Justo

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Justo

Be quietCalla
Don't stir the woundNo remuevas la herida
Always cry in silenceLlora siempre en silencio
Don't hold grudges because this town is so smallNo levantes rencores que este pueblo es tan pequeño
Those were different timesEran otros tiempos

Be quietCalla
Don't stir the woundNo remuevas la herida
Always cry in silenceLlora siempre en silencio
Don't hold grudges because this town is so smallNo levantes rencores que este pueblo es tan pequeño
Those were different timesEran otros tiempos

Everyone called him JustoTodos le llamaban Justo
Justo by name and actionJusto de nombre y acción
The oldest of five siblingsEl mayor de cinco hermanos
Elegant, the most prudent in a little town in the Sierra del SeguraElegante, el más prudente de un pueblito de la Sierra del Segura
Tailor and lumberjack by professionSastre y leñador de profesión
He talked to Ascensión, dark-skinned, from Amalio's familySe hablaba con la Ascensión, morenita, la de Amalio
One of the few who readDe los pocos que leía
He studied at night during the three winter monthsEstudiaba por las noches en los tres meses de invierno
He sang through the streets, always cheerful with a songÉl cantaba por las calles, siempre alegre una canción

At the end of '38 they were called to warAl final del 38 son llamados a la guerra
The youngest generationLa generación más joven
The fifth of the baby bottleLa quinta del biberón
They got on the truck as if it were a partySe subieron al camión como si fuera una fiesta
But he was the only one who didn't returnPero él fue el único que no volvió
And now I can hear you singY ahora yo logro oírte cantar
Your face is drawn in the harmony of this placeSe dibuja tu rostro en la armonía de este lugar
And now I can hear you singY ahora yo logro oírte cantar
If you don't heal the wound, it hurts, it suppurates, it doesn't keep peaceSi no curas la herida duele, supura, no guarda paz
After thirteen days without news, the joy of a secondTras trece días sin noticias, la alegría de un segundo
A letter arrives backLlega una carta de vuelta
Another from his comradeOtra de su compañero
It was a bullet, we didn't read it in the newspaperFue una bala, nos leía el diario
I kept his pucara, the warrior and the lighterMe quedé con su pucara, la guerrera y el mechero
The mother comes down shouting up the hillLa madre ya nos baja gritando por la cuesta
Rascals, you've killed him!¡Canallas, me lo habéis matado!
Without a flowerSin una flor
Without a goodbyeSin un adiós

The only grave, that of his heartLa única tumba, la de su corazón
But now I can hear you singPero ahora yo logro oírte cantar
Your face is drawn in the harmony of this placeSe dibuja tu rostro en la armonía de este lugar
And now I can hear you singY ahora yo logro oírte cantar
If you don't heal the wound, it hurts, it suppurates, it doesn't keep peaceSi no curas la herida duele, supura, no guarda paz
It doesn't keep peaceNo guarda paz
It doesn't keep peaceNo guarda paz
It doesn't keep peaceNo guarda paz
It doesn't keep peaceNo guarda paz
It doesn't keep peaceNo guarda paz
It doesn't keep peaceNo guarda paz

Love me, girl, love me, girl, love me alwaysQuiéreme niña, quiéreme niña, quiéreme siempre
Love me so much, love me as much as I love youQuiéreme tanto, quiéreme tanto como te quiero
In exchange for this I will give youA cambio de esto yo te daré
The sweet cane, the sweet cane and good coffeeLa caña dulce, la dulce la caña y el buen café
The sweet cane, the sweet cane and good coffeeLa caña dulce, la dulce la caña y el buen café