Look at the wood

Observa la madera

Look at the wood

Observa la madera y cómo la tallaLook at the wood and they he carves it
Debe haberle tomado añosMust have taken him years
Le pregunté el precio y dijo que era gratisI asked him the price and he said it was free
Y no podía creer lo que oíaAnd I couldn't believe my ears

Dime anciano, ¿cuánto has vivido?Tell me old man how long have you lived
Para tener un talento tan increíbleTo have such amazing talent
Estoy a veinte años de un sigloI'm twenty years short of a century
Y los mejores años están en juegoAnd the best years are in the balance

De bebé, su madre le alimentaba con ranasAs a baby his mother had fed him frogs
Y una amplia variedad de lagartijasAnd a wide assortment of lizards
Lo hizo fuerte, sabio y extrañoIt made him tough and wise and strange
Y le dio la mente de un magoAnd gave him the mind of a wizard

Tenía una nueva mujer cada cinco añosHe had a new woman every five years
Fiel a cada una a su turnoFaithful to each in her turn
Le dieron hijos y tiempo para sonreírThey gave him children and time to smile
Y les mostró todo el amor que pudieron aprenderAnd he showed them all the love they could learn
El hombre tenía amor para darThe man had love to burn

Ahora ha vivido su vida y la vivirá de nuevoNow he's lived his life and he'll live it again
A través de una alma más gentilThru one more gentle soul
Lo reconocerás por su sonrisa y su tenedor en altoYou'll know him by his smile and his fork held high
Estará cenando ranas y toposHe'll be dining on toads and moles

Observa la madera y cómo la tallaLook at the wood and the way he carves it
Mira el sol, la cosecha doradaLook at the sun, the golden harvest
Debe haberle tomado añosMust have taken his years