Algo Personal Lyrics in English Joan Manuel Serrat , Joaquin Sabina
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Algo Personal by Joan Manuel Serrat from Spanish to English.
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Probablemente en su pueblo se les recordará
Probably in their village they will be remembered
Como cachorros de buenas personas,
Like puppies of good people,
Que hurtaban flores para regalar a su mamá
That they stole flowers to give to their mother
Y daban de comer a las palomas.
And they fed the pigeons.
Probablemente que todo eso debe ser verdad,
Probably all of that must be true,
Aunque es más turbio cómo y de qué manera
Although it is murkier how and in what way
Llegaron esos individuos a ser lo que son
Those individuals became what they are.
Ni a quién sirven cuando alzan las banderas.
Nor who they serve when they raise the flags.
Hombres de paja que usan la colonia y el honor
Straw men who use cologne and honor
Para ocultar oscuras intenciones
To hide dark intentions
Tienen doble vida, son sicarios del mal.
They have double lives, they are assassins of evil.
Entre esos tipos y yo hay algo personal.
There's something personal between me and those guys.
Rodeados de protocolo, comitiva y seguridad,
Surrounded by protocol, entourage and security,
Viajan de incógnito en autos blindados
They travel incognito in armored cars
A sembrar calumnias, a mentir con naturalidad,
To sow slander, to lie naturally,
A colgar en las escuelas su retrato.
To hang his portrait in schools.
Se gastan más de lo que tienen en coleccionar
They spend more than they have on collecting
Espías, listas negras y arsenales
Spies, blacklists and arsenals
Resulta bochornoso verles fanfarronear
It is embarrassing to see them bragging
A ver quién es el que la tiene más grande.
Let's see who has it bigger.
Se arman hasta los dientes en el nombre de la paz,
They arm themselves to the teeth in the name of peace,
Juegan con cosas que no tienen repuesto
They play with things they don't have spare
Y la culpa es del otro si algo les sale mal.
And the fault is the other if something goes wrong.
Entre esos tipos y yo hay algo personal.
There's something personal between me and those guys.
Y como quien en la cosa, nada tiene que perder.
And as who in the thing, has nothing to lose.
Pulsan la alarma y rompen las promesas
They sound the alarm and break the promises
Y en nombre de quien no tienen el gusto de conocer
And in the name of those who do not have the pleasure of knowing
Nos ponen la pistola en la cabeza.
They put the gun to our heads.
Se agarran de los pelos, pero para no ensuciar
They grab by the hair, but not to get dirty
Van a cagar a casa de otra gente
They're going to shit on other people's houses
Y experimentan nuevos métodos de masacrar,
And they experiment with new methods of slaughtering,
Sofisticados y a la vez convincentes.
Sophisticated and at the same time convincing.
No conocen ni a su padre cuando pierden el control,
They don't even know their father when they lose control,
Ni recuerdan que en el mundo hay niños.
Nor do they remember that there are children in the world.
Nos niegan a todos el pan y la sal.
They deny us all bread and salt.
Entre esos tipos y yo hay algo personal.
There's something personal between me and those guys.
Pero, eso sí, los sicarios no pierden ocasión
But, yes, the hitmen do not miss an opportunity
De declarar públicamente su empeño
To publicly declare their commitment
En propiciar un diálogo de franca distensión
In promoting a dialogue of frank détente
Que les permita hallar un marco previo
That allows them to find a previous framework
Que garantice unas premisas mínimas
That guarantees minimum premises
Que faciliten crear los resortes
That facilitate the creation of springs
Que impulsen un punto de partida sólido y capaz
That drive a solid and capable starting point
De este a oeste y de sur a norte,
From east to west and south to north,
Donde establecer las bases de un tratado de amistad
Where to lay the foundations of a treaty of friendship
Que contribuya a poner los cimientos
That contributes to laying the foundations
De una plataforma donde edificar
From a platform to build
Un hermoso futuro de amor y paz.
A beautiful future of love and peace
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