Del Colimba

From the Colimba

Del Colimba

Watching the sunMirando el sol
drom a barracks.desde un cuartel.
One among manyUno entre tantos
of the great homeland.de la patria grande.

Sunday is leaving and ISe va el Domingo y yo
curse my luck,maldigo mi suerte,
because by chance I am herepues por azar aqui estoy
dressed in green.vestido de verde.

It was by lottery, kid.Fue por sorteo, pibe.
Without taking part.Sin tomar parte.
Today I am the one who runs, cleans, and sweeps.Hoy soy quien corre, limpia y barre.

In a barracks, in a barracks.En un cuartel, en un cuartel.

Serving those who chose to be here.Sirviendo a quienes eligieron aqui estar.
My metal dreams must be delayed.Mis metaleron sueños deben demorarse.
I am forced into military training,Estoy forzado a la militar instrucción,
and singing, I try to endure.y cantando trato de aguantar.

In a barracks, in a barracks.En un cuartel, en un cuartel.

It was by lottery and not by my own will,Fue por sorteo y no por por propia voluntad,
that I have been shaved and separated from my peers.que me han rapado y separado de mis pares.
Being a guard seems to be better.Ser vigilante pareciera ser mejor.
I sing, trying to endure.Yo cantando, trato de aguantar.

In a barracks, in a barracks.En un cuartel, en un cuartel.

It was by lottery and not by my own will,Fue por sorteo y no por por propia voluntad,
that I have been shaved and separated from my peers.que me han rapado y separado de mis pares.
Being a guard seems to be better.Ser vigilante pareciera ser mejor.
I sing, trying to endure.Yo cantando, trato de aguantar.

In a barracks, in a barracks.En un cuartel, en un cuartel.