Juan Que No Existe

Juan Who Doesn't Exist

Juan Que No Existe

The land that belonged to JuanLa tierra que era de Juan
Is no longer Juan's or Pedro'sYa no es de Juan ni de Pedro
The water from the springEl agua del manantial
Nor the shadows of the hillsNi la sombras de los cerros.

However, Juan lives thereSi embargo ahi vive Juan
Almost better off is a dogCasi mejor vive un perro
With a bag of flourCon una bolsa de harina
He spends the whole winterSe pasa todo el invierno.

Red the evening by the cohironesRoja la tarde por los cohirones
Bare the belly of the ravineDesnuda el vientre del cañadon
The barely shadow of that TehuelcheLa sombra apenas de aquel tehuelche
Turns to dust on the way to the sunSe vuelve polvo camino al sol.

There goes Juan lookingAhi anda buscando Juan
From the depths of oblivionDesde el fondo del olvido
For someone who can sayAlguien que pueda decir
That he was born onceQue alguna vez ha nacido.

However, he will not findSin embargo no hallara
His hopeful witnessSu esperanzado testigo
Who caresA quien le puede importar
About the documents of an IndianLos documentos de un indio.

Juan Goke wears a band on his foreheadBincha en la frente lleva Juan goke
And some thorn in his heartY alguna espina en el corazon
He doesn't go down to the town because he doesn't existNo baja al pueblo por que no existe
For the owners of reasonPara los dueños de la razon.

The trail that belonged to JuanLa huella que era de Juan
Like a guanaco in winterComo guanaco en invierno
Got lost in the rocky groundSe perdio en el pedregal
Along with the faith of his peopleJunto a la fe de su pueblo.

However, Juan walks thereSin enbargo ahi anda Juan
He would be better off deadMejor andaria muerto
From his eyes the saltDesde sus ojos la sal
Covers the entire desertLe sala todo el decierto.

The wind asks where the man isPregunta el viento donde esta el hombre
Without documents and without forgivenessSin documentos y sin perdon
Owner of hunger, owner of the windDueño del hambre dueño del viento
Even in his shadow he feels painSi hasta en su sombra siente dolor.

Now is the time to actAhora ya es tiempo de hacer
For so many absent JuansPor tantos Juanes ausentes
Like a rock in the footComo la roca en el pie
The one who stumbles feels itEl que trpieza la siente.

Hopefully Juan reachesOjala que alcanze Juan
With so many years aheadCon tantos años al frente
To know that he is just one moreAl saber que es uno mas
One more among the peopleUno mas entre la gente.

Red the evening by the cohironesRoja la tarde por los cohirones
Bare the belly of the ravineDesnuda el vientre del cañadon
The barely shadow of that TehuelcheLa sombra apenas de aquel tehuelche
Turns to dust on the way to the sun...Se vuelve polvo camino al sol...

On the way to the sun... on the way to the sun... on the way to the sun...Camino al sol ....camino al sol ....camino al sol...