Serrat began his speech with an anecdote about his youthful life: “I had to resort to temporary jobs. The company had a coin-operated telephone. “You have three minutes young, but when you have something to communicate, three minutes is enough.”
“I am an older man on the verge of being old. I come from a humble family. Along the way I found reasons to move forward, until I got here. I am a person who is very happy about life, who feels loved, respected, “who likes the job to which he dedicated his life: writing songs”
“I prefer roads to borders, instinct to force”
“This job helped me communicate with others. What I am able to tell comes from observation, listening, hearing. I am a supporter of my own and other people’s lives. “I prefer roads to borders, instinct to force.”
“I am an instinctive and emotional soul. I believe in tolerance, respect for the rights of others, in dialogue, in freedom, in justice and in democracy. Either they go hand in hand or they don’t.”
I confess that I do not like the time we live in: it is contaminated and unsupportive.
But, he added “I confess that I am not comfortable with the time I have had to live in recently. It is contaminatedunsupportive, solidarity values have been replaced by those of the market”.
“I am not satisfied with seeing dreams stranded on other shores.”
I thank those who have made 60 years of songs their own and those who are glad that I am here today
“I hope I haven’t gotten this far without being grateful to my peers. I want to thank my wife, my partner, who has been so generous to let me live her life.; my family, my parents, and my children who are my greatest pride. Almost 60 years have made their songs mine and they are happy that I am here today. “I like to sing and I give them no other way to say thank you than by singing.”
And with a violinist he sang “Those little things.”
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