Prólogo

Prologue

Prólogo

Master, what’s the source of your genius?Maestro, ¿cuál es la fuente de su genio?
Well, I think the source of my genius is precisely the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acidBueno, yo creo que la fuente de mi genio es precisamente la estructura molecular del ácido desoxirribonu, cleico
(Deoxy-ribonucleic acid)(Desoxi-ácido desrrusos doxirri-bonucleico nucleico)
Do you take it? Or how?¿Se lo toma? ¿O cómo?
Oh no, no, no, that’s not something you take, that’s something you’re born withAh no, no, no, eso no se toma, eso es una cosa que se nace
I say to all of you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrowI say to' you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow
I still have a dream, it’s a dream deeply rooted that one day this nation will rise upI still have a dream, it is a dream deeply rooted [?] that one day this nation will rise up
Glory to the brave people who broke the yokeGloria al bravo pueblo que el yugo lanzó
Only one meaning, simply one reasonSolamente un sentido, simplemente un motivo
To educate and silence those bastards while I’m aliveEducar y callar hijueputas mientras esté vivo
I’m not going to talk about the faculty that psychologists call intelligenceNo voy a hablar de la facultad que los psicólogos llaman inteligencia
I’m going to call what cultural and art historians refer to as intelligenceVoy a llamar lo que los historiadores de la cultura y el arte llaman la inteligencia
And some, with a word borrowed from modern non-Hispanic European languagesY algunos, con una palabra tomada de las lenguas europeas modernas no hispánicas
The intelligentsia, that is, what thinkers have saidLa intelligentsia, es decir, lo que los hombres de pensamiento han dicho
Have expressed or understood about the reality that surrounded themHan expresado o han comprendido de la realidad que los rodeaba
(Reality that surrounded them, reality that surrounded them, reality)(Realidad que los rodeaba, realidad que los rodeaba, realidad)
When we allow freedom to ring, from every state and every cityWhen we allow freedom to' ring, from every state and every city
We will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white menWe will be able to' speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men
Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join handsProtestants and Catholics, will be able to' join hands
Canserbero, he’s not just going to be an intellectualCanserbero, él no va a ser simplemente un intelectual
He’s not just a man of thoughtÉl no es simplemente un hombre de pensamiento
But he’s going to transform into a man of actionSino que se va a transformar en un hombre de acción
That’s something you’re born withEso es una cosa que se nace
I have my sights set on representing my flagTengo la vista puesta en representar mi bandera
Barrio la Pica, OvalleraBarrio la Pica, Ovallera
To smash the systemPa' coñacear el sistema
I know how to touch souls and find what they try to hideSé tocar las almas y hallar lo que buscan esconder
The truth, even if it hurts them (the truth, even if it hurts them)La verdad, aunque les duela (la verdad, aunque les duela)