El Necio (part. Silvio Rodriguez)

The Fool (feat. Silvio Rodriguez)

El Necio (part. Silvio Rodriguez)

To not shatter my iconPara no hacer de mi icono pedazos
To save me among odds and evensPara salvarme entre únicos e impares
To give me a place in his ParnassusPara cederme un lugar en su parnaso
To give me a little corner in his altarsPara darme un rinconcito en sus altares
They come to invite me to repentMe vienen a convidar a arrepentirme
They come to invite me not to loseMe vienen a convidar a que no pierda
They come to invite me to be undefinedMi vienen a convidar a indefinirme
They come to invite me to so much shitMe vienen a convidar a tanta mierda

I don't know what destiny isYo no sé lo que es el destino
Walking, I was what I wasCaminando fui lo que fui
There God, it will be divineAllá dios, que será divino
I'll die as I livedYo me muero como viví

I want to keep playing at being lostYo quiero seguir jugando a lo perdido
I want to be more left-handed than right-handedYo quiero ser a la zurda más que diestro
I want to hold a united congressYo quiero hacer un congreso del unido
I want to pray a deep Our FatherYo quiero rezar a fondo un hijonuestro
They will say that madness has gone out of styleDirán que pasó de moda la locura
They will say that people are bad and don't deserveDirán que la gente es mala y no merece
But I will continue dreaming mischief (perhaps multiplying loaves and fishes)Más yo seguiré soñando travesuras (acaso multiplicar panes y peces)

I don't know what destiny isYo no sé lo que es el destino
Walking, I was what I wasCaminando fui lo que fui
There God, it will be divineAllá dios, que será divino
I'll die as I livedYo me muero como viví

They say they will drag me over rocksDicen que me arrastrarán por sobre rocas
When the revolution falls apartCuando la revolución se venga abajo
That they will crush my hands and my mouthQue machacarán mis manos y mi boca
That they will tear out my eyes and the clapperQue me arrancarán los ojos y el badajo
Maybe foolishness was born with meSerá que la necedad parió conmigo
The foolishness of what is foolish today:La necedad de lo que hoy resulta necio:
The foolishness of assuming the enemyLa necedad de asumir al enemigo
The foolishness of living without a priceLa necedad de vivir sin tener precio