Frontera

Border

Frontera

I don't know where I'm from,Yo no sé de dónde soy,
my home is on the border (REPEAT)mi casa está en la frontera (BIS)

And the borders move,Y las fronteras se mueven,
like the flags. (REPEAT)como las banderas. (BIS)

My homeland is a little corner,Mi patria es un rinconcito,
the song of a cicada. (REPEAT)el canto de una cigarra. (BIS)

The first two chordsLos dos primeros acordes
I learned on the guitar (REPEAT)que yo supe en la guitarra (BIS)

I'm the son of a strangerSoy hijo de un forastero
and a morning star,y de una estrella del alba,
and if there is love, they told me,y si hay amor, me dijeron,
and if there is love, they told me,y si hay amor, me dijeron,
all distance is overcome.toda distancia se salva.

I don't have many truths,No tengo muchas verdades,
I prefer not to give advice. (REPEAT)prefiero no dar consejos. (BIS)

Each one on their own path,Cada cual por su camino,
will learn the same in old age. (REPEAT)igual va a aprender de viejo. (BIS)

That the world is as it isQue el mundo está como está
because of certainties. (REPEAT)por causa de las certezas (BIS)

War and vanityLa guerra y la vanidad
eat at the same table. (REPEAT)comen en la misma mesa (BIS)

I'm the son of an exileSoy hijo de un desterrado
and a flower of the earth,y de una flor de la tierra,
and as a child they taught mey de chico me enseñaron
the few things I knowlas pocas cosas que sé
about love and war.del amor y de la guerra.