Con El Alma En Vilo

With the Soul in Suspense

Con El Alma En Vilo

How tough is this matter of living¡Qué duro es este asunto de vivir
with the soul in suspense!,con el alma en vilo!,
hanging on the possibilitypendiente de que pueda devenir
of something grim,algo sombrío,
a clash, an attack, someun choque, un atentado, alguna acción
unexpected actioninesperada
that could involve us for no reasonque pueda involucrarnos sin razón
as if nothing.como si nada.

It's harder than anything to overcomeEs duro más que nada superar
with the soul in suspense,con el alma en vilo,
the damn daily thing of fightingla diaria puta cosa de luchar
with the windmills.con los molinos.
It's as if we had to findEs como si tuviéramos que hallar
something lostalgo perdido
that supports the strength to keepque apoye la entereza de seguir
standing.erguidos.

With the soul in suspense it turns outCon el alma en vilo viene a ser
to know and not knowsaber y no saber
to walk as if lost.andar como perdido.

With the soul in suspense it turns outCon el alma en vilo viene a ser
to look and not knowmirar y no saber
who's coming or who's gone.quién viene o quién se ha ido.

The uncertainty of continuing is cruelEs cruel la incertidumbre de seguir
with the soul in suspense,con el alma en vilo,
it's cruel and very difficult to livees cruel y muy difícil convivir
with the boredom,con el hastío,
there's so much distress to sufferhay tanto sobresalto que sufrir
there's so much noisehay tanto ruido
and so much that you can't sleepy tanto que no puedes ya dormir
peacefully anymore.tranquilo.

We'll have to resign ourselves to overcomeHabrá que resignarse a superar
with the soul in suspensecon el alma en vilo
the hill that's hardest to climbla cuesta que más cuesta coronar
it's well knownes bien sabido
that there's always a toll to payque siempre hay un peaje que pagar
indefiniteindefinido
if you intend to keep safesi a salvo se pretende preservar
what's most dear.lo más querido.

With the soul in suspense it turns outCon el alma en vilo viene a ser
to know and not knowsaber y no saber
to walk as if lostandar como perdido

With the soul in suspense it turns outCon el alma en vilo viene a ser
to look and not knowmirar y no saber
who's coming or who's gone.quién viene o quién se ha ido.

With the soul in suspenseCon el alma en vilo
the heartal corazón
is full of dismayle sobran desazón
grief and missteps.pesar y desatinos.
With the soul in suspense the reasonCon el alma en vilo la razón
turns into nonsensese torna sinrazón
a double-edged weapon.un arma de dos filos.

How tough is this matter of living¡Qué duro es este asunto de vivir
with the soul in suspense!con el alma en vilo!