Callejero

Street Dog

Callejero

He was a street dog by his own rightEra callejero por derecho propio
His philosophy of freedomSu filosofía de la libertad
Was to win his own without tying othersFue ganar la suya sin atar a otros
And never stepping on othersY sobre los otros no pasar jamás
Although he belonged to everyone, he never had an ownerAunque fue de todos nunca tuvo un dueño
To condition his reason for beingQue condicionara su razón de ser
Free as the wind was our dogLibre como el viento era nuestro perro
Ours and of the street that saw him bornNuestro y de la calle que lo vio nacer

He was a street dog with the sun on his backEra un callejero con el sol a cuestas
Faithful to his destiny and his beliefsFiel a su destino y a su parecer
Without a schedule for taking a napSin tener horario para hacer la siesta
And being held accountable at dawnY rendirle cuentas al amanecer

He was our dog and he was the tendernessEra nuestro perro y era la ternura
That we need more every dayQue nos hace falta cada día más
He was a metaphor of the adventureEra una metáfora de la aventura
That cannot be found in the dictionaryQue en el diccionario no se puede hallar

He was our dog because what we loveEra nuestro perro porque lo que amamos
We consider our propertyLo consideramos nuestra propiedad
He belonged to the children and to old PabloEra de los niños y del viejo Pablo
Whom he rescued from his lonelinessA quien rescataba de su soledad

He was a street dog and he was the characterEra un callejero y era el personaje
Of the open door in any homeDe la puerta abierta en cualquier hogar
He was in our neighborhood like from the landscapeEra en nuestro barrio como del paisaje
The night watchman, the priest, and all the othersEl sereno, el cura y todos los demás
He was the street dog of beautiful thingsEra el callejero de las cosas bellas
And he left with them when he leftY se fue con ellas cuando se marchó
He took all the stars at onceSe llevo de golpe todas las estrellas
He fell asleep and never woke upSe quedo dormido y nunca despertó

He left us the space as a testamentNos dejó el espacio como testamento
Full of nostalgia, full of emotionLleno de nostalgia, lleno de emoción
His memory wanders through my feelingsVaga su recuerdo por mis sentimientos
To pour them out in this songPara derramarlos en esta canción