The Apprentice

El Aprendiz

I learned to listen, shoutingAprendí a escuchar, gritando
I learned to doubt, trustingAprendí a dudar, confiando
I learned to suffer, wantingAprendí a sufrir, queriendo
I learned to arrive, waitingAprendí a llegar, esperando

I keep the marks of every lesson wellGuardo bien las marcas de cada lección
Because what hurts teachesPorque lo que duele enseña
Ignorance is the cradle of fearLa ignorancia es la cuna del miedo
But I’m not afraid to ask: Why?Pero no me da miedo preguntar: ¿Por qué?
I find out how deep a river isDe cuán profundo es un río me entero
Only when I dip my foot inSolo cuando meto el pie

I learned to return while I was goingAprendí a volver mientras fui yendo
I learned to be who I’m becomingAprendí para ser quien estoy siendo
And from shouting, from suffering, from bleeding, from owningY de gritar, de sufrir, de sangrar, de asumir
From losing, from failing, from all of that I learnDe perder, de fallar, de todo eso aprendo

I learned to evade, confrontingAprendí a evadir, confrontando
I learned to choose, discardingAprendí a elegir, descartando
I learned to fight, resistingAprendí a pelear, resistiendo
I learned to hit the mark, failingAprendí a acertar, fracasando

My head isn’t a glass to fillMi cabeza no es un vaso por llenar
It’s a light to be ignitedEs una luz a ser encendida
I’ve worked hard to be a good studentMe he esforzado en ser buen alumno
But I never brag about what I knowPero nunca presumo de lo que sé
Like Neptune’s tridentComo el tridente de Neptuno
I hold the power in my knowledgeTengo el poder en mi saber

I learned to return while I was goingAprendí a volver mientras fui yendo
I learned to be who I’m becomingAprendí para ser quien estoy siendo
And from shouting, from suffering, from bleeding, from owningY de gritar, de sufrir, de sangrar, de asumir
From losing, from failing, from all of that I learnDe perder, de fallar, de todo eso aprendo

And even though questioning makes me slip into cautionY aunque el cuestionar me haga resbalar a la prudencia
I know that doubt is one of the names of intelligenceSé que la duda es uno de los nombres de la inteligencia
My student’s face in essence is to be happyMi semblante de estudiante en esencia es ser feliz
Being the eternal candidate, the eternal apprenticeSiendo el eterno postulante, el eterno aprendiz

I learned to return while I was goingAprendí a volver mientras fui yendo
I learned to be who I’m becomingAprendí para ser quien estoy siendo
And from shouting, from suffering, from bleeding, from owningY de gritar, de sufrir, de sangrar, de asumir
From losing, from failingDe perder, de fallar
I learned to return while I was goingAprendí a volver mientras fui yendo
I learned to be who I’m becomingAprendí para ser quien estoy siendo
And from shouting, from suffering, from bleeding, from owningY de gritar, de sufrir, de sangrar, de asumir
From losing, from failing, from all of that I learnDe perder, de fallar, de todo eso aprendo

From all of that I learn, from all of that I learnDe todo eso aprendo, de todo eso aprendo
From all of that I learn, from all of that I learnDe todo eso aprendo, de todo eso aprendo