El Mundo Lyrics in English Antonio Ríos
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Mundo by Antonio Ríos from Spanish to English.
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El Padre Antonio Xejeira vino de España
Father Antonio Xejeira came from Spain
Buscando nuevas promesas en esta tierra
Looking for new promises in this land
Llegó a la selva sin la esperanza de ser obispo
He came to the jungle with no hope of being a bishop
Y entre el calor en entre los mosquitos habló de Cristo
And among the heat in among the mosquitoes he spoke of Christ
El padre no funcionaba en el Vaticano
The father did not work in the Vatican
Entre papeles y sueños de aire acondicionado
Between papers and dreams of air conditioning
Y fue a un pueblito en medio de la nada a dar su sermón
And he went to a small town in the middle of nowhere to give his sermon
Cada semana pa' los que busquen la salvación
Every week for those who seek salvation
El niño Andrés Eloy Pérez tiene diez años
The boy Andrés Eloy Pérez is ten years old
Estudian la elementaria 'Simón Bolívar'
They study the elementary school 'Simón Bolívar'
Todavía no sabe decir el Credo correctamente
He still doesn't know how to say the Creed correctly
Le gusta el río, jugar al fútbol y estar ausente
He likes the river, playing soccer and being away
Le han dado el puesto en la iglesia de monaguillo
They have given him the position in the church of altar boy
A ver si la conexión compone al chiquillo
Let's see if the connection makes up the kid
Y su familia está muy orgullosa, porque a su vez piensa
And his family is very proud, because he in turn thinks
Que con Dios conectando a uno, conecta a diez
That with God connecting one, connects ten
Suena la campana: un, dos, tres
The bell rings: one, two, three
Del Padre Antonio y su monaguillo Andrés
From Father Antonio and his altar boy from him Andrés
El padre condena la violencia
The father condemns violence
Sabe por experiencia que no es la solución
He knows from experience that it is not the solution
Les habla de amor y de justicia
He speaks to them of love and justice
De Dios va la noticia vibrando en su sermón
The news vibrates from God in his sermon
Pero suenan las campanas: un, dos, tres
But the bells ring: one, two, three
Del Padre Antonio y su monaguillo Andrés
From Father Antonio and his altar boy from him Andrés
Al padre lo halló la guerra un domingo de misa
The war found the father on a Sunday of mass
Dando la comunión en mangas de camisa
Giving communion in shirt sleeves
En medio de un padre nuestro el matador
In the middle of our father the matador
Y sin confesar su culpa le disparó
And without confessing his guilt, he shot him
Antonio cayo, ostia en mano y sin saber por qué
Antonio fell, wafer in hand and without knowing why
Andrés se murió a su lado sin conocer a Pelé
Andrés died next to him without knowing Pelé
Y entre el grito y la sorpresa, agonizando otra vez
And between the scream and the surprise, dying again
Estaba el Cristo de palo pegado a la pared
There was the wooden Christ attached to the wall
Y nunca se supo el criminal quién fue
And the criminal was never known who he was
Del Padre Antonio y su monaguillo Andrés
From Father Antonio and his altar boy from him Andrés
Pero suenan las campanas otra vez
But the bells ring again
Del Padre Antonio y su monaguillo Andrés
From Father Antonio and his altar boy from him Andrés
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