El Juglar

The Minstrel

El Juglar

They told himLe dijeron
That place was sadQue era triste aquel lugar
And he set offY se puso en camino
He saidSe decía
That an evil spirit unleashedQue un mal duende descargó
Its wickedness in that placeSu maldad en aquel sitio
Upon arriving thereAl llegar allí
People were sayingLas gentes comentaban
What's this guy up to?¿A qué viene este tipo?
And at night heY en la noche él
With his flute played softlyCon su flauta sonsoneaba
His lament and his moanSu lamento y su quejido

And those peopleY esas gentes
Had no heartNo tenían corazón
They felt no scruplesNo sentían escrúpulos
They laughed at himSe reían de él
They looked at him with disdainLe miraban con desprecio
They made no senseNo tenían sentido
They whisperedMurmuraban
They insulted him behind his backLe insultaban a su espalda
They were not cool at allNo molaban ni cinco
But one dayPero un día
The weight of his truthEl yugo de su verdad
Began to destroy themEmpezó a destruirlos

SomeoneAlguien que
Attentive to his truthAtento a su verdad
Came to call him friendLlegó a llamarle amigo
They remembered with respectRecordaron con respeto
The wordsLas palabras
Of that beggar gentlemanDe aquel señor mendigo
For he sang propheciesPues cantaba profecías
And enchantedY hechizaba
People with his soundA las gentes su sonido
They called him freedomLe llamaron libertad
Just like his songIgual que a su canción
Following his pathSiguiendo su camino