Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ramón y Su Caja de Música by Antonio Orozco from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
tenía mil sueños que ya no lo son,
I had a thousand dreams that are no longer,
montones de amigos sin contestador,
lots of friends without answering machine,
tenía un teniendo
had a having
why el alma del triste Ramón.
because the soul of the sad Ramón.
Camina sin rumbo why con poca ambición,
He walks aimlessly why with little ambition,
durmiendo entre cuatro cajas de cartón,
sleeping between four cardboard boxes,
why humilde el consuelo,
why humble consolation,
la sangre de un predicador.
the blood of a preacher.
Tira de un carro lleno de su soledad,
He pulls a cart full of his loneliness,
va convencido de su invisibilidad.
He is convinced of his invisibility.
Se va, mirando hacía atrás,
He leaves, looking back,
piensa, cuando volverá
think, when will you come back
el sol a su despertar,
the sun upon his awakening,
why si su soledad
Why if your loneliness
se irá con la frialdad
will go with the coldness
del suelo donde dormirá,
from the floor where you will sleep,
se va, se deja llevar.
He leaves, he lets himself go.
Se deja llevar.
He lets himself go.
repite las frases, quiere contestar,
Repeat the sentences, want to answer,
sus conversaciones no dejan lugar,
their conversations leave no place,
resuenan los dientes,
teeth resound,
es frío el que lo hare callar
It is cold that I will silence him
Va sin zapatos
Goes without shoes
por las calles de cristal,
through the glass streets,
Ramón, va convencido
Ramón, is convinced
de su invisibilidad,
of their invisibility,
Se va, mirando hacía atrás,
He leaves, looking back,
piensa, cuando volverá
think, when will you come back
el sol a su despertar,
the sun upon his awakening,
why si su soledad
Why if your loneliness
se irá con la frialdad
will go with the coldness
del suelo donde dormirá,
from the floor where you will sleep,
se va, se deja llevar.
He leaves, he lets himself go.
Se deja llevar.
He lets himself go.
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