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Capturing Barcelona's Soul: Oriol's Artistic Revelation

Sep 8, 2024 · 17m 35s
Capturing Barcelona's Soul: Oriol's Artistic Revelation
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01 · Main Story

1m 42s

02 · Vocabulary Words

14m 1s

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Capturing Barcelona's Soul: Oriol's Artistic Revelation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/capturing-barcelonas-soul-oriols-artistic-revelation/ Story Transcript: Ca: El sol de tardor il·luminava el Park...

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Capturing Barcelona's Soul: Oriol's Artistic Revelation
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Ca: El sol de tardor il·luminava el Park Güell amb una llum daurada.
En: The autumn sun illuminated Park Güell with a golden light.

Ca: Gaudí havia deixat el seu regal de colors per a la ciutat, i avui, Oriol volia capturar aquest escenari en el seu llenç.
En: Gaudí had left his colorful gift to the city, and today, Oriol wanted to capture this scene on his canvas.

Ca: Amb el cavallet plantat davant la meravella de mosaics, Oriol feia les primeres pinzellades delicadament, intentant ignorar els sons alegres del festival de La Mercè al seu voltant.
En: With the easel set up in front of the mosaic wonder, Oriol began the first delicate brushstrokes, trying to ignore the joyful sounds of the La Mercè festival around him.

Ca: Mireia i Pau estaven al seu costat.
En: Mireia and Pau were by his side.

Ca: Mireia mirava de calmar un nen inquiet que corria pel parc, mentre Pau feia equilibris amb tres pilotes, intentant mantenir la seva atenció.
En: Mireia was trying to calm a restless child who was running through the park, while Pau was juggling three balls, trying to maintain their attention.

Ca: La música de la festa ressonava al fons, barrejat amb riures i xivarri, fent que el cor d'Oriol bategués amb un ritme nou.
En: The music of the festival resonated in the background, mixed with laughter and chatter, making Oriol's heart beat with a new rhythm.

Ca: "Estic perdent la concentració", va dir Oriol, amb un to frustrat.
En: "I’m losing concentration," Oriol said, frustrated.

Ca: Mireia el va mirar comprensiva.
En: Mireia looked at him understandingly.

Ca: "Potser podríem anar a un racó més tranquil", va suggerir.
En: "Maybe we could find a quieter corner," she suggested.

Ca: Pau, en canvi, no va poder evitar riure.
En: Pau, however, couldn't help but laugh.

Ca: "Mai trobaràs aquest silenci avui!
En: "You'll never find that silence today!"

Ca: ", va exclamar fent girar les pilotes amb destresa.
En: he exclaimed, skillfully spinning the balls.

Ca: Oriol va continuar lluitant amb el seu desig de silenci i la realitat del moment.
En: Oriol continued to struggle with his desire for silence and the reality of the moment.

Ca: Però després d'uns instants contemplant el vast i movimentat espectacle davant seu, alguna cosa va canviar dins seu.
En: But after a few moments of contemplating the vast and bustling spectacle before him, something changed inside him.

Ca: Va veure colors nous, formes noves sorgint de la vitalitat del festival.
En: He saw new colors, new shapes emerging from the vitality of the festival.

Ca: Els riures, la música, les danses: tot formava part del paisatge.
En: The laughter, the music, the dances: it all became part of the landscape.

Ca: "Això és el que necessita la meva pintura!
En: "This is what my painting needs!"

Ca: ", va dir sobtadament Oriol.
En: Oriol suddenly said.

Ca: Va començar a moure el pinzell amb més llibertat, incorporant els colors vibrants del moment.
En: He began to move the brush with more freedom, incorporating the vibrant colors of the moment.

Ca: Els reflexos de les flors i els somriures dels passants van omplir les seves pinzellades.
En: The reflections of the flowers and the smiles of passersby filled his brushstrokes.

Ca: Mireia i Pau el van observar, admirant com l'art prenia vida davant seu.
En: Mireia and Pau watched, admiring as the art came to life before their eyes.

Ca: Amb cada moviment del pinzell, Oriol va deixar que l'energia de La Mercè omplís el seu quadre.
En: With each brushstroke, Oriol let the energy of La Mercè fill his painting.

Ca: Ja no buscava silenci, sinó el batec mateix de Barcelona en festa.
En: He was no longer seeking silence but the very heartbeat of Barcelona in celebration.

Ca: Quan va acabar, Oriol va fer un pas enrere i va somriure.
En: When he finished, Oriol stepped back and smiled.

Ca: No havia pintat només un paisatge, sinó l'ànima d'un moment irrepetible.
En: He hadn't just painted a landscape, but the soul of an unrepeatable moment.

Ca: Mireia i Pau es van acostar per veure millor.
En: Mireia and Pau came closer for a better look.

Ca: "Ho has capturat perfectament", va dir Mireia.
En: "You've captured it perfectly," Mireia said.

Ca: Pau, amb el seu etern somriure, va afegir: "Veus?
En: Pau, with his eternal smile, added, "See?

Ca: L'humor i la bogeria també són art!
En: Humor and madness are also art!"

Ca: "Oriol va nodrir-se d'aquella alegria, pensant en tot el que havia après.
En: Oriol fed off that joy, pondering all he had learned.

Ca: La pintura no era només colors i formes.
En: Painting was not just colors and shapes.

Ca: Era emoció, vida i caos.
En: It was emotion, life, and chaos.

Ca: Amb una nova llum als ulls, Oriol va abraçar els amics.
En: With a new light in his eyes, Oriol embraced his friends.

Ca: Ara sabia que l'espontaneïtat es podia transformar en creativitat, i que de vegades, l'art es trobava en el lloc menys esperat.
En: He now knew that spontaneity could turn into creativity and that sometimes, art was found in the least expected place.

Ca: La jornada va acabar amb els tres compartint el que quedava de la tarda al ritme del festival.
En: The day ended with the three of them spending the rest of the afternoon to the rhythm of the festival.

Ca: Oriol havia aconseguit el seu objectiu, però havia descobert molt més que una simple pintura.
En: Oriol had achieved his goal, but he had discovered much more than just a painting.

Ca: Havia trobat una nova manera de veure i sentir el món, tal com era: vibrant, ple de vida i incontingut.
En: He had found a new way to see and feel the world, as it was: vibrant, full of life, and uncontained.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the autumn: la tardor
  • the light: la llum
  • the canvas: el llenç
  • the easel: el cavallet
  • brushstrokes: pinzellades
  • joyful: alegres
  • restless: inquiet
  • juggling: equilibris
  • background: fons
  • chatter: xivarri
  • frustrated: frustrat
  • corner: racó
  • silence: silenci
  • struggling: lluitant
  • vitality: vitalitat
  • reflection: reflexos
  • passersby: passants
  • movement: moviment
  • soul: ànima
  • eternal: etern
  • joy: alegria
  • emotion: emoció
  • life: vida
  • chaos: caos
  • spontaneity: espontaneïtat
  • creativity: creativitat
  • uncontained: incontingut
  • scene: escenari
  • captured: capturat
  • smiles: somriures
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
Website www.fluentfiction.org
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