Che Por Si Ernesto

What If Ernesto

Che Por Si Ernesto

We'll do it, you and me,Lo haremos tú y yo,
We'll make it happen,Nosotros lo haremos,
Let's take the clay:Tomemos la arcilla:
It's early morning.Es de madrugada.

The early morning, the early morning,La madrugada, la madrugada,
The early morning is the placeLa madrugada es la región
Where dreams reach their peakMás alta de los sueños
Even if some try to darken it,Aún si hay quienes la anochecen,
To shadow it, to make it disappear.La oscurecen, la desaparecen.

The power of what’s right survives,La vigencia de lo justo sobrevive,
It goes on, barely holding back,Sigue, apenas si se inhibe,
Like a seed in winterComo la semilla en invierno
It gathers strength, it takes shape, it comes back to life.Se energía, se concibe, se revive.

Ernesto became CheErnesto se volvió che
In case Guevara was absent.Por si guevara se ausentaba.

Che, you, us, me,Che, vos, nosotros, yo,
The growing tribe that never shrinksLa tribu creciente que no mengua
Even if they try to silence us,Aunque nos poden la lengua,
Try to break us or drown us.Nos desbracen o nos aljiben.

Guevara became CheGuevara se volvió che
In case Ernesto called out to him.Por si el ernesto lo llamaba.
What he felt, he thought,Lo que sintió, lo pensó,
He said-did, without banners and in silence.Lo dijo-hizo, sin pancartas y en silencio.

The strongest thing is to keep youLo más fuerte es guardarte
Deep inside the conscience,Bien adentro en la conciencia,
To ensure that red masses don’t frame you, don’t canonize you,Cuidar que rojas misas no te encuadren, no te canonicen,
Or that someone doesn’t try to cage an ungovernable river like yours,O que alguien no busque represar un río ingobernable como el tuyo,
Or that new denying monks don’t try to dull your ideas or your arrows.O que nuevos monjes negadores no intenten limar tus ideas ni tus flechas.

Ernesto became CheErnesto se volvió che
In case Guevara was dreaming.Por si guevara se soñaba.

The early morning, the early morning,La madrugada, la madrugada,
The early morning is the place most CheLa madrugada es la región más che
Guevara of dreams.Guevara de los sueños.

Let's take the clay:Tomemos la arcilla:
It's early morning.Es de madrugada.