Dale Una Luz

Give Them a Light

Dale Una Luz

In a placeEn un lugar
The sky cries with tendernessLlora el cielo de ternura
In a placeEn un lugar
All the green is celebratingTodo el verde está de fiesta
And on the high seas, not farY en alta mar, no muy lejos
From Corn Island and the BluffDe Corn Island y el Bluff

A man-childUn hombre niño
Fishes a sack in the seaPesca un saco en el mar
In a placeEn un lugar
The sky burns the starsQuema el cielo las estrellas
In a placeEn un lugar
That saw me play as a childQue me vio jugar de niño

I had a friendshipTuve amistad
A friend who will no longer playUn amigo que no jugará más
But the streetPero la calle
Today is named after himHoy se llama como él
In a place it rains so muchEn un lugar llueve tanto
That the Sun goes outQue se apaga el Sol
And the mudY el lodazal

Always kiss your kneesBesa siempre tus rodillas
An old man is learningUn viejo está aprendiendo
His first lettersSus primeras letras
He doesn't have glassesNo tiene anteojos
But he will know how to readPero sabrá leer
In a placeEn un lugar
Where the lake raises volcanoesDonde el lago alza volcanes

And the sharkY el tiburón
Made a nest in fresh waterHizo nido en agua dulce
The hurricaneEl huracán
Puts a forestPone un bosque
In mortal reverenceEn reverencia mortal

The Earth tremblesTiembla la Tierra
The sea trembles in this placeTiembla el mar de este lugar
Give them a lightDale una luz
To the people who have soughtA la gente que ha buscado
Their freedomSu libertad
Against the sky and against humansContra el cielo y contra humanos

Give them a light to this townDale una luz a este pueblo
That loves so much to live in NicaraguaQue ama tanto vivir en Nicaragua
Give them a light to this townDale una luz a este pueblo
That loves so much to live in NicaraguaQue ama tanto vivir en Nicaragua