempre passa.
Well, that always happens.
I ara és la part més bonica,
And now is the most beautiful part,
han dit, dels gats.
They have said, about the cats.
També és veritat que el mateix Joan Amades
It is also true that the same Joan Amades
parla que a Barcelona
talk that in Barcelona
del segle XVII-XVIII
from the 17th-18th century
van aparèixer alguns establiments
some establishments appeared
que pel que sembla s'explica
that it seems is explained
incluïen el menú...
included the menu...
Ah!
Ah!
Sí.
Yes.
Oh, gat!
Oh, cat!
Sí, sí.
Yes, yes.
Però i el...
But what about the...
De fet, ja ell parla,
In fact, he already speaks.
penseu Joan Amades també,
think of Joan Amades too,
amb aguades, no sabem exactament...
with waters, we don't know exactly...
si la història és al 100% fidel, no?
if the story is 100% true, right?
Però allà el que explica
But there what it explains
és que hi havia al carrer de la Carassa,
it was that there was on Carassa Street,
que això està al bord,
that this is on the edge,
hi havia l'hostal de la Llebre.
there was the inn of the Hare.
Ah!
Ah!
Que el plat estrella era la Llebre.
That the star dish was the Hare.
Ja, clar, gat per Llebre.
Yes, of course, a cat for a hare.
El que passa és que pel que s'explica,
What happens is that for what is explained,
i d'aquí vindria l'expressió,
and from here would come the expression,
el propietari de l'hostal
the owner of the hostel
el que feia era efectivament
what he did was indeed
donar gat per Llebre.
to give a cat for a hare.
I fins i tot hi havia gent
And there were even people there.
que es dedicava a caçar els gats del carrer
who was dedicated to hunting street cats
i els venien...
and they sold them...
a l'hostaler.
to the innkeeper.
Gent, diguéssim...
People, let's say...
Que per guanyar-se la vida, no?
To earn a living, right?
I d'aquí, de fet, també ve la paraula
And from here, in fact, also comes the word.
pelagats.
pelagats.
Es dedicaven a capturar-los,
They were dedicated to capturing them,
bueno, li treien el vestit i...
well, they were taking off the dress and...
Aquest és un pelagats, que és una persona amb pocs recursos.
This is a pelagats, which is a person with few resources.
Efectivament, doncs perquè es guanyava la vida
Indeed, that's how he/she earned a living.
amb caçant gats i venent-los.
with catching cats and selling them.
I de fet, també n'hi ha d'altres
And in fact, there are others as well.
que s'expliquen, doncs, que hi havia
that they explain, then, that there was
el Raval, doncs, que n'escorxegats,
the Raval, then, that of the flayed,
que també era una fonda,
that it was also an inn,
doncs, que us podeu imaginar, doncs,
well, as you can imagine, well,
quin tipus...
what type...
Què acabava passant allà amb els gats, no?
What was happening there with the cats, right?
Efectivament, i de fet,
Indeed, and in fact,
mira, ja acabo aquesta part més...
look, I'm finishing this part more...
La gore.
The gore.
La part més gore, em sap greu, eh?
The goriest part, I'm sorry, okay?
Però tenien clientela, d'aquests llocs.
But they had clientele from those places.
Sí, sí, i sobretot, bé, era gent
Yes, yes, and above all, well, they were people.
sobretot molt bohèmia.
above all very bohemian.
Per exemple, els que parlo... Mira, els que comento ara
For example, the ones I’m talking about... Look, the ones I’m commenting on now.
que estaven situats a la part del
that were located at the part of the
Raval, això era com la part...
Raval, this was like the part...
l'entrada de la ciutat.
the entrance of the city.
Estaven aquí a Sant Antoni, al carrer...
They were here in Sant Antoni, on the street...
Bueno, al carrer Riera Alta, Riera Baixa,
Well, on Riera Alta street, Riera Baixa,
doncs aquí s'explica que hi havia unes fondes,
well, it is explained here that there were some inns,
portes d'entrada, i venia molta gent,
entrance doors, and many people were coming in,
doncs que o eren pobres, o eren gent
so they were either poor, or they were people
bohèmia, gent de mala vida,
bohemia, people of ill repute,
i llavors, fins i tot, es veu que es va posar de moda
and then, it even turns out that it became fashionable
durant un temps una tradició
for a time a tradition
una mica sàdica, que era que els joves
a bit sadistic, which was that the young
aquí et servien
here they served you
el plat, diguéssim, però tu
the plate, let’s say, but you
havies de portar... Ai, no, no, no, no.
you had to bring... Oh, no, no, no, no.
I hi havia una cançoneta que...
And there was a little song that...
O sigui, l'havies de portar viu? No.
So, you had to bring him alive? No.
No, bueno, el que saben i el...
No, well, what they know and the...
Havies de portar l'exemplar.
You had to bring the copy.
L'exemplar, sí. I, de fet, hi havia una cançoneta
The specimen, yes. And, in fact, there was a little song.
que corria que deia, els del Raval són
"that ran that said, those from the Raval are"
molt trempats, tots els dissabtes escorxen
very spicy, every Saturday they skin
gats. I fins aquí. Però això, vull dir,
cats. And so far. But this, I mean,
està... Que fort, eh? Sí, sí, hi havia
It's... How strong, huh? Yes, yes, there was.
una cançoneta perquè es va posar de moda
a little song because it became fashionable
entre els joves, eren un salvatge, eren una mica
among the young, they were wild, they were a bit
salvatges, eh? De quina època has dit que parlàvem
Wild, huh? What era did you say we were talking about?
això? Això parlaríem segle XVI,
This? We would be talking about the 16th century.
segle XVII, sí. Bueno, com que portà
17th century, yes. Well, since it brought
una llagosta... Perdó, segle XVIII,
a lobster... Sorry, 18th century,
segle XVIII i XIX. Ja, ja, ja.
18th and 19th centuries. Ha, ha, ha.
Bé, llavors, clar, els gats encara no tenien...
Well, then, of course, the cats still didn't have...
Però, clar, la llagosta,
But, of course, the lobster,
o sigui, l'exemplar que poses,
that is, the example you give,
malauradament s'ha mantingut
unfortunately has been maintained
fins al dia d'avui, que la gent s'ho segueix
until today, that people still do it
menjant. Però, clar, gats...
eating. But, of course, cats...
Clar, ens xoca molt, però en realitat
Of course, it shocks us a lot, but in reality
és com portar un porquet, també.
it's like carrying a pig, too.
Sí, sí, sí, bueno, perquè aquí
Yes, yes, yes, well, because here
som les dues vegetarianes, no?
We are both vegetarians, right?
Però, però, no, estic...
But, but, no, I am...
Estic flipant, eh? Vull dir que...
I'm freaking out, right? I mean that...
Bueno, mira, acabo... Perdó, mira, últim, ja, et prometo.
Well, look, I'm done... Sorry, look, last one, okay, I promise you.
Un altre personatge, que és el burro
Another character, which is the donkey.
de la gatera. No sé si el coneixeu,
from the cat flap. I don't know if you know him,
el burro de la gatera. No, no, no.
the donkey of the gutter. No, no, no.
Quin descobriment, que t'ho has deixat.
What a discovery that you've left it behind.
Doncs, eh, em sap greu portar-vos
Well, eh, I'm sorry to bring you
aquesta...
this...
Oblidem que a Barcelona, no oblidem que a Barcelona
We forget that in Barcelona, we do not forget that in Barcelona.
també hi ha bé la casa dels gats, eh? Sí, sí, sí.
There is also the house of the cats, right? Yes, yes, yes.
Això de la catedral... Un reforç positiu.
This about the cathedral... A positive reinforcement.
Se t'ha arribat el coneixement. Molt, molt.
Knowledge has come to you. Very, very much.
Jo ja aniré, ja aniré a veure si...
I'll go, I'll go to see if...
Que hi trobem. Sí, no sé,
What we find there. Yes, I don't know,
potser hi ha alguna figura d'algun gat
perhaps there is some figure of a cat
en algun capitell o... Jo he estat buscant
in some capital or... I have been looking
i no he sabut trobar, però vaja, a vegades
and I haven't been able to find it, but well, sometimes
s'ha de rebuscar bé. L'hi haurem de preguntar, també.
We need to dig deep. We will have to ask him/her about it too.
Bueno, el Joan Pauvia ens va portar coses, no de la catedral,
Well, Joan Pauvia brought us things, not from the cathedral,
però sí que ens va explicar moltes coses, també.
but he did explain many things to us, too.
Digues, digues. Doncs, mira, el burro de la gatera
Tell me, tell me. Well, look, the donkey from the cat flap.
hem de pensar que fa
we have to think that it does
cinc o sis segles la gent tenia gats,
for five or six centuries people had cats,
els de Proceba, perquè caçaven ratolins, però
"those from Proceba, because they were hunting mice, but"
no era com actualment.
it was not like it is now.
Llavors, quan l'animal de companyia
Then, when the pet
moria,
I was dying,
fos un gat o un gos,
it was a cat or a dog,
moltes vegades, simplement, el tiraven per la finestra.
many times, they simply threw it out the window.
Llavors, l'Ajuntament...
Then, the Town Hall...
Sí, sí. Llavors, l'Ajuntament
Yes, yes. Then, the City Council.
va posar un... El primer
he put a... The first
servei municipal de neteja, això és del segle XV,
municipal cleaning service, this is from the 15th century,
era el burro de la gatera,
it was the donkey of the cat flap,
que era un senyor que passava
that he was a gentleman who was passing by
amb un burro pel carrer... I anava
with a donkey down the street... And I was going
recollint els cadàvers. Efectivament, anava amb un sac,
collecting the corpses. Indeed, he was carrying a sack,
anava amb unes quelles sonant, i anava recollint
I was walking with some bells ringing, and I was collecting.
els gats, els
the cats, them
gossos morts, els animals
dead dogs, the animals
que estaven... Per resulta que aquest
that they were... It turns out that this
va ser el primer servei
it was the first service
de neteja de Barcelona, i que va durar
of cleaning in Barcelona, and that lasted
doncs... Fa 200 anys
well... 200 years ago
encara anava. Ostres, el burro de la gatera, eh?
still going. Wow, the donkey from the cat flap, huh?
Sí, de fet, mira, he trobat a la premsa
Yes, in fact, look, I have found in the press.
buscant, així per documentar-me, el diari de Barcelona
Searching, thus to document myself, the newspaper of Barcelona.
1820, o sigui, fa
1820, that is, ago
200 anys, una queixa,
200 years, a complaint,
és una queixa, però que diu
it's a complaint, but it says
Aún se encuentran por estas calles
They can still be found on these streets.
a las 10 de la mañana perros y gatos
At 10 in the morning dogs and cats
muertos. Se suplica al señor
dead. It is requested of the Lord
burro de la gatera que madrugue más,
donkey of the gutter that rises early,
y si no puede cargarlos todos de una vez,
and if you can't load them all at once,
que pida uno o más ayudantes.
that one or more assistants are requested.
Ostres... Que es queixaven que els carrers
Wow... They were complaining that the streets
no estaven prou nets.
they were not clean enough.
Que és una cosa que contínuament
What is something that continuously
passa, però que en aquest cas
it happens, but in this case
passava i els recollia, després els portava
I would pick them up, then I would take them.
a enterrar, diguéssim.
to bury, let's say.
I els enterraven, eh? Això ho sabem.
And they buried them, huh? We know that.
O els cremaven, no se sap, això. Això normalment
Either they burned them, it is not known, this. This normally.
el que es feia era
what was done was
portar-los al que es deia el Canyet,
take them to what was called the Canyet,
que era una fossa
that it was a pit
pels animals.
for the animals.
Potser algun temps més
Perhaps some more time.
antigament, inclús, s'havien arribat a llançar al mar,
even, they had even been thrown into the sea,
però sí que és veritat que en els últims temps
but it is true that in recent times
hi havia fosses, a vegades al costat dels camins,
there were ditches, sometimes next to the paths,
on s'enterrava els...
where they buried the...
Aquests animals. Ah, els animals, sí.
These animals. Ah, the animals, yes.
Els animals, diguéssim, domèstics,
Domestic animals, let's say,
que estaven a les llars, sí.
that were at home, yes.
Déu-n'hi-do, eh? Sí, sí.
Well, well, eh? Yes, yes.
Déu-n'hi-do. Quantes històries.
Wow. How many stories.
Però en portes més, em sembla a mi, eh?
But you're bringing more, it seems to me, right?
Bueno, no, ara, si voleu, ja,
Well, no, now, if you want, already,
deixem ja les històries.
let's stop the stories now.
De part més gore. De part més gore.
From the more gory side. From the more gory side.
I fem una petita ruta per la Barcelona
Let's take a little tour of Barcelona.
felina. Vinga, som-hi. I descobrim els gatetes
Feline. Come on, let's go. And let's discover the kittens.
que podem trobar pels carrers de Barcelona.
what we can find in the streets of Barcelona.
Som-hi, som-hi.
Let's go, let's go.
Sí, són llocs que podeu trobar
Yes, they are places you can find.
realment, no són llegendes.
Really, they are not legends.
Si voleu, podeu començar per la
If you want, you can start with the
catedral, tot i que ara mateix només queden les oques.
cathedral, although right now only the geese are left.
Però, vaja, aviam si
But, well, let's see if...
hi ha hagut un lloc. Ara fem llocs en què encara
there has been a place. Now we make places where still
podeu trobar figures de gats.
you can find cat figures.
Jo crec que heu parlat del més conegut,
I think you have talked about the best known.
que és, no? És el símbol, ara,
what is it, right? It is the symbol, now,
potser segurament és el símbol més feli de Barcelona, no?
Perhaps it is surely the happiest symbol of Barcelona, isn't it?
Sí, almenys del Raval, sí.
Yes, at least about the Raval, yes.
Sí, i de la ciutat.
Yes, and from the city.
Jo crec que no n'hi ha cap més. Jo crec que a poc a poc, sí.
I don't think there are any more. I believe that little by little, yes.
És l'escultura potser més famosa.
It is perhaps the most famous sculpture.
Realment no hi ha cap escult. Ara repassarem
There really isn't any sculpture. Now we will review.
algunes, sí que hi ha algunes figures de gats,
there are indeed some figures of cats,
però realment no hi ha una escultura d'un gat. I tampoc d'aquesta
but there really isn't a sculpture of a cat. And neither of this one.
magnitud, que és molt grossa. És molt grossa, sí.
magnitude, which is very big. It is very big, yes.
Sí, sí, i és molt icònic, i és curiós com
Yes, yes, and it is very iconic, and it's curious how
va donar moltes voltes.
he went around a lot.
Jo, per exemple, no el recordo... Jo el primer
I, for example, don't remember him... I remember the first one.
record que tinc del gat de Botero
memory I have of Botero's cat
és allà al...
it's there at the...
quan estava adreçant, a la part de darrere de l'adreçada.
when I was addressing, at the back of the addressed.
Sí, a la plaça Blanquerna. A la plaça Blanquerna,
Yes, at Blanquerna Square. At Blanquerna Square,
que encara estava en un...
that was still in a...
bé, en un sub... diguéssim, en una...
well, in a sub... let's say, in a...
Com un pedestal. Un pedestal, que jo crec que un altre
Like a pedestal. A pedestal, which I believe is another.
encert va ser treure'l del pedestal, i a més
the trick was to take him off the pedestal, and furthermore
és curiós perquè posar-lo a la Rambla del
It's curious because putting it on the Rambla of
Raval, ha servit per...
Raval has served to...
una, ha servit per donar personalitat a la Rambla,
one has served to give personality to the Rambla,
i l'altra ha donat... bueno, ha recuperat
and the other has given... well, has recovered.
l'obra, que estava com molt...
the work, which was very...
no hi huia. No hi huia, és veritat,
I didn't run away. I didn't run away, it's true.
sí. I és veritat que ara molta
Yes. And it is true that now many
gent, que és el que explicaven precisament a l'inici
people, what they were explaining precisely at the beginning.
d'aquest episodi, que molta gent
of this episode, which many people
hi va, no?, per veure'l i per fer-se
Sure, right? To see it and to make oneself.
fotografies, i alguns per pujar-se
photographs, and some for climbing up
al damunt, perquè gent n'hi ha per tot.
above, because there are people everywhere.
I de fet, és un... i és curiós perquè
And in fact, it is a... and it's curious because
la Rambla del Raval és un espai
the Rambla del Raval is a space
que li va costar
that it cost him/her
arrencar, perquè és un espai que neix
to take off, because it is a space that is born
d'enderrocar molts edificis,
of demolishing many buildings,
i és un... té un punt
and it's a... has a point
traumàtic.
traumatic.
Clar, és un
Sure, it's a
enderroc important, que això de fet
important demolition, that this in fact
forma part d'un projecte que hi havia,
it is part of a project that existed,
que teòricament havia de continuar cap amunt
that theoretically was supposed to continue upwards
fins a arribar a l'Eixample, però ho diria si s'ha fet
until reaching the Eixample, but I would say if it has been done.
aquest tros. Llavors, un altre
this piece. Then, another
gat que, per exemple, podem trobar molt
cat that, for example, we can find a lot
més discret, i que a mi m'agrada perquè
more discreet, and that I like because
va en certa manera lligat a
it is in a way linked to
aquest gat de Botero, que no té res a veure,
this cat by Botero, which has nothing to do with it,
però és el gat amagat que hi ha a la plaça
but it is the hidden cat that is in the square
dels Països Catalans. La plaça dels Països
of the Catalan Countries. The square of the Countries.
Catalans és aquesta plaça que hi ha davant
Catalans, it is this square that is in front.
de l'estació de Sants,
from Sants station,
que és coneguda com
that is known as
una de les primeres places dures que va haver-hi a Barcelona,
one of the first hard squares that existed in Barcelona,
també molt criticada per això,
also very criticized for this,
no sé si la teniu en ment, és aquella plaça on...
I don't know if you have it in mind, it's that square where...
De ciment. De ciment. On hi ha molts
Of cement. Of cement. Where there are many.
skaters. On hi ha bàsicament molts skaters.
skaters. There are basically many skaters.
Al damunt hi ha una pèrgola,
Above there is a pergola,
i en aquella pèrgola,
and in that pergola,
molt discretament, hi ha una figura d'un gat
very discreetly, there is a figure of a cat
metàl·lic,
metallic,
és un petit gat metàl·lic, que es va
it is a small metallic cat, that goes
col·locar allà, doncs,
put there, then,
per donar-li una mica de vida.
to give it a bit of life.
I, de fet, jo crec que enllaça una mica
I actually think it connects a bit.
amb la idea de...
with the idea of...
El gat va ser... El van col·locar els arquitectes,
The cat was... The architects placed it,
ells no ho han explicat mai, però suposo que
they have never explained it, but I suppose that
d'humanitzar, tot i que és un gat,
to humanize, even though it is a cat,
diguéssim, per donar
let's say, to give
més caliu a la plaça,
more warmth in the square,
que és una mica també el que
which is also somewhat what
passa, jo crec, amb el gat de Botero,
it happens, I think, with Botero's cat,
com els gats es converteixen en un element
how cats become an element
per donar-li més vida a un lloc,
to give more life to a place,
en el cas de la plaça,
in the case of the square,
com que era una plaça dura, molt criticada,
since it was a tough square, much criticized,
tot i que va guanyar un premi FAD,
although he won a FAD award,
i va ser molt premiada, és un espai que...
It was highly awarded, it is a space that...
És una mica hostil, no? Vull dir que és que...
It's a bit hostile, isn't it? I mean, it's just that...
És com de pas, no?
It's just a passing thing, isn't it?
Totalment. Trebassem això.
Totally. Let's work on this.
Aquesta plaça, de fet, és per cobrir l'estació,
This square, in fact, is to cover the station,
perquè abans l'estació, abans d'aquesta plaça,
because before the station, before this square,
aquí no hi havia... L'estació estava a l'aire lliure.
there was nothing here... The station was outdoors.
Llavors, quan la van cobrir,
Then, when they covered her,
clar, l'argument era que com que
of course, the argument was that since
baixen les vies, no s'hi poden posar
The tracks go down, they can't be placed there.
arbres, i aquest és l'argument per quan la plaça
trees, and this is the argument for when the square
és dura. Llavors, bé,
it's tough. Then, well,
diguéssim que el gat... A més,
let's say that the cat... Besides,
has d'anar allà i has d'anar a buscar-lo, eh?
You have to go there and you have to go get him, okay?
Ai, jo ho faré. Jo no l'he vist mai.
Oh, I'll do it. I've never seen him/her.
Jo tampoc. L'he passat moltes vegades.
Me neither. I have passed it many times.
És que, si no t'ho diuen, no te n'adonaries
It's just that, if they don't tell you, you wouldn't realize it.
mai, eh? No, segur que no. Perquè, a més a més, la pèrgola
never, huh? No, surely not. Because, moreover, the pergola
té com un
has like a
reixat que, clar,
grated that, of course,
no et deixa veure segons com. Sí, sí.
It doesn't let you see it depending on how. Yes, yes.
L'haurem de buscar, eh? Sí, sí, sí.
We'll have to look for him, right? Yes, yes, yes.
Bueno, de fet, ara la volen renovar, la plaça
Well, in fact, they want to renovate the square now.
que està en això, diuen. Sí.
what is in this, they say. Yes.
Ja fa uns quants anys que estem pendents de...
It's been a few years now that we have been waiting for...
No sé què passarà si el gat... No ho sé.
I don't know what will happen if the cat... I don't know.
No sabem on anirà per al gat, però, bueno, aquí tenim
We don't know where the cat will go, but, well, here we have.
el gat, diguéssim, amagat de la
the cat, let’s say, hidden from the
plaça dels Països Catalans.
square of the Catalan Countries.
Anem ara a la plaça dels Gats.
Let's go to the Cats' Square now.
Hi ha una plaça dels Gats?
Is there a Cats' Square?
No oficialment. I aquí, jo crec
Not officially. And here, I believe.
que hauríem de parlar-ho. Però és
we should talk about it. But it is
popularment, per algunes persones, coneguda
popularly, known by some people
com la plaça dels Gats, i és la plaça que està
like the Cats' Square, and it is the square that is
al carrer Xuclar, en Pintó-Fortuny,
on Xuclar Street, in Pintó-Fortuny,
que és... Hi ha una mitgera,
what is it... There is a half wall,
una paret mitgera, segur que l'heu vist.
a party wall, you must have seen it.
Diguéssim, això és la... Penseu
Let's say, this is the... Think.
en la Rambla, al carrer Pintó-Fortuny,
on the Rambla, at Pintó-Fortuny street,
que és un dels carrers que s'emboca. Ja està, ja m'he ubicat.
It's one of the streets that leads into it. That's it, I've found my bearings.
Correcte. Doncs allà es va enderrocar
Correct. So it was demolished there.
un edifici, i va quedar com
a building, and it was left as
una plaça, diguéssim...
a square, let's say...
Sí, com rectangular, no? Com rectangular,
Yes, like rectangular, right? Like rectangular,
i llavors una paret d'aquestes mitgeres,
and then one of those party walls,
d'aquestes quina tantes a Barcelona, perquè n'hi ha
Of these, how many are there in Barcelona, because there are many.
un munt de parets mitgeres, i llavors
a pile of party walls, and then
a l'any... Ho tinc apuntat per aquí...
In the year... I have it noted down here...
A l'any 98,
In the year 98,
això. Allí era
this. There it was
una paret, res, paret que s'havia
a wall, nothing, a wall that had been
enderrocat, i llavors l'any 98 es va fer una intervenció
demolished, and then in 1998 an intervention was carried out
artística, que va fer
artistic, which made
el MACBA, de
the MACBA, of
decorar espais, diguéssim,
decorate spaces, let's say,
una mica hostils. I un d'aquests espais
a little hostile. And one of these spaces
que es va triar va ser aquella paret mitgera,
what was chosen was that party wall,
i llavors va haver-hi un artista,
and then there was an artist,
que és l'Arnald Ballester,
who is Arnald Ballester,
que va pintar una sèrie de gats.
that painted a series of cats.
És veritat, sí. En aquella mitgera.
It's true, yes. In that wall.
I de fet, ella el que explica és
And in fact, what she explains is
que ella es va pujar, va muntar
that she climbed up, got on
una vestida, i ell va anar allà a fer una intervenció
a dressed woman, and he went there to make an intervention
artística, però no sabia el que faria.
artistic, but I didn't know what I would do.
I que va veure uns gats pels terrats,
And he saw some cats on the rooftops,
i que això és el que el va inspirar
And this is what inspired him.
a pintar aquests gats. Ah, molt bé.
to paint these cats. Ah, very good.
I de fet, aquesta intervenció
And indeed, this intervention
es van fer vàries, vull dir,
they were made several, I mean,
una intervenció artística a diversos espais,
an artistic intervention in various spaces,
aquesta havia de desaparèixer. Però va tenir
this had to disappear. But it had
tant èxit, que de fet
so much success that in fact
es va consolidar, i la paret s'ha restaurat.
It was consolidated, and the wall has been restored.
I s'ha mantingut, de fet.
It has indeed been maintained.
I ara s'ha mantingut. I de fet,
And now it has been maintained. In fact,
hi ha molta gent ja que aquest espai ja li diu
There are a lot of people since this space already indicates.
com la paret... Perquè aquell tros,
like the wall... Because that piece,
allò és que no té nom, allò és
that is that it has no name, that is
carri xuclar. Bé, jo t'he de dir que li diria
suck it. Well, I have to tell you that I would tell him.
canguiri, perquè clar, està ple de
cangaroo, because of course, it's full of
terrassetes. Sí, però clar, això podria ser
little terraces. Yes, but of course, that could be
aplicable a molts espais a Barcelona. Sí, és veritat.
applicable to many spaces in Barcelona. Yes, it is true.
Jo crec que aquí,
I think that here,
bé, el nom, no ho hauríem de dir,
well, the name, we shouldn’t say it,
és oficial, hi ha molta gent que li diu
It's official, many people call it that.
la plaça dels Gats, jo crec que igual
the Cats' Square, I think it's the same
hauríem d'aconseguir que... Ja estima que
we should try to... Already loves that
no sé, haurem de portar algun alcalde
I don't know, we'll have to bring some mayor.
de Barcelona, algun més, perquè... Perquè a veure
from Barcelona, someone else, because... Because let's see
si el podem convèncer, no?
If we can convince him, right?
Doncs em sembla una bona proposta.
Well, it seems like a good proposal to me.
És un espai que, mira, és un espai
It's a space that, look, it's a space.
que no té...
that does not have...
Vull dir, no té nom,
I mean, it has no name,
que no afecta realment
that doesn't really affect
a veïns, l'enumeració ni res.
to neighbors, neither the enumeration nor anything.
Jo crec que, escolta, la plaça dels Gats,
I believe that, you know, the Cats' Square,
una mica en homenatge a la història
a little in homage to history
dels Gats de Barcelona? Doncs, per què no?
About the Cats of Barcelona? Well, why not?
Ja farem la proposta a través
We will make the proposal through.
de les xarxes, demanarem suport
from the networks, we will ask for support
als seguidors i, escolta... Jo crec que...
to the followers and, listen... I believe that...
Bé, jo és una idea que deixo aquí. No sé si
Well, I leave an idea here. I don't know if
estarà molt per la labor.
he will be very much for the work.
L'haurem de convidar al podcast, a veure...
We'll have to invite him to the podcast, let's see...
Doncs, a veure, s'ha de...
Well, let's see, we have to...
Potser té algun gat a casa, no ho sé. I no ho sabem,
Maybe she has a cat at home, I don't know. And we don't know.
no ho sabem, per això, escolta... Vinga, més Gats?
We don't know, so listen... Come on, more Cats?
Som-hi, som-hi! Doncs vinga, la casa dels Gats,
Let's go, let's go! Come on, the house of the Cats,
a Sarrià. Ah, una altra
to Sarrià. Ah, another one.
casa dels Gats, perquè la de la
house of the Cats, because the of the
catedral, no? Sí.
Cathedral, right? Yes.
Bé, aquesta és perquè... És actual.
Well, this is because... It is current.
És actual, sí. És una...
It is current, yes. It is a...
És una casa que està al carrer
It is a house that is on the street.
major de Sarrià, molt a prop
Sarrià mayor, very close.
de l'església, cantonada
from the church, corner
amb el carrer Paletes, o sigui que és pràcticament
with Paletes Street, so it's practically
la nostra casa de la vila, si coneixeu Sarrià.
our town hall, if you know Sarrià.
Doncs, en aquesta casa es van posar
Well, in this house they set up
a la façana unes figures d'uns Gats
on the facade, some figures of Cats
metàl·lics, molt semblants, de fet, als que hi ha
metallic, very similar, in fact, to those that exist
a la plaça aquesta
in this square
dels Països Catalans, una mica
from the Catalan Countries, a little
per espantar els coloms. Era la idea.
to scare the pigeons. That was the idea.
És bona idea. És bona idea.
It's a good idea. It's a good idea.
I llavors té la façana decorada
And then it has the decorated facade.
amb... Ai, ja no em sortia el nom en català,
with... Oh, I couldn't remember the name in Catalan anymore,
la cornissa, bé...
the cornice, well...
Ah, és la cornissa, no?
Ah, it's the cornice, isn't it?
No ho sé, no ho sé, ara no m'ho feu...
I don't know, I don't know, please don't do this to me now...
Ho vaig buscant. A sobre les finestres
I'm looking for it. Above the windows.
diguéssim que hi han col·locat
let's say that they have placed
figures de Gats metàl·lics
metallic cat figures
i llavors també aquesta casa
and then also this house
se la coneix la casa dels Gats perquè
it is known as the house of the Cats because
hi ha els Gats
There are the Cats.
a diversos punts de la façana. Doncs és una
at several points of the facade. So it is a
idea bonica perquè en comptes de posar
nice idea because instead of putting
punxes, que són molt lletges,
spikes, which are very ugly,
doncs és bonic. És cornissa, eh?
Well, it's nice. It's a cornice, right?
És cornissa. Sí, a més a sonora
It's a cornice. Yes, moreover in a sonorous way.
cornissa. Doncs està.
cornice. So it is.
Sí, sí. A l'element arquitectòric
Yes, yes. To the architectural element.
sortint, generalment
going out, generally
horitzontal i molt llorat, o sigui que
horizontal and very cried, so
doncs molt bé. Doncs ho podeu trobar a
well then. So you can find it at
carrer Major de Sarrià, 87.
Major Street of Sarrià, 87.
Molt bé, doncs apuntat. Cantonal de carrer Paletes.
Very well, so noted. Street Paletes corner.
Va, un gat més. Aviam.
Come on, one more cat. Let's see.
Aquest també és bastant desconegut,
This is also quite unknown,
és el gat de Rodinger?
Is it Schrödinger's cat?
Sí, el de la caixa
Yes, the one from the box.
que si diuen s'està viu o no
that if they say you are alive or not
està viu, no?, tot això. Correcte.
It's alive, isn't it? That's right.
O que està viu i mor a la vegada. Està també present
O that is alive and dies at the same time. It is also present.
a Barcelona. Ostres. Sí,
in Barcelona. Wow. Yes,
a la facultat de física
at the faculty of physics
de l'UB, a la zona universitària,
from the UB, to the university area,
ells tenen un pati que
they have a yard that
comparteixen amb la, crec que és amb
they share with her, I think it is with
química, que li diuen, m'ho he apuntat
chemistry, they call it, I’ve noted it down.
perquè és un nombre curiós, la Trisolar. No és que soc
because it is a curious number, the Trisolar. It's not that I am
de lletres i a les facultats de ciència no hi vaig
I don't go to letters and the faculties of science.
a veure. Com li diuen? La Trisolar.
Let's see. What do they call her? The Trisolaran.
La Trisolar. La Trisolar, crec que perquè té unes plaques
The Trisolar. The Trisolar, I think it's because it has some plates.
solars. És una plaça central, diguéssim, que
plots. It's a central square, let's say, that
tenen enmig de les facultats, i aquí
they have in the middle of the faculties, and here
fa uns anys van pintar
A few years ago they painted.
un mural de diversos científics.
a mural of various scientists.
Hi ha Einstein,
There is Einstein,
hi ha Marie Curie,
there is Marie Curie,
hi ha Galileu, hi ha
there is Galileo, there is
Arquímedes, hi ha científics o gent
Archimedes, are there scientists or people?
de ciència, de tota la...
of science, of all the...
història, i llavors a l'hora de pintar Rödinger
history, and then when it comes time to paint Rödinger
el que van pintar és el gat
what they painted is the cat
dintre la caixa. Ostres!
Inside the box. Wow!
Traient el caparró. I hi ha un mural
Taking out the caparró. And there is a mural.
allà preciós amb el gat de Rödinger
there precious with Schrödinger's cat
que és molt poc conegut, també, aquest gat.
that this cat is also very little known.
Sí, sí, és molt poc. És que saps que
Yes, yes, it's very little. It's just that you know that
ara ens estàs creant necessitats.
now you are creating needs for us.
Bueno, jo he donat alguns punts pels
Well, I have given some points for the
catlovers. Tant a vosaltres com a
catlovers. Both to you and to
tots els dos. Jo estic pensant com ho faré
Both of them. I am thinking about how I will do it.
comparant tots els llocs, perquè
comparing all the places, because
bueno, Països Catalans
Well, Catalan Countries.
em queda a prop, però s'ha riat.
It is close to me, but it has laughed.
Bueno, farem ruta, no?
Well, shall we hit the road?
Hem de fer una ruta, si no. Exacte.
We have to make a route, otherwise. Exactly.
I ara anem ja a...
And now let's go to...
jo crec que els més coneguts, probablement
I think that the most well-known, probably.
potser un dels més coneguts sigui la Font del Gat.
Perhaps one of the most well-known is the Cat Fountain.
Home, i tant, a Montjuïc, no?
Sure, in Montjuïc, right?
La Font del Gat de Montjuïc, que el seu nom
The Font del Gat de Montjuïc, whose name
segons s'explica, és perquè
as it is explained, it is because
l'any 1855 la va trobar un gat.
In 1855, a cat found her.
Ah, va trobar la font.
Ah, he found the source.
Sí, algú passejant
Yes, someone walking.
un gat i el gat el va portar fins a la font.
a cat and the cat took it to the fountain.
Ostres. Llavors, a partir d'aquí es va
Wow. So, from here it goes
fer molt... al segle
do a lot... in the century
XIX, diguéssim, 1800,
XIX, let's say, 1800,
fins ben bé, fins segle XX,
until well into the 20th century,
mitjans del segle passat, era molt popular
mid-twentieth century, it was very popular
el que es deia les fontades, que és que la gent anava
what was called les fontades, which is that people used to go
a les fonts de Montjuïc
at the Montjuïc fountains
a passar l'estona, a fer berenars,
to spend time, to have snacks,
sobretot en dies festius, per exemple, doncs per Sant Joan,
especially on public holidays, for example, for Saint John,
pel dimecres de cendres
for Ash Wednesday
fer l'enterro de sardina, quan hi havia
to hold the sardine burial, when there was
certes festivitats, el dilluns aquest
certain festivals, this Monday
de la Pasqua, doncs
of Easter, then
tots aquests dies, era molt típic
all these days, it was very typical
anar a Montjuïc, clar, la gent, evidentment,
go to Montjuïc, of course, the people, obviously,
no tenia cotxe, no hi havia
I didn't have a car, there wasn't one.
avions low cost, i per tant, la gent es quedava
low-cost airlines, and therefore, people were left behind.
a Barcelona, i el que feia era anar
in Barcelona, and what I did was go
al més lluny de Barcelona, al més exòtic
the farthest from Barcelona, the most exotic
que podia ser anar a Montjuïc, que era
that could be going to Montjuïc, which was
enmig de la natura. Llavors, la gent anava a fer
in the middle of nature. Then, people would go to do
fontades. Llavors, hi havia moltes fonts,
fountains. Back then, there were many fountains,
doncs la font del Geparut, la font
then the Geparut fountain, the fountain
Trobada, la font dels Tres Pins,
Meeting, the spring of the Three Pines,
la font... hi ha un munt, eh?
the fountain... there are plenty, aren't there?
I una d'aquestes fonts era la font del gat. Moltes eren
And one of these sources was the cat's fountain. Many were.
això, fonts que s'havien trobat
this, sources that had been found
i que es van tornar molt populars.
and they became very popular.
Totes aquestes, pràcticament,
All of these, practically,
l'única que més o menys continua és la font del gat.
The only one that more or less continues is the cat's fountain.
El que ara...
What now...
Hem de pensar que aquesta font,
We have to think that this source,
antigament, simplement, era això, era
anciently, simply, it was this, it was
un lloc, una font natural...
a place, a natural spring...
On sortia aigua.
Water was coming out.
Després, el mes endavant,
Later, the following month,
als anys 20,
in the 1920s,
es va fer, diguéssim,
it was done, let's say,
l'urbanització de tot allò, que va ser
the urbanization of everything that was
quan es va fer... es va posar
when it was made... it was put
la figura d'un... l'aigua, la font del gat,
the figure of a... the water, the cat's fountain,
diguéssim que l'aigua surt pel cap d'un gat.
Let's say that water comes out of a cat's head.
Doncs aquest gat es va fer
Well, this cat was made.
és a l'any mil...
it's in the year one thousand...
crec que és 1908, 1909,
I think it is 1908, 1909.
que és quan es va enjardinar
what is when it was landscaped
tota aquella zona.
all that area.
Dintre hi havia el projecte que havíem de fer
Inside there was the project we had to do.
l'exposició que es va fer a Montjuïc.
the exhibition that took place at Montjuïc.
Es va fer tota l'urbanització de la muntanya
The entire mountain development was built.
de Montjuïc, i aquí ja es va fer també
from Montjuïc, and here it was also done
la font del gat, i es va construir el restaurant
the cat's fountain, and the restaurant was built
que hi havia al costat, Modernista,
what was next to it, Modernist,
que això ho va fer Puig i Cadafalch.
that this was done by Puig i Cadafalch.
Llavors, ara, aquí, a la font del gat, tenim el gat,
So, now, here, at the cat's fountain, we have the cat,
la cap del gat a la font,
the head of the cat at the fountain,
i també, a més, hi ha l'entrada...
And also, in addition, there is the entrance...
Si aneu, podeu trobar
If you go, you can find.
diverses figures de gats,
various figures of cats,
dintre la font del gat,
inside the cat's fountain,
que també és famosa, sobretot en aquella època,
which is also famous, especially in that era,
per la cançó de
for the song of
Baixant de la font del gat.
Descending from the cat's fountain.
Una noia, una noia. I un soldat.
A girl, a girl. And a soldier.
Per què? Perquè les fonts, a part d'anar a fer
Why? Because the sources, apart from going to make
aquestes fontades familiars,
these family outings,
i sobretot la font del gat, eren habituals, doncs,
and above all the cat's fountain, they were common, so,
era un lloc més o menys discret,
it was a more or less discreet place,
on podien anar les parelles,
where couples could go,
que en aquest cas, explica...
that in this case, explains...
bé, el soldat
well, the soldier
estava, diguéssim, al castell de...
I was, let’s say, at the castle of...
era un soldat, al Montjuïc hi havia un castell, hi havia militars,
he was a soldier, there was a castle on Montjuïc, there were military personnel,
era un soldat, i les mares
he was a soldier, and the mothers
doncs que l'anava...
so that I was going...
l'anava a buscar i baixaven... Fins la font del gat.
I was going to pick him up and they were coming down... To the cat's fountain.
Fins la font del gat.
To the cat's fountain.
A fer... A festejar.
To do... To celebrate.
Exacte. Sí, a festejar. Anava a dir
Exactly. Yes, to celebrate. I was going to say
arrumacos, com els gats. No, però festejar
cuddles, like cats. No, but to court.
és una paraula maquíssima. Sí, és veritat.
It's a very beautiful word. Yes, it's true.
Totalment. I això era...
Totally. And that was...
era més o menys habitual que també
it was more or less common that also
les fonts de Barcelona, doncs sí, anés a festejar.
the fountains of Barcelona, then yes, would go to celebrate.
I el que
And what
també no és tan conegut és que hi ha
it's also not so well known that there is
una segona font del gat a Barcelona. Ostres!
A second cat fountain in Barcelona. Wow!
Que està a
What is at
Sant Agustí, on hi ha
Saint Augustine, where there is
el convent...
the convent...
al barri de Sant Pere. Sí.
in the Sant Pere neighborhood. Yes.
Diguéssim, allà on hi ha el convent de
Let's say, there where the convent of
Sant Agustí, que també havia estat
Saint Augustine, who had also been
antigament, allò havia estat un...
formerly, that had been a...
una caserna militar. Sí.
A military barracks. Yes.
Doncs allà al concert de
Well, there at the concert of
la plaça Sant Agustí hi ha una font
In the square of Sant Agustí, there is a fountain.
que també és coneguda com la font del
which is also known as the fountain of
gat. I es diu que aquella font
cat. And it is said that that fountain
doncs tenia els sortidors, els
well, I had the spouts, the
caps d'un gat. Què passa? Que allò
Heads of a cat. What happens? That thing.
als anys 40 o així
in the 1940s or so
la van... la van... la van
they go... they go... they go
enderrocar, la van desfer, i la que
to overthrow, they dismantled it, and the one that
n'hi ha ara n'hi ha una, però es va reconstruir
There is one now, but it was rebuilt.
posteriorment. Però allà
later. But there
hi ha una placa que diu
there is a plaque that says
aquí és l'autèntica font del gat on
here is the authentic source of the cat where
venia la Marieta de Loiviu, perquè la
Marieta from Loiviu was coming because the
Marieta de Loiviu, segons diuen els veïns
Marieta from Loiviu, according to the neighbors.
d'aquella zona,
from that area,
era una noia, una minyona que treballava
she was a girl, a maid who worked
a un hostal d'allà de Sant Pere
to a hostel over there by Sant Pere
i el soldat era
and the soldier was
un soldat del que estava
a soldier of what it was
a la caserna de Sant Agustí. Llavors,
at the Sant Agustí barracks. Then,
en lloc de... diuen que la versió
instead of... they say that the version
original no és baixant de la font del gat, sinó
the original is not coming down from the cat's fountain, but rather
passant per la font del gat. Perquè clar, aquí no
passing by the cat's fountain. Because, of course, not here.
poden baixar. Aquí hi ha rivalitat, eh?
They can go down. There is rivalry here, huh?
Sí, aquí hi ha una rivalitat, sí, sí, i fa molta
Yes, there is a rivalry here, yes, yes, and it creates a lot.
gràcia perquè si vas a la... si vas a Sant Agustí
Thank you because if you go to... if you go to Sant Agustí
que ara també seria la plaça de Can Guiri
that would now also be the square of Can Guiri
perquè bàsicament hi ha moltes terrasses
because there are basically a lot of terraces
amb turistes,
with tourists,
al mig hi ha una font d'aquestes tipus
In the middle, there is a fountain of this type.
canaletes al mig de la plaça, i a un
canaletes in the middle of the square, and at one
lateral, allò fent cantonada
lateral, that cornering
amb el carrer Cardés, crec que, si no m'equivoco,
with Cardés street, I believe that, if I'm not mistaken,
doncs allà hi ha una placa on diu
so there is a plaque that says
aquí això, que aquí... l'autèntica Marieta
here this, that here... the authentic Marieta
de Loiviu és la que venia
of Loiviu is the one who came
aquesta font. Quina competició, eh?
this fountain. What a competition, huh?
Sí, sí, això també a vegades ja té
Yes, yes, this sometimes has that too.
a Barcelona. Boníssim, eh?
In Barcelona. Very good, huh?
O sigui, Déu-n'hi-do. La falta
That is to say, wow. The lack.
d'una, dos fonts al gat. Sí, dos fonts al gat. Aquesta no és tan
One, two fountains to the cat. Yes, two fountains to the cat. This one isn't so…
coneguda, potser, no? No, no és tan coneguda. Que per cert,
known, perhaps, right? No, it’s not that well known. By the way,
el restaurant que hi ha, no?, que va
The restaurant that is there, right? No way.
fer Puig i Cadafalch, no?, ara
make Puig i Cadafalch, right?, now
de nou tornarà a obrir.
it will open again.
Això diuen. Això diuen, sí, a vegades
That's what they say. That's what they say, yes, sometimes.
aquestes coses van lentes, i va ser molts anys
these things take time, and it was many years
restaurant de bodes,
wedding restaurant,
batejos i comunions,
baptisms and communions,
i ara porta molt de temps, és una pena molt
And now it has been a long time, it’s really a shame.
tancat. Està una mica deixat tot allò, eh? Sí, sí,
Closed. Everything there is a bit neglected, isn't it? Yes, yes,
aquesta zona està... Però,
this area is... But,
bueno, fa... Inclús hi ha una part dels jardins que
Well, there is... There is even a part of the gardens that
estan una mica fets pols,
they are a bit worn out,
i així que a veure si esperem que... Tant de bo,
And so let's see if we wait for... Hopefully,
tant de bo, sí, sí. Però, bueno, està molt bé, eh?
I hope so, yes, yes. But, well, it's very good, huh?
Jo t'he de dir que les aniré buscant
I have to tell you that I will be looking for them.
totes. Sí, sí. És una d'aquelles
All of them. Yes, yes. It's one of those.
coses que estaria bé que es puguin
things that it would be good if they can
recuperar.
recover.
Va, i... anem als
Come on, and... let's go to the
quatre gats, l'altre local per excel·lència.
four cats, the other establishment par excellence.
Mític. Mític de gats, els quatre gats,
Mythical. Mythical of cats, the four cats,
que és el...
What is the...
la Cerveceria Modernista, que està al carrer,
the Modernist Brewery, which is on the street,
al carrer Munció,
on Munció street,
va tocar el portal de l'Àngel,
he knocked on the Angel's door,
crec que tothom sap on està, no?, més o menys. Sí.
I think everyone knows where it is, right?, more or less. Yes.
I que va... és una casa modernista,
And of course... it's a modernist house,
que també va fer Puig i Cadafalch, la casa Martí,
which Puig i Cadafalch also designed, the Martí house,
i que els Baixos va obrir aquí
and that Baixos opened here
diguéssim que el 1897,
let's say that in 1897,
i va tancar
and closed
el 1903. O sigui, realment
in 1903. So, really
els quatre gats d'original,
the four original cats,
la Cerveceria Local
the Local Brewery
original, va tenir una vida pràcticament
original, had an almost
curta, perquè només va durar sis anys.
short, because it only lasted six years.
És un local que va obrir Pere Romeu,
It is a venue that Pere Romeu opened.
Pere Romeu era un senyor
Pere Romeu was a gentleman.
que havia treballat a l'Eixat
that had worked at the Eixat
Noir, a... Eixat
Noir, to... Eixat
Noir, ho he dit bé? Sí. Jo no en sé francès,
Noir, did I say it right? Yes. I don't know French.
però... Ens ha sonat molt francès.
but... It has sounded very French to us.
Era un cabaret molt cèlebre
It was a very famous cabaret.
bohemi, del país bohemi. Sí.
Bohemian, from the Bohemian country. Yes.
Sí, en Joan Pau ens en va parlar. Sí, i tant, i tant.
Yes, Joan Pau talked to us about it. Yes, definitely, definitely.
Sí, sí, doncs... Com en parla de...
Yes, yes, well... As for talking about...
Bueno, pel cartell que és tan icònic.
Well, for the poster that is so iconic.
Correcte. Que aquí sí que hi ha un gat,
Correct. Because there is indeed a cat here,
no en el cas... Ell va agafar la idea del gat
not in the case... He took the idea from the cat
i la va portar a Barcelona
and he took her to Barcelona
quan va obrir el seu local, que era els quatre
When he opened his shop, which was at four.
gats, que aquí sí que va jugar una mica amb el concepte
cats, where here it really played a bit with the concept
del gat, però també amb el
of the cat, but also with the
de...
of...
quatre replegats, de poca
four folded, of little
clientela, no? I era el local, va ser
clientele, right? And it was the premises, it was
el local per excel·lència de reunió
the venue par excellence for meetings
d'artistes modernistes, Santiago Rosiñol,
of modernist artists, Santiago Rusiñol,
Ramon Casas,
Ramon Casas,
fins i tot Gaudí, es diu que havia vingut
Even Gaudí, it is said, had come.
alguna vegada, és on Picasso va fer la seva primera exposició,
sometime, it is where Picasso had his first exhibition,
i tot i que no té una
and although it doesn't have one
iconografia molt felina,
very feline iconography,
realment,
really,
sí que a l'interior hi havia hagut algunes figures
yes, there had been some figures inside
de gats, que ara ja n'hi són,
of cats, which are already there now,
perquè clar, és que realment això... Aquest local va tancar
because, of course, this... This venue closed.
el 1903, el local
in 1903, the venue
original, i no va ser fins al 83
original, and it wasn't until '83
que va tornar a obrir. O sigui,
that reopened. So,
del 1903 al 83 no existia els quatre
From 1903 to 83, the four did not exist.
gats. Ostres, no n'hi do.
Cats. Wow, that's quite something.
Va tenir altres usos, fins i tot va ser un
It had other uses, it even ended up being a
magatzem. Llavors va haver-hi un grup d'empresaris
warehouse. Then there was a group of entrepreneurs
que el van reobrir el
that they reopened it on the
83. I mira, ja que parlem
83. And look, since we're talking
de quatre gats, us explico
of four cats, I'll explain to you
que ja sortim de tema, però bueno, que té a veure amb
that we're already off topic, but well, it has to do with
els gats, i és
the cats, and it is
el... No sé si sou molt futboleres,
I... I don't know if you are very into football,
no ho sé, potser no, però vaja,
I don't know, maybe not, but well,
sabreu que als seguidors de l'Espanyol els hi diuen
you will know that the supporters of Espanyol are called
periquitos. Sí. Val.
parakeets. Yes. Okay.
I això té un origen
And this has an origin.
amb els gats. Ostres!
with the cats. Wow!
Sí, perquè resulta que als anys
Yes, because it turns out that in the years
20
20
s'editava una revista satírica, esportiva,
a satirical, sports magazine was published,
que llavors a la premsa satírica
that then in the satirical press
no hi havia memes, llavors això es feia
there were no memes, so this was done
amb diaris, amb revistes, i una revista
with newspapers, with magazines, and a magazine
que es deia El Xut. I aquest Xut
who was called El Xut. And this Xut
feia... Bueno, eren dibuixants,
they were... well, they were cartoonists,
humoristes, i llavors dibuixaven
humorists, and then they drew
els seguidors de l'Espanyol,
the followers of Espanyol,
s'emborraven d'ells, i els dibuixaven
they were getting drunk off them, and they drew them
com a quatre gats, perquè deien que
like four cats, because they said that
només hi anaven quatre gats. I aquests quatre
there were only four cats. And these four
gats els dibuixaven com el gat Fèlix,
they drew them like Felix the Cat,
el Fèlix de Cat, perquè
the Félix of Cat, because
era el personatge que estava més o menys a moda alhora,
he was the character that was more or less in fashion at the time,
llavors dibuixava quatre gats com Fèlix de Cat. Què passa?
Then I used to draw four cats like Felix the Cat. What's up?
Que el gat Fèlix de Cat
That the cat Felix from Cat
a Espanya es va conèixer
it was known in Spain
no com a Fèlix, sinó com a Gato Periquito.
not as Félix, but as Gato Periquito.
En època es traduïen tots els noms.
In the past, all names were translated.
Llavors li deien Gato Periquito.
Then they called him Gato Periquito.
I d'aquí ve
And here it comes
que a l'Espanyol eren els quatre gatos
that at Espanyol there were only four cats
Periquitos, els quatre gats Periquitos.
Budgies, the four cats Budgies.
I d'aquí es diu que ve el nom
And from here it is said that the name comes.
de Periquitos, que no té res a veure
of Parakeets, which has nothing to do with
probablement... amb l'animal...
probably... with the animal...
que no té res a veure correcte amb els pericos, amb els ocells,
that has nothing to do with the pericos, with the birds,
sinó que realment vindria dels gats,
but it would really come from the cats,
amb el nom dels espanyolistes.
with the name of the Spanish nationalists.
Ostres, que curiós això. Molt, molt, moltíssim.
Wow, that's very curious. A lot, a lot, a whole lot.
Sí, sí. Que tampoc no sé
Yes, yes. I also don't know.
si és una cosa molt sabuda.
if it is something very well known.
No, no, bueno, aviam, jo he de dir
No, no, well, let's see, I have to say
que sóc del Barça, però...
that I'm from Barça, but...
Però clar, no...
But of course, no...
En el cas del Barça són els culers, que té un altre origen.
In the case of Barça, they are the culers, which has a different origin.
Exacte. Bueno, i pels colors de la samarreta
Exactly. Well, and for the colors of the shirt.
de l'Espanyol són més semblants
are more similar to those of Espanyol.
als Periquitos, per això...
to the Parakeets, that's why...
Hi havia una teoria que deia que era perquè
There was a theory that said it was because
abans havia anat a groc, però jo...
before I had gone to yellow, but I...
Bueno, però com que hi ha Periquitos blancs
Well, but since there are white budgerigars
i blaus... Clar, no...
And blues... Of course, no...
Aquesta sembla la teoria més...
This seems to be the most... theory.
Sí, extesa. Extesa.
Yes, spread. Spread.
O sigui, la més documentada, perquè de fet
That is to say, the most documented, because in fact
hi ha les amoroteques,
there are the amoroteques,
hi ha els dibuixos, i tu pots veure perfectament
There are the drawings, and you can see perfectly.
que són els quatre gats, que són els gats fèlix,
what are the four cats, what are the felix cats,
llavors... Sí, vindria més d'això
so... Yes, there would be more of that
que no pas de la samarreta, dels colors de la samarreta.
not the shirt itself, but the colors of the shirt.
Correcte, sí. Que curiós, eh?
Correct, yes. How curious, huh?
De fet, els colors de la samarreta, la teoria
In fact, the colors of the T-shirt, the theory
és que ve de Roger...
it's that it comes from Roger...
Vull dir, dels almogàvers, és a dir...
I mean, of the Almogavars, that is to say...
Ostres. Però bueno, vull dir...
Wow. But well, I mean...
Ja sabeu que... Sempre hi ha moltes...
You already know that... There are always many...
Moltes coses tenen moltes teories, però aquesta
Many things have many theories, but this one
sembla la més acceptada.
seems to be the most accepted.
I ja, si voleu, em vaig acabant ja la ruta,
And well, if you want, I'm already finishing the route.
perquè si no ens estarem tot el dia a Pedralbes...
because if not we will spend the whole day in Pedralbes...
Bueno, nosaltres encantades, eh?
Well, we are delighted, right?
Ja t'ho dient. Hi ha molts llocs
I'm telling you. There are many places.
que podeu trobar gats, a Pedralbes,
that you can find cats, in Pedralbes,
per exemple, a monestir de Pedralbes hi ha
for example, at the Monastery of Pedralbes there is
el claustre dels gats, que...
the cloister of the cats, which...
Ara mateix no hi ha gats, però ha conservat
Right now there are no cats, but it has kept.
aquest nom.
this name.
Hi ha molts establiments que, per exemple, han tingut
There are many establishments that, for example, have had
els... O locals que han
the... or locals that have
tingut el gat com a...
having the cat as...
Diguéssim, emblema.
Let’s say, emblem.
Des del Gato Negro, que també
From the Black Cat, which also
en vau parlar, la loteria del Gato Negro,
you talked about it, the Gato Negro lottery,
que tenia el gat, que aquí el gat, per exemple,
what the cat had, that here the cat, for example,
el gat negre és com un icona... El gat negre
the black cat is like an icon... The black cat
és una icona de sort. De bona sort, sí, sí.
It's a symbol of luck. Good luck, yes, yes.
L'editorial Bruguera, també,
The Bruguera publishing house, too,
que es va fer a Barcelona, també tenia un gat negre
what was done in Barcelona also had a black cat
com a logotip. O inclús hi havia uns grans
as a logo. Or there were even some big ones.
magatzems que estaven al carrer
warehouses that were on the street
Casp, que els seus...
Wow, their...
Els magatzems... Em sortirà el nom...
The warehouses... The name will come to me...
Això, el Tivoli, davant del Teatre
This, the Tivoli, in front of the Theatre.
Tivoli, que tenien com a logotip
Tivoli, which they had as a logo.
un gat, un gat
a cat, a cat
negre amb cinc potes. Ostres,
black with five legs. Wow,
mira... Una cosa bastant curiosa.
Look... A rather curious thing.
Que no sé si és perquè... No sé si
That I don't know if it's because... I don't know if
buscar-li les cinc... No sé...
to look for the five... I don't know...
No sé d'on venia, això. Però diguéssim que el tenien
I don't know where it came from, this. But let's say they had it.
com a icona.
as an icon.
I llavors, ja si voleu, per acabar,
And then, if you want, to finish,
o l'últim lloc
or the last place
indiret d'aquesta ruta de gats, doncs podem
indirectly from this cat route, so we can
acabar al Jardinet dels Gats.
to end up at the Cats' Garden.
Home...
Home...
Que ja és un punt ja molt conegut,
That is already a well-known point,
a la plaça del Canonja Colom.
in the Canonja Colom square.
Just davant del Teatre Romea.
Right in front of the Romea Theatre.
Efectivament. On teniu l'esperit
Indeed. Where do you have the spirit?
de Margarida Xirgo, que diuen
of Margarida Xirgo, they say
que es passeja per allà.
that strolls around there.
Que havia actuat moltes vegades al Teatre
That he had acted many times at the Theatre.
Romea. Doncs aquí tenim aquest
Romea. So here we have this
espai del Jardinet dels Gats, que acullen els gats.
space of the Cat Garden, which hosts the cats.
Del que havia estat abans, antigament,
Of what it had been before, in the past,
tot això formava part de l'Hospital
all of this was part of the Hospital
de la Santa Creu. De fet, aquí,
of the Holy Cross. In fact, here,
en aquest lloc hi havia el primer...
in this place there was the first...
Aquesta plaça, el Canonja
This square, the Canonja.
Colom, el nom
Colom, the name
ve
come
d'un antic hospital.
of an old hospital.
Hem de pensar que els hospitals eren el lloc
We have to think that hospitals were the place.
on s'acollia els peregrins que venien
where the pilgrims who came were welcomed
a Barcelona. No era tant un hospital
in Barcelona. It wasn't so much a hospital
com l'entenem avui en dia on hi havia els metges,
as we understand it today where the doctors were,
sinó que era un lloc on la gent
but it was a place where people
anava, doncs, els peregrins,
thus went the pilgrims,
o gent que no tenia on anar,
or people who had nowhere to go,
treballava, llavors es feia com de refugi.
I was working, then it became like a refuge.
Ara aquest espai, diguéssim, és un refugi
Now this space, let's say, is a refuge.
no de persones, sinó de
not of people, but of
gats. Que bonic, eh?
Cats. How nice, huh?
Nosaltres, al Jardinet, la veritat és que tenim vincle
We, at the Jardinet, the truth is that we have a bond.
perquè les vegades que fèiem
because the times we did
al mercat, els hem donat,
at the market, we have given them,
hem fet donatius de les samarretes
we have made donations of the t-shirts
solidàries o dels beneficis del
solidary or of the benefits of
mercat, o sigui que... És la primera entitat
market, so... It is the first entity
a qui vam donar el
to whom did we give the
donatiu. I tenim un vincle molt especial
donation. And we have a very special bond.
i coneixem molt de prop la feina
We know the job very well.
que fan, que és molta. Igual que
what they do, which is a lot. Just like
hi ha moltíssimes altres entitats
there are many other entities
de la ciutat, que n'hi ha moltíssimes.
of the city, there are many of them.
N'hi ha moltíssimes, però segur que n'hi ha moltes.
There are many, but there are definitely a lot of them.
També està a prop de la
It is also close to the
plaça dels Gats. Sí, de fet
Cat Square. Yes, in fact.
està molt a prop. La ruta no l'he fet
It's very close. I haven't taken the route.
molt ordenada, com podeu veure.
very organized, as you can see.
No, és perfecte.
No, it's perfect.
Diguéssim que sí, està molt a prop
Let's say yes, it's very close.
de la plaça dels Gats. Un motiu de més
from the Cats' Square. One more reason
potser per batejar-la així.
maybe to name it that way.
Sí, estaria molt bé.
Yes, that would be great.
Doncs mira. Jo
Well, look. I
llenço aquesta proposta i
I put forward this proposal and
podem anar fent. Nosaltres
we can keep going. We
recollim el guant i, per què no,
we pick up the glove and, why not,
comencem a moure-la, no?
Shall we start moving it, right?
Arroba coi bonics.
@"Hey beautiful!"
David,
David,
un plaer de veritat. Encantat de ser
A true pleasure. Glad to be.
aquí amb vosaltres, parlant d'històries
here with you, talking about stories
felines. No, no,
felines. No, no,
ens has explicat un munt d'històries, un munt
you have told us a lot of stories, a lot
de coses que nosaltres, com a catlovers,
about things that we, as cat lovers,
desconeixíem. Totalment.
we were unaware. Completely.
I que segur que els nostres
And I’m sure that our
oients tampoc coneixien.
listeners also did not know.
Així que moltes, moltes gràcies.
So, thank you very, very much.
Ens acompanyaràs, no?, a fer aquesta ruta.
You'll accompany us, right?, to do this route.
Segurament, no?, algun dia. I tant.
Surely, right?, someday. Of course.
Si voleu la podem dur a la pràctica.
If you want, we can put it into practice.
Doncs mira, jo... Haurem de caminar
Well, look, I... We'll have to walk.
bastant, perquè hi ha unes quantes
quite a lot, because there are a few
distàncies, però vaja. Són punts una mica
distances, but well. They are points a little
separats uns dels altres. La podem fer en dos
separated from each other. We can do it in two.
o tres tours. Perquè veieu que tenim gats repartits
or three tours. So you can see that we have cats distributed.
per tota la ciutat. Per tota la ciutat.
Through the whole city. Through the whole city.
Sí, sí. Gràcies de veritat. Un plaer.
Yes, yes. Thank you very much. A pleasure.
Moltes gràcies.
Thank you very much.
Ets un catlover de debò?
Are you a true cat lover?
Doncs fes-te Patreon del Will of Cats
So become a Patreon of the Will of Cats.
podcast. Un episodi
podcast. An episode
molt rodó i redonxó.
very round and plump.
Exacte. Com el gat de Botero.
Exactly. Like Botero's cat.
Per acabar la segona temporada del podcast.
To finish the second season of the podcast.
Sí, sí, la veritat. Ha estat
Yes, yes, the truth. It has been
bonic acabar amb un personatge com el gat de
It's beautiful to end with a character like the cat from
Botero, que tot i que no és un gat de carn i
Botero, who although he is not a flesh-and-blood cat and
ossos, que a nosaltres ens agraden molt,
bones, which we really like,
no?, també és molt estimat
isn't it? he is also very loved
i molt fotografiat. I em sembla una
and very photographed. And it seems to me a
molt bona manera de posar punt i final
very good way to put a period at the end
aquesta segona temporada del podcast.
this second season of the podcast.
Una temporada que ha estat protagonitzada
A season that has been characterized
per gatetes il·lustres com Orangey,
for illustrious kitties like Orangey,
el gat actor, la Felicet,
the acting cat, Felicet,
la gata que va anar a l'espai, One Radio,
the cat that went to space, One Radio
el gat infermer, i també la
the nursing cat, and also the
Copycat, la primera gata clonada,
Copycat, the first cloned cat,
entre molts altres. I també per convidades
among many others. And also for guests
i convidats de luxe que han vingut a
and luxury guests who have come to
compartir el seu amor o coneixement gatú
share your cat love or knowledge
amb nosaltres, com l'exalcaldessa de
with us, like the former mayor of
Barcelona de Colau. Molt top això.
Barcelona under Colau. Very cool this.
Molt top. L'equip de meteoròlegs
Very cool. The team of meteorologists.
de BTV, que cada dia fan un tuit
from BTV, who tweet every day
amb la previsió del temps, amb un gatete com a
with the weather forecast, with a little cat as a
protagonista, que també va ser molt guai això.
protagonist, which was also very cool.
O els periodistes i divulgadors
Or journalists and communicators.
Joan Pau i Narejos, i
Joan Pau and Narejos, and
el mateix David Martínez, que en aquest mateix
the same David Martínez, who in this same
episodi ens ha explicat curiositats dels
the episode has told us curiosities about the
felins i de Barcelona. A tots ells,
felines and from Barcelona. To all of them,
moltíssimes gràcies. I gràcies
thank you very much. And thank you
també a RC66,
also to RC66,
la ràdio comunitària del barri de Sant Antoni
the community radio of the Sant Antoni neighborhood
de Barcelona, per deixar-nos
from Barcelona, to let us go
tot el material tècnic i un espai
all the technical material and a space
perquè les carlovers de turno, que som
because the usual car lovers, which we are
nosaltres, la Montsa Casas i la Vanessa
we, Montsa Casas and Vanessa
Carrasquilla, aquí present,
Carrasquilla, here present,
haguem pogut gravar els diferents episodis
we could have recorded the different episodes
d'aquesta segona temporada.
of this second season.
Però l'agraïment més especial
But the most special gratitude
és per vosaltres que ens escolteu.
it is for you who listen to us.
Esperem que hagueu gaudit
We hope you have enjoyed.
escoltant, doncs això, els diferents episodis,
listening, well this, the different episodes,
les diferents històries, tant com nosaltres
the different stories, as well as we do
ho hem fet mentre els preparàvem.
We did it while we were preparing them.
I gràcies també si us heu
And thank you also if you have
dedicat un moment a compartir el nostre podcast
dedicate a moment to share our podcast
amb aquelles persones que adoren els gatetes
with those people who adore kittens
tant com nosaltres, perquè
as much as us, because
això ens ha permès arribar fins aquí.
this has allowed us to get here.
I si no ho heu fet, doncs ja sabeu
And if you haven't done it, well, you know now.
que mai és tard per fer-ho. I com
that it is never too late to do it. And how
ho heu de fer? Doncs...
Do you have to do it? Well...
Amb alguna d'aquestes accions. Vinga,
With one of these actions. Come on,
anem a repassar-les. La primera de totes.
Let's go over them. The first one of all.
Deixant un comentari, estrelletes
Leaving a comment, little stars
i seguint el podcast des de la
and following the podcast from the
plataforma que ens escolteu. Exacte,
platform that listens to us. Exactly,
compartint aquest episodi a les vostres
sharing this episode with your
xarxes socials i amb tots els catlovers
social networks and with all the cat lovers
que coneixeu. Comprant una de
that you know. Buying one of
les nostres samarretes solidàries, xulíssimes,
our awesome solidarity t-shirts,
amb què cada any fem un donatiu
with which we make a donation each year
a una entitat que cuida dels gatetes
to an entity that cares for kittens
abandonats i de carrer. Fem-vos
abandoned and on the street. Let's make you
pàtrios del podcast, que també és una
podcast parents, which is also a
opció que ens ajuda molt.
option that helps us a lot.
I contestant les enquestes i preguntes
I answer the surveys and questions.
que us deixem a la descripció de l'episodi.
that we leave you in the episode description.
A Spotify. I ara sí,
To Spotify. And now yes,
punt i final a la segona temporada
period at the end of the second season
del Wheel of Cats Podcast.
from the Wheel of Cats Podcast.
Hi haurà tercera temporada?
Will there be a third season?
Ja ho veurem. Sorpresa.
We'll see. Surprise.
Al setembre ho decidirem. Bueno, d'aquí uns mesos.
We'll decide in September. Well, in a few months.
Exacte.
Exact.
Sigui com sigui, gràcies per estar a l'altre costat
Whatever happens, thank you for being on the other side.
i fins aviat. Llarga vida als
and see you soon. Long live the
gatetes. Adeu.
Kittens. Goodbye.
Adeu, adeu.
Goodbye, goodbye.
We love cats.
We love cats.
El podcast de gatetes de la Munsa Casas
The podcast of kittens by Munsa Casas
i la Vanessa Carrasquilla.
and Vanessa Carrasquilla.
No sigueu rates
Don't be rats.
i apunteu-vos al podcast.
And sign up for the podcast.
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