Canción Del Pasado Lyrics in English by Silvio Rodriguez

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Canción Del Pasado by Silvio Rodriguez from Spanish to English.

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and

if she was not a woman with one hand go to the

bed

a new another entertaining his passion

loving

and the sheets of mine

the countenance of the past

he is happy he smiles

the window salesman refused to give me

mine

because in exchange he left us my reservations

of happiness

the past was still

about the warehouse of the day

they had him well attached

I see the past walking through almost all the

city I see it in the people who stay

the one who leaves

i see it in my face

I see it in my wife's voice despite

that I see it without wanting to

the past has the name of millions of

subjects

He wants to eat, he goes to the movies, sometimes he takes away

they are not old

it has a bit of my name

and a little from you

even if we look for the man

but the past walking through almost everything

the city saw them in the people who

stays and leaves he saw it in the face of

I see my son in my wife's voice

wolf and even though I see it without wanting to

I see the past walking through almost all the

city do not see the people who love the

that robben is leaving and the face of my boyfriend

in the voice of my wife does not see despite

that I see it without wanting to

the past is the spectrum of a roscón

with triple face

today from yesterday this this day here will be from

another morning

the past is that insect

that the music does not turn off

the past is an instrument

so much

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semblante — countenance / facial expression

Semblante translates to 'countenance' or 'facial expression'. It's a more formal and evocative word than simply 'cara' (face), suggesting a deeper emotional state reflected on one's face.

In "Canción Del Pasado," Silvio Rodriguez uses semblante to personify the past, stating, "El semblante del pasado es contento, sonríe" (The countenance of the past is content, it smiles). This gives the abstract concept of the past a human quality, making it feel alive and present, which is a key theme of the song.

Silvio Rodriguez's "Canción Del Pasado" is a really interesting look at how the past stays with us. He starts by talking about a woman, and how if she wasn't there, he'd find "un nuevo otra entretenida su pasión amorosa" [a new other to entertain his loving passion]. But even with new passions, the past is still there, like "el semblante del pasado es contento sonríe" [the face of the past is content, it smiles].

He sees the past everywhere, "caminando por casi toda la ciudad" [walking through almost the entire city]. It's in "la gente que se queda, el que se va" [the people who stay, the one who leaves], in his own face, and even in his wife's voice, "a pesar de que lo veo sin querer" [even though I see it unintentionally]. The past isn't just a memory; it's a living thing with "el nombre de millones de sujetos" [the name of millions of subjects], wanting to eat and go to the movies. It even has "un poco de mi nombre y otro poco desde ustedes" [a little bit of my name and another bit of yours]. He calls it "el espectro de un roscón con triple cara" [the specter of a three-faced cake], a constant presence that "la música no apaga" [music doesn't turn off]. It's an instrument that's always playing.

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