El Duende

The Goblin

El Duende

There are two lensesExisten dos cristales
To discover the world,Para descubrir el mundo,
There are always a thousand evilsExisten siempre mil males
That are good for the left-handed.Que son buenos para el zurdo.

People who wishPersonas que desean
For the cosmos to be normalQue el cosmos se haga normal
People who pleadPersonas que imploran
For it to never be.Que no lo sea ya.

Fools who today tossIlusos que hoy arroja
Their coins into the fountain,A la fuente sus monedas,
Realists who don’t hesitateRealistas que no dudan
To get wet and grab them.En mojarse y cogerlas.
That’s why I tell youPor eso yo te digo
There are two types of dialects,Que hay dos tipos de dialectos,
There are two types of secretsQue hay dos tipos de secretos
Merged into one.Fundidos en uno mismo.

It’s not easy to choose,No es fácil elegir,
2000 ways to feel,2000 formas de sentir,
2000 ways to live.2000 formas de vivir.

You’ll have to learn to listenTendrás que aprender a escuchar
To the goblin that’s there, inside you.al duende que está ahí, en ti.

We have two halvesTenemos dos mitades
Separated by a threadseparadas por un hilo
And that thread, in turn,y ese hilo, por su parte,
A thousand divided corners.mil cantones divididos.

We search insatiablyBuscamos insaciables
For the truth in ourselves,lo sincero de nosotros,
The incorruptible faction,la facción incorruptible,
What’s solid in everyone.lo que es sólido en todos.

That atom that saysEse átomo que diga
To throw the coinsque tiremos las monedas
Into that crystal fountaina esa fuente cristalina
Where the cosmos is born.donde el cosmos se genera.

That’s why I tell youPor eso yo te digo
There are two types of dialects,que hay dos tipos de dialectos,
There are two types of secretsque hay dos tipos de secretos
Merged into one.fundidos en uno mismo.

It’s not easy to choose,No es fácil elegir,
2000 ways to feel,2000 formas de sentir,
2000 ways to live.2000 formas de vivir.
You’ll have to learn to listenTendrás que aprender a escuchar
To the goblin that’s there, inside you.al duende que está ahí, en ti.