La Deuda

The Debt

La Deuda

Despite having cleared my accounts,A pesar, de haberme librado de cuentas,
Having balanced my paymentsde haber nivelado mis pagos
The debt sits, waitingla deuda se sienta, a esperar.
And looks at me, with a face that I still owe somethingY mira, con rostro que aun debo algo
And pencil in hand, it gets ready to confronty lápiz en mano se apresta, a encarar
And shows me its figuresy me enseña sus cifras
That since my early cradleque desde mi cuna temprano
The story has hardenedse ha endurecido la historia
And nothing is the same anymorey ya nada es igual.
From the times of my father, my father's fatherDe los tiempos del padre, mi padre y del padre el abuelo
Who sang his strange verses under the sun;que cantaba sus coplas extrañas debajo del sol;
When the forests were still the guardians of the globe,de cuando los bosques aún eran los guardias del globo,
And the seas spoke of everything and cradled your feet.y los mares hablaban de todo y arruyaban tus pies.
There are debts, my friendHay deudas amigo
That are unpayable,que son inpagables,
Not even saving for a thousand years will you be able to finish.ni ahorrando mil años podrás culminar.
Go home, boy,Ve a tu casa muchacho,
There... you will know.que allí... lo sabrás.
And I remembered the daysY recordaba los días
When I went to the center of the south,que me iva hasta el centro del sur,
With my compass in handcon mi brújula en mano
To meet you and myselfa encontrarme contigo y conmigo
And we searched for directionsy buscabamos rumbos
We tied my shadow to yoursatamos mi sombra a la tuya
Without letting the magic fade awaysin dejar que la magia diluya
I was just a beggar for your voice.yo era solo un mendigo de tu voz.
And now I talk at night, safe from the coldY ahora converso en la noche a salvo de fríos
And I think about what was said, and it's true.y pienso en los dicho, y es verdad.
Someone has mistakenly sent some joy this wayAlguien se a equivocado a mandar por acá algo de gozo
And I am surprised to touch this bit of happiness.y me extreña rozar este poco de felicidad.
And today I sit by your sideY hoy me siento a tu lado
And it's like dreaming.y es como soñar.
And today,Y es que hoy,
Friend,amiga,
I want to get into debt...me quiero endeudar...