Tierra Dura (Etiopía)
Tierra dura, calcinada por el sol; barro seco,
no ve lluvia, no da flor. Horizonte que se pierde
entre el calor del desierto, de amargura es su color.
Tierra dura, ella y yo, no perdona, ni ella o yo.
Caminé entre un silencio sepulcral, sobre tierra sin
frontera, sin final. Desnudo, con mi piel mojada de
sudor; mi sombra iba tan cansada como yo.
Tierra dura, ella y yo, no se rinde ella o yo.
Tierra dura, no perdona.
Hard Land (Ethiopia)
Hard land, scorched by the sun; dry mud,
no rain in sight, no flowers bloom. Horizon that fades
amid the desert heat, bitterness is its color.
Hard land, her and I, neither forgives, nor her or I.
I walked through a sepulchral silence, on land with
no borders, no end. Naked, with my skin soaked in
sweat; my shadow was as tired as me.
Hard land, her and I, she doesn't give up, nor do I.
Hard land, unforgiving.
Escrita por: Rubén Blades