El Cilindro
Encontraron el cilindro y a su casa lo llevaron con cuidado, como a una bendición
Era Pascuas, y el cilindro su regalo, y los niños se encantaron con su aparición
Abrieron el cilindro y se maravillaron cuando vieron dentro un mágico color
Como una estrella, polvo de cielo, que alegraba su miseria con su luz
Sobre sus cuerpos lo restregaron, y lo adoraron como si fuera Jesús
Los vecinos se enteraron y curiosos visitaron "a la casa en que de noche sale el sol"
El cilindro y la familia fueron la mejor noticia de la Prensa, Radio
Y la Televisión Un milagro de Dios?; Otro Mago de Oz; Regalo de un Platillo Volador?
Aquel cilindro, con el polvo de cielo que alegraba su miseria con su luz
Sobre sus cuerpos lo restregaron, y lo adoraron, como si fuera Jesús
La luz del cilindro fue menguando y al irse se fué apagando
El amor que lo celebró
Uno por uno fuimos pagando el precio cruel de los que basan su felicidad en error
El gobierno explicó a través de expertos que, los muertos fueron
Víctimas de radioactividad
Le dieron una multa a un hospital local, por botar substancias tóxicas en un área popular
No hubo milagro, ni hubo justicia, y esa tragedia no es noticia ya
Ni aquel cilindro, con el polvo de cielo, que alegraba a la miseria
Con su luz
Ya no es noticia, esa tragedia de la Navidad sin el niño Jesús
Nadie se acuerda de la familia que, brillando, murió en la oscuridad
El hospital pagó su multa, barata le salió la culpa, pues la vida de un pobre no vale na'
The Cylinder
They found the cylinder and carefully took it home, like a blessing
It was Christmas, and the cylinder was their gift, and the kids were thrilled by its arrival
They opened the cylinder and were amazed when they saw inside a magical color
Like a star, stardust, that brightened their misery with its light
They rubbed it on their bodies, and worshipped it like it was Jesus
The neighbors found out and curious, they visited "the house where the sun rises at night"
The cylinder and the family were the best news for the Press, Radio
And Television A miracle from God?; Another Wizard of Oz; Gift from a Flying Saucer?
That cylinder, with the stardust that brightened their misery with its light
They rubbed it on their bodies, and worshipped it, like it was Jesus
The light from the cylinder started to fade and as it left, it dimmed
The love that celebrated it
One by one we paid the cruel price of those who base their happiness on lies
The government explained through experts that the dead were
Victims of radioactivity
They fined a local hospital for dumping toxic substances in a popular area
There was no miracle, no justice, and that tragedy is no longer news
Nor that cylinder, with the stardust, that brightened the misery
With its light
It's no longer news, that tragedy of Christmas without baby Jesus
No one remembers the family that, shining, died in the dark
The hospital paid its fine, cheap was the guilt, for the life of a poor person is worth nothing
Escrita por: Rubén Blades