Variaciones Sobre Un Viejo Tema Lyrics in English by Silvio Rodriguez

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Variaciones Sobre Un Viejo Tema by Silvio Rodriguez from Spanish to English.

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but

where is happy

let there be no kingdom

dragging stones and signs

when there is

for all

that wears the

lifelong figure

where suicide

smooth nothing

yes

all the crossroads

where are you

song without you if your day

where there are friends of the bodies

finally

come the future come death not you

same

to give to those I know who like

to 0

the ship

what things to say

and make some good

when we finish dreaming

is written in the song that opens the

seven gates

with the shot we will run

accardi

from shenzhen

wonderfully

for this oil

we will illuminate

the birth of that great unknown

come the future as the great

discovery

the whole city

save sleep and inhabitants

we will have children in the eyes

perceive life

we will have to acquire them

so how to be happy

without

delay

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Silvio Rodriguez's "Variaciones Sobre Un Viejo Tema" feels like a deeply personal reflection on the search for happiness and a better world. He asks, "¿dónde se es feliz?" [where is one happy?] and dreams of a place "para todos" [for everyone] where life is lived fully. It's a song that grapples with big ideas, from the desire for a future where friends are truly connected to the body, to confronting mortality itself.

He imagines a future where we'll "alumbraremos el nacimiento de ese gran desconocido" [illuminate the birth of that great unknown], suggesting an optimistic outlook on what's to come, even if it's uncertain. It's about giving to others, having children in our eyes to perceive life, and ultimately, finding happiness "sin demora" [without delay]. It's a beautiful, hopeful vision for humanity.

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