Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Si Lucifer Volviera Al Paraíso by Silvio Rodriguez from Spanish to English.
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y el ángel más hermoso y consentido
and the most beautiful and spoiled angel
fue desterrado por contradecir
was banished for contradicting
y desde entonces a todos los nacidos se
and from then on to all those born
nos suele juzgar
he usually judges us
sin luz y fer volviera al paraíso
without light and fer returned to paradise
si fuera perdonado por la ley
if he were pardoned by law
por todo lo que digo y lo que son
for everything I say and what they are
de nuestra queréis
of ours you want
sólo fue la 1
it was only 1
no pincharía el indiscreto no escrutar
I would not prick the indiscreet do not scrutinize
ya la impiedad
already impiety
y sin tridente ni respeto
and without trident or respect
sería mucha humanidad
it would be a lot of humanity
donde iba en cuernos por los pelos
where he was cuckolded by the hair
donde iba a colar un re menor'
where was going to strain a D minor'
en vez de azufre para
instead of sulfur for
y en el pecho un corazón
and in the chest a heart
sin luz y fervor
without light and fervor
sin luz y no para
without light and does not stop
sin lucifer por miedo
without lucifer for fear
sin luz y fe por viera
without light and faith to see
nunca se supo bien de lo ocurrido
never really knew what happened
y misterios del altísimo nivel
and mysteries of the highest level
solo que habrían de eso
only that they would have that
y se ganó en la misma
and won in the same
allí la esplendidez de sus dos alas
there the splendor of his two wings
se remangó de sombra y del fuego
he rolled up his sleeves from shadow and fire
y todas sus virtudes
and all its virtues
y toda su verdad
and all its truth
y toda su verdad
and all its truth
por eso es pasto de indiscretos por eso
that's why it's the food of prying eyes, that's why
es blanco de impiedad
is white of impiety
pues sin tridente mi respeto ya es lindo
Well, without a trident my respect is already beautiful
donde iván cuernos con pelo
where ivan horns with hair
donde haya colado un remiendo
where I have put a patch
en vez de azufre cara
instead of expensive sulfur
y en el pecho un corazón
and in the chest a heart
sin luz y fervor al paraíso sin lucifer
without light and fervor to paradise without lucifer
por tierra para
by land for
sin lucifer volviera
without lucifer coming back
y lucifer por piedra
and lucifer by stone
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