Almafuerte

Strong Soul

Almafuerte

From a very young age I found myselfDe muy pibe me encontre
with your statue one afternoon.con tu estatua una tarde.
After that, I began to readLuego de eso comenze a leer
your name in many places.tu nombre en muchas partes.

Buses, shops, hallsColectivos, comercios, salones
popular libraries.bibliotecas populares.
Streets, neighborhoods, towns, barsCalles, barrios, pueblos, bares
and I felt in me to know about you.y sentí en mi de vos saber.

In San Justo I heardEn San Justo escuche
my grandparents mention youa mis abuelos nombrarte
I was lucky the daytuve suerte el día que
I came across your writings.a tus escritos llegué.

You chewed on lonelinessMasticaste soledad
to not silence truthspor no callar verdades
and fought against ignorancey contra la ignorancia guerreaste
without titles to back you up.sin titulos que te respalden.

This song wants to carry your nameEsta cancion quiere tu nombre llevarse
as my voice carries it,como se lleva mi voz,
so that those who feel may keep it.para que guarde quien siente.

It was because I wanted to,Fué por querer,
and in case anyone doesn't knowy por si alguno no sabe
that I made your name mine, Strong Soulque hice mío tu nombre, Almafuerte