Prefiero America

I Prefer America

Prefiero America

I prefer to feel,Prefiero sentir,
The arms to till the land of Marti,Los brazos labrar la tierra de marti,
To rescind the colonial pactPara rescindir el pacto colonial

I prefer to feel,Prefiero sentir,
Pablo tracing the rivers of the garden,A pablo trazar lso rios del jardin,
Poet crying for his dysfunctional landPoeta llorando por su tierra disfuncional

I prefer to see myself fighting to live,Yo prefiero verme a mi luchando por vivir,
In a united America in freedom.En una america unida en libertad.
Where it is viable to give Don Quixote his timelyDonde sea viable darle al quijote su oportuno
Funeral,Funeral,
And the sun king takes revenge in his clay.Y el rey sol se de revancha en su greda.

In memory of the men,En memoria de los hombres,
Who will wake up today.Que hoy van a despertar.

I prefer to feel,Prefiero sentir,
Marcos shouting for his emancipation,A marcos gritar por su emancipacion,
And see a great immense Rio Grande resurge.Y ver resurgir a un rio grande inmenso.

I prefer to see myself struggling to live,Yo prefiero verme a mi bregando por vivir,
In a land that exposes its cruelty,En una tierra que desnude su crueldad,
Where it is viable to give the colonizer his timelyDonde sea viable darle al colono su oportuno
Funeral,Funeral,
With Simon blurring the borders.Con simon desdibujando las fronteras.

Today it seeks to resurge,Hoy pretende resurgir,
(what has always been in me)(lo que desde siempre estuvo en mi)
It is the collapsed history,Es la historia derrumbada,
To walk in my footsteps,De calzar en mis pies,
And carry my voice,Sus pisadas y cargar mi voz,
With the song of rebellion!Con el canto de la rebelion!

I prefer to feel, I prefer to believe,Prefiero sentir, prefiero creer,
To overcome the ignominy of the times,Sortear la ignominia de los tiempos,
Free once and for all!Libres de una vez!
To repeat, to reaffirm,Para repetir, para reafirmar ,
That the present is urgent now!Que el presente es urgente ya!