Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Para Cantar He Nacido by Abel Pintos from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Para cantar he nacido
I was born to sing
Soy copla que el viento lleva
I am a copla that the wind carries
A veces canto en el árbol
Sometimes I sing in the tree
Que se deshoja de pena
That gets rid of grief
A veces bebo del fuego
Sometimes I drink from the fire
Palabras de primavera
spring words
Mi sangre canta por dentro
my blood sings inside
Como la lluvia por fuera
Like the rain outside
La noche canta y convierte
The night sings and turns
Sus pájaros en estrellas
Your birds in stars
Pero cuando canta el pueblo
But when the people sing
Musicaliza mis venas
musicalize my veins
Yo nunca miro a la rosa
I never look at the rose
Por su color de quimera
Because of its chimera color
La miro porque ella tiene
I look at her because she has
A sangre de los que sueñan
To the blood of those who dream
Porque en sus gajos florecen
Because in her segments they flourish
Las manos del que la siembra
The hands of the one who sows
Si el canto no se levanta
If the song does not rise
Como la hoguera del fuego
like the bonfire of fire
Si no libera las penas
If you don't release the sorrows
De los que están en la tierra
Of those who are on earth
De nada sirve que suene
It's no use ringing
La voz de la chacarera
The voice of the chacarera
Así como canta el río
as the river sings
Cuando la noche lo ciega
When the night blinds him
Y sin mirar su camino
And without looking his way
Sigue su rumbo de piedra
follow its course of stone
Yo le canto a los que vienen
I sing to those who come
Caminando por la tierra
walking the earth
Mi copla es azul y estrellas
My copla is blue and stars
Y una guitarra encendida
and a guitar on
En su corazón de pueblo
In your town heart
La vida sufre y agita
Life suffers and shakes
Con el perfil de sus bombos
With the profile of their bass drums
Las esperanzas marchitas
withered hopes
Por eso canto a las cosas
That's why I sing to things
Que me va dando la vida
What is life giving me?
A los changuitos de barro
To the mud monkeys
Hondeando lunas perdidas
Slinging lost moons
Al tallo con sus espinas
To the stem with its thorns
Y al hombre con sus heridas
And the man with his wounds
Si el canto no se levanta
If the song does not rise
Como la hoguera del fuego
like the bonfire of fire
Si no libera las penas
If you don't release the sorrows
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