Juan Prisionero

Juan Prisoner

Juan Prisionero

No matter how hard they hit mePor duro que me golpeen
They won't manage to break meNo conseguirán doblarme
I have my body in the cellYo tengo el cuerpo en la celda
And my heart in the street, ohY el corazón en la calle, ay

Jailer, jailerCarcelero, carcelero
When I hear your keys jinglingCuando oigo sonar tus llaves
I see you as a slaveTe veo como un esclavo
To things you don't know, ohDe cosas que tú no sabes, ay

You believe I'm in the cellTú me crees en la celda
You think I didn't moveCrees que no me moví
And last night the Moon passed byY anoche pasó la Luna
(And with the Moon I left, oh)(Y con la Luna me fui, ay)

Between the cell and the streetEntre la celda y la calle
There are only three barsSolo tres barrotes hay
How small the wall isQue pequeña la muralla
For so much freedom, ohPara tanta libertad, ay

In the prison I wrote a verseEn la cárcel hice un verso
For the wardenPara el señor director
I don't remember the detailsNo recuerdo los detalles
But it ends with 'gave birth', ohPero termina en parió, ay

Shackled and among fourEngrillado y entre cuatro
Men with stern looksHombres de torvo mirar
That's how they took me awayAsí me fueron llevando
(For loving freedom, oh)(Por amar la libertad, ay)

Wide gates openedAnchos portales se abrieron
Only to close againPara volverse a cerrar
Wings, stairsPabellones, escaleras
And then darkness, ohY luego la oscuridad, ay
For my wife and my childPor mi mujer y mi niño
I prayed as I know howRecé lo que sé rezar
My guitar clear and deepMi guitarra clara y honda
Knows everything else, ohSabe todo lo demás, ay

My mother with her feelingsMi madre con sus sentires
My horse in the corralMi caballo en el corral
And in a small cellY en una pequeña celda
(I alone without loneliness, oh)(Yo solo sin soledad, ay)

When many years passCuando pasen muchos años
And you balance timeY hagas del tiempo balance
You must know, my sonHas de saber hijo mío
Where your father was, ohA dónde estuvo tu padre, ay

The tyrant takes a napDuerme el tirano la siesta
With a machine gun by his sideCon metralleta a la par
In case an innocent passes byPor si pasa un inocente
Singing to freedom, ohCantando a la libertad, ay

You believe I'm in the cellTú me crees en la celda
You think I didn't moveCrees que no me moví
And last night the Moon passed byY anoche pasó la Luna
(And with the Moon I left, oh)(Y con la Luna me fui, ay)

Singing to freedom, ohCantando a la libertad, ay
And with the Moon I left, ohY con la Luna me fui, ay
Singing to freedom, ohCantando a la libertad, ay
Singing to freedom, ohCantando a la libertad, ay
Singing to freedom, ohCantando a la libertad, ay