¿Por Qué Cantamos? Lyrics in English Cultura Profética
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song ¿Por Qué Cantamos? by Cultura Profética from Spanish to English.
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Si cada hora viene con su muerte
If every hour comes with its death
Si el tiempo es una cueva de ladrones
If time is a cave of thieves
Los aires ya no son tan buenos aires
The airs are no longer such good airs
La vida es nada más que un blanco móvil
Life is nothing more than a moving target
Usted preguntará por qué cantamos
You will ask why we sing
Si nuestro bravos quedan sin abrazo
If our brave ones are left without an embrace
La patria se nos muere de tristeza
The homeland dies on us from sadness
Y el corazón del hombre se hace añicos
And the heart of man shatters into pieces
Antes aún que explote la vergüenza
Even before shame explodes
Usted preguntará por qué cantamos
You will ask why we sing
Cantamos porque el río está sonando
We sing because the river is sounding
Y cuando suena el río, suena el río
And when the river sounds, the river sounds
Cantamos porque el cruel no tiene nombre
We sing because the cruel one has no name
Y en cambio tiene nombre su destino
And instead its destiny has a name
Cantamos por el niño y porque todo
We sing for the child and because of everything
Y porque algún futuro y porque el pueblo
And because of some future and because of the people
Cantamos porque los sobrevivientes
We sing because the survivors
Y nuestros muertos quieren que cantemos
And our dead want us to sing
Cantamos porque el grito no es bastante
We sing because the scream is not enough
Y no es bastante el llanto ni la bronca
And neither crying nor anger is enough
Cantamos porque creemos en nuestra gente
We sing because we believe in our people
Y porque venceremos la derrota
And because we will overcome defeat
Cantamos porque llueve sobre el surco
We sing because it rains on the furrow
Y somos militantes de la vida
And we are militants of life
Y porque no queremos ni podemos
And because we neither want nor can
Dejar que la canción se haga ceniza
Let the song turn to ash
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añicos — shards / smithereens
Añicos means 'shards' or 'smithereens', referring to very small, broken pieces of something. It's a vivid and somewhat dramatic word that isn't used in everyday conversation as frequently as more common terms for 'broken'.
In the context of the song, the lyrics state, "Y el corazón del hombre se hace añicos" (And the heart of man breaks into smithereens). This powerful imagery conveys a profound sense of despair and fragmentation, highlighting the emotional toll of the difficult circumstances described in the song.
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