Como Un Duende

Like an Elf

Como Un Duende

I never asked to be born and when I asked, no one gave it to meNacer nunca pido y al pedir nadie le dio
His body is the bones that the earth ateSu cuerpo son los huesos que la tierra se comió
He already has enough hunger and painEl hambre y el dolor a el le sobran ya
His mind is like a balloon, it flies and flies without stoppingSu mente es como un globo vuela y vuela sin parar
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
Children without childhood and without cakeNiños sin infancia y sin pastel
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
Living among garbage doesn't seem realVive entre basura no parece de verdad

He is a gray-skinned boyEs niño de piel gris
No one, no homeSin nadie, sin hogar
Sleeping on the sidewalks waking up without dreamingDurmiendo en las aceras despertando sin soñar
He's been around for centuries and everything is still the sameEl tiene siglos ya y todo sigue igual
As he is a poor child, his sadness is very normalComo es un niño pobre su tristeza es muy normal
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
He is a child without childhood and without cakeEs niño sin infancia y sin pastel
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
It seems like a fantasy but it's a real boyParece fantasía pero es niño de verdad

He has nowhere to beNo tiene donde estar
But where to go?Pero si a dónde ir
His only fortune is his paper dreamsSu única fortuna son sus sueños de papel
Today he asks the Sun for the day to come soonLe pide hoy al Sol que el día venga ya
He is a man and not a goblin, he asks for nothing more than a worldEs hombre y no un duende, pide un mundo nada más
Just one worldTan solo un mundo
One worldUn solo mundo
Let nothing else calm your desireQue le calme el deseo nada más
Just one worldTan solo un mundo
One worldUn solo mundo
They have us divided but the world turns the sameNos tienen divididos pero el mundo gira igual

He is a child like any otherEs un niño como otro cualquiera
Only without a nice schoolSolo que sin una linda escuela
Give him a book and he will touch a starDale un libro y tocará una estrella
What will beQue será
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
Feed him and he will thinkDale de comer y pensará
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
Let him dream and a star will reachDejalo soñar y una estrella alcanzará
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
He is a child without childhood and without cakeEs niño sin infancia y sin pastel
It's like a goblin looks like a goblinEs como un duende parece duende
Teach him to read and this world will changeEnseñale a leer y este mundo cambiara
It will change, it will change, it will changeCambiara, cambiara, cambiara