Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Variaciones Sobre Un Viejo Tema by Silvio Rodriguez from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
donde se es feliz
where is happy
que no haya un reino
let there be no kingdom
arrastrando piedras y señales
dragging stones and signs
donde hay un
when there is
que lleve puesta la
that wears the
figura de toda la vida
lifelong figure
donde el suicidio
where suicide
todas las encrucijadas
all the crossroads
canción sin ti si tu día
song without you if your day
donde haya amigos de los cuerpos
where there are friends of the bodies
venga el futuro venga la muerte no ti
come the future come death not you
para dar a aquellos que yo sé que como
to give to those I know who like
qué cosas decir
what things to say
y hacer unos buenos
and make some good
cuando terminemos de soñar nos
when we finish dreaming
se escribe en la canción que abre las
is written in the song that opens the
con el disparo correremos
with the shot we will run
para este aceite
for this oil
alumbraremos
we will illuminate
el nacimiento de ese gran desconocido
the birth of that great unknown
venga el futuro como el gran
come the future as the great
toda la ciudad
the whole city
guarda sueño y habitantes
save sleep and inhabitants
tendremos niños en los ojos
we will have children in the eyes
percibir la vida
perceive life
tendremos adquirirlas
we will have to acquire them
pues cómo ser feliz
so how to be happy
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