El Gran Varón

The Great Man

El Gran Varón

In a hospital roomEn la sala de un hospital
At 9:43 Simon was bornA las 9: 43 nació Simón
It's the summer of '63Es el verano del '63
Don Andrés's prideEl orgullo de Don Andrés
For being a manPor ser varón
He was raised like the othersFue criado como los demás
With a firm hand and serenityCon mano dura con serenidad
Never gave an opinionNunca opinó
When you grow up you will study, the same thing as your dadCuando crezcas vas a estudiar, la misma vaina que tu papá
Listen carefully, you will have to be a great manÓyelo bien, tendrás que ser un gran varón

Simon went abroadAl extranjero se fue Simón
Far from home he forgot that sermonLejos de casa se le olvidó aquel sermón
She changed the way she walked, she wore a skirt, lipstickCambió la forma de caminar, usaba falda, lápiz labial
And a big cardboard boxY un carterón
People say that one day the Pope came to visit himCuenta la gente que un día el papa fue a visitarlo
Without warning, what a mistakeSin avisar, vaya que error
And a woman speaks to him as he passes byY una mujer le habla al pasar
He said to him: Hello, how are you, dad?Le dijo: Hola, ¿qué tal, papá?
How's it going?¿Cómo te va?
You don't know me, I'm SimonNo me conoces, yo soy Simón
Simon your son, the great manSimón tu hijo, el gran varón

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

He got carried away by what people saySe dejó llevar, por lo que dice la gente
His father never spoke to himSu padre jamás le hablo
I abandon it foreverLo abandono para siempre

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

And don't complain, AndrésY no te quejes Andrés
Don't complain about anythingNo te quejes por nada
If lemons fall from the sky, learn to make lemonadeSi del cielo te cae limones aprende hacer limonada

AndrewAndrés
SimonSimón
AndrewAndrés
SimonSimón

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

And as the years go byY mientras pasan los años
The old man giving in a littleEl viejo cediendo un poco
Simon didn't even write to him anymoreSimón ya ni le escribía
Andrew was furiousAndrés estaba furioso

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

Finally there was newsPor fin hubo noticias
Where your son wasDe donde su hijo estaba
Andrés never forgot the dayAndrés nunca olvido el día
From that sad callDe esa triste llamada

Oh lelelele, oh lelele, oh leleleeeAy lelelele, ay lelele, ay leleleee
Oh lelele, oh lelele, oh leleleeeeAy lelele, ay lelele, ay leleleeee

In a hospital roomEn la sala de un Hospital
From a strange diseaseDe una extraña enfermedad
Simon diedMurió Simón
It's the summer of '83Es el verano del 83
To the sick man in bed 10Al enfermo de la cama 10
Nobody criedNadie lloró
Simon, SimonSimón, Simón
SimonSimón

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

You have to have compassionHay que tener compasión
Enough of the moralBasta de moraleja
And he who is without sin, let him cast the first stoneY el que este libre de pecado, el que tire la primera piedra

You can't correct natureNo se puede corregir a la naturaleza
A tree that is born bent, never straightens its trunkPalo que nace dobla'o, jamás su tronco endereza

He who never forgivesEl que nunca perdona
Has a certain destinyTiene el destino cierto
Of living bitter memories in his own hellDe vivir amargos recuerdos en su propio infierno

Oh lelele, oh leleleAy lelele, ay lelele