Jugábamos A Dios Lyrics in English by Silvio Rodriguez
Bienaventurado translates to "blessed" or "fortunate." It's a beautiful and somewhat formal word, often found in religious or poetic contexts, making it stand out from everyday vocabulary.
In "Jugábamos A Dios," Silvio Rodriguez uses it to describe a past time, saying "Ahora que se fue el tiempo Bienaventurado" (Now that the blessed time has gone). This evokes a sense of nostalgia for a cherished, innocent past, making the word particularly evocative and memorable in the song's context.
Silvio Rodriguez takes us back to childhood in "Jugábamos A Dios" [We Played At God], a time of pure imagination and carefree joy. He remembers playing God with "tiza pizarrones escuela" [chalk blackboards school], where the winner was simply "el barco de más alta vela" [the ship with the highest sail]. It's a beautiful image of how simple and grand our worlds were as kids, creating entire universes with just a few tools.
He talks about playing God "sin reparar en ser feliz" [without caring about being happy], because happiness was just a given then. They would "saltamos al sol" [jump to the sun] and had "sin tiempo para así catrices" [no time for scars]. It's a nostalgic look at a time before worries, filled with "pelotas, bromas y dibujos" [balls, jokes and drawings]. Now, with "el tiempo bienaventurado" [the blessed time] gone, he invites someone to see his "corazón Modesto, gastado" [modest, worn heart] that, upon seeing them, remembers "un Dios enamorar" [a God falling in love]. It's a sweet, reflective song about lost innocence and finding a spark of that old magic again.
