Canto del Prisionero (Alerta !)

Prisoner's Song (Alert!)

Canto del Prisionero (Alerta !)

The dark night bears witnessLa negra noche es testigo
to the grief in my cell,del duelo que hay en mi celda,
the sky is my only friendel cielo es mi único amigo
that slips through the bars.que entre las rejas se cuela.

Never has it looked so beautiful¡Jamás se ha visto tan lindo
even though the night is dark!aunque la noche sea negra!
After the bars, my sorrowDespués de rejas, mi pena
wanders with me, deserted;conmigo vaga desierta;

envying the bird in its flightenvidia al ave en su vuelo
and my soul dreams awake.y el alma sueña despierta.
A scream tears through the night,Un grito rasga la noche,
a guard shouts: "Alert!"un celador grita: ¡Aleeerta!
Whoever said, "You only live once,"Quien fijo: "Una vez se vive",
didn't know what they were saying;no supo lo que decía;
it seems that in prisonparece ser que en la cárcel
one lives and dies each day.se vive y se muere al día.

Whoever said, "You only live once,"Quien dijo: "Una vez se vive",
didn't know what they were saying.no supo lo que decía.
How sad I live, a captive,¡Qué triste vivo cautivo
counting the dead hours!contando las horas muertas!
From those who love me most,De aquellos que más me quieren
heavy doors keep me away.me alejan pesadas puertas.

A scream tears through the night,Un grito rasga la noche,
a guard shouts: "Alert!"un celador grita: "¡Aleeerta!"
I don't feel like a captive,No siento ser un cautivo,
for a man goes through it all;que el hombre por todo pasa;
but there's a sick mother,Pero hay una madre enferma,
there are kids and hunger at home.hay hijos y hay hambre en casa.
It seems like I’ve died,Parece que hubiera muerto,
their pain is what overwhelms me.su pena es la que me embarga.

Goodbye, little white dove,Adiós, palomita blanca,
that flies covered in longing:que de ansias vuelas cubierta:
go and tell those who love meve y dile a los que me quieren
that I’ll be back soon.que pronto estaré de vuelta
A scream tears through the night,Un grito rasga la noche,
a guard shouts: "Alert!"..un celador grita: "¡Aleeerta!..