Below, I translated the lyrics of the song 12 segundos de oscuridad by Jorge Drexler from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Gira el haz de luz
Turn the beam of light
Para que se vea desde alta mar
To be seen from the high seas
Yo buscaba el rumbo de regreso
I was looking for the way back
Sin quererlo encontrar
without wanting to find
Pie detrás de pie
foot behind foot
Iba tras el pulso de claridad
I was after the pulse of clarity
La noche cerrada apenas se abría
The closed night barely opened
Se volvía a cerrar
it closed again
Un faro quieto nada sería
A still lighthouse would be nothing
Guía mientras no deje de girar
Guide as long as it does not stop rotating
No es la luz lo que importa en verdad
It's not the light that really matters
Son los 12 segundos de oscuridad
It's the 12 seconds of darkness
12 segundos de oscuridad
12 seconds of darkness
Para que se vea desde alta mar
To be seen from the high seas
De poco le sirve al navegante
It is of little use to the navigator
Que no sepa esperar
who does not know how to wait
Pie detrás de pie
foot behind foot
No hay otra manera de caminar
there is no other way to walk
La noche del Cabo
Cape night
Revelada en un inmenso radar
Revealed on a huge radar
Un faro para sólo de día
A lighthouse for day only
Guía mientras no deje de girar
Guide as long as it does not stop rotating
No es la luz lo que importa en verdad
It's not the light that really matters
Son los 12 segundos de oscuridad
It's the 12 seconds of darkness
12 segundos de oscuridad
12 seconds of darkness
12 segundos de oscuridad
12 seconds of darkness
Para que se vea desde alta mar
To be seen from the high seas
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