La Cumbia de Galileo

Galileo's Cumbia

La Cumbia de Galileo

It was in Pisa, Italy where he was bornFue en Pisa, Italia donde él nació
From a very young age he studied medicineDesde muy joven estudió medicina
But numbers were his passionPero los números eran su pasión
Mathematics he soon masteredLa matemática muy pronto domina
To cultivate reason!¡A cultivar la razón!

One day he heard of a Dutch invention that brought distant things closerUn día oyó de un invento holandés que acercaba las cosas lejanas
He designed a telescope in no timeUn telescopio diseñó en un dos por tres
And with the invention came fameY con el invento le llegó la fama
It was Galileo Galilei!¡Fue Galileo Galilei!

Move with Galileo!¡Muévete con Galileo!
Galileo Galilei!¡Galileo Galilei!
Move with Galileo!¡Muévete con Galileo!
(Hey, hey, hey!)(¡Hey, hey, hey!)
Galileo Galilei!¡Galileo Galilei!

He surpassed the great NewtonAl gran Newton se adelantó
And discovered the first law of motionY descubrió la primera ley de movimiento
But he questioned AristotlePero a Aristóteles él cuestionó
Different weights fall at the same timePesos diferentes caen al mismo tiempo
The Pope was not happy! (This is going to get interesting!)¡El Papa no estaba contento! (¡Esto se va a poner bueno!)

He pointed his telescope to the skySu catalejo al firmamento apuntó
He saw there were mountains on the Moon!¡Vio que había montañas en la Luna!
He saw Saturn had big ears!¡Vio que Saturno estaba orejón!
And he saw Jupiter had several moons!¡Y vio que Júpiter tenía varias lunas!
That caused a stir!¡Eso causo conmoción!

It seems Ptolemy was wrong!¡Parece que Tolomeo se equivocó!
The world is never stillEl mundo jamás se está quieto
And the Inquisition arrived! (Oh my! What did they tell him?)¡Y llegó la Inquisición! (¡Ay mamá! ¿Y qué le dijeron?)

The Earth does not move! (It's the law!)¡La Tierra no se mueve! (¡Es la ley!)
Galileo Galilei! (Did you hear?!)¡Galileo Galilei! (¡¿Escuchaste?!)
The Earth does not move!¡La Tierra no se mueve!
Galileo Galilei! (Did you understand?!)¡Galileo Galilei! (¡¿Entendiste?!)

The Earth does not move! You can see it¡La Tierra no se mueve! Tú lo puedes ver
How could Ptolemy be wrong?¿Cómo Tolomeo se va a equivocar?
The Bible does not lie, who will you believe?La Biblia no miente, ¿a quién vas a creer?
And in front of everyone, he had to retractY frente a todos se tuvo que retractar
Why were they going to burn him? (And what did he say?)¡Porqué lo iban a quemar! (¿Y él que dijo?)

And yet it moves!, he said¡Y aún así se mueve!, dijo
Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei
And yet it moves! How do you see it?¡Y aún así se mueve! ¿Cómo ven?
Galileo Galilei!¡Galileo Galilei!

Move with Galileo!¡Muévete con Galileo!
Galileo Galilei!¡Galileo Galilei!
Move with Galileo!¡Muévete con Galileo!
Galileo Galilei!¡Galileo Galilei!

He was sentenced to house arrestLo condenaron a arresto domiciliario
While he, blind, was fading awayMientras él, ciego se iba quedando
Still, he worked dailyAun así trabajaba a diario
Writing and researchingEscribiendo e investigando

Until he diedHasta que se murió
And it was over!¡Y se acabó!