El lazarillo De Tormes

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

El lazarillo De Tormes

On the banks of the Tormes river I was raisedEn la ribera del río Tormes fui criado
In a hostile environment I survived by stealingEn un ambiente hostil sobreviví robando
My poor, sad mother handed me over to a blind manMi pobre triste madre me entregó a un ciego
Who will be my master and I his handsQue será mi amo y yo sus manos

Trickery took over our livesLa picaresca se adueñó de nuestras vidas
Such a cruel life where there was no way outUna vida tan cruel donde no había salida
The old man taught me the art of deceptionEl viejo me enseñó el arte del engaño
I felt stronger every dayMe sentí más fuerte cada día

Life is a battleLa vida es una batalla
Luck that must be overcomeLa suerte que hay que vencer
And when hunger strikes, there is nothing to loseY cuando ataca el hambre ya no hay nada que perder
The blind man and the squireEl ciego y el escudero
The friar or the constableEl fraile o el alguacil
They never gave me as much in return as I gave themJamás me dieron a cambio tanto como yo les di

I begged for alms in the streetsEntre limosnas mendigaba por las calles
With the greed of one who is never satisfiedCon la avaricia de quien nunca se complace
I left my masters because I didn't believe in miraclesDejé a mis amos porque no creía en milagros
I bought a sword and all in vainMe compré una espada y todo en vano

I followed the path of the failuresSeguí el camino que siguen los fracasados
But I found something to do, I became an honest manPero encontré un que hacer, me hice un hombre honrado
The story wanted me to marry the princessEl cuento me quiso casar con la princesa
But I always loved the maidPero siempre amé a la sirvienta

Life is a battleLa vida es una batalla
Luck that must be overcomeLa suerte que hay que vencer
And when hunger strikes, there is nothing to loseY cuando ataca el hambre ya no hay nada que perder
The blind man and the squireEl ciego y el escudero
The friar or the constableEl fraile o el alguacil
They never gave me as much in return as I gave themJamás me dieron a cambio tanto como yo les di

And now the books tell my lifeY ahora los libros cuentan mi vida
For history, I was a loserPara la historia fui un perdedor
A scoundrel with no future, a rogue, a poor thiefUn pillo sin futuro, un tunante, un pobre ladrón
But I fought against the miseryPero luché contra la miseria
Of a golden century that was forgottenDe un siglo de oro que se olvidó
That what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger and polishes the heartQue lo que no te mata, te hace fuerte y pule el corazón