El Regreso

The Return

El Regreso

Tell me my son how have you beenDime hijo mio como te ha ido
on your long journey, on your way.en tu largo viaje, en tu camino.

So much time has passed, grandpatanto tiempo ha pasado abuelo
and therefore I remember everythingy por lo tanto de todo yo me acuerdo
I met the world and now I returnconoci el mundo y ahora regreso
my head full of everything I have lived, sufferedla cabeza llena de todo lo que he vivido, sufrido
experienced, and with the memory of my peopleexperimentado, y con el recuerdo de mi gente
always in my mind present,siempre en mi mente presente,
looking for a future,un futuro buscando,
never forgetting the pastsin olvidarme nunca del pasado
I saw so many different peoplevi tanta gente differente
poor, rich, all are the samepobres, ricos, todos son iguales
all want powertodos quieren poder
cats want to eat lionslos gatos quieren comer leones
few have their eyes open, well, well!pocos tienen los ojos abiertos, bien, bien!
they don't want to see, they hideno quieren ver, se esconden
that's why in a world of blind people, the one-eyed are dressed as kings.por eso en un mundo de ciegos los tuertos de reyes se visten.

man burns the forests, spits on the seas,el hombre quema los bosques, escupe a los mares,
insults his own mother!insulta su propia madre!
abuses the earth, spends and wastesmatrata la tierra, gasta y malgasta
the river's waters, ha!del rio las aguas, ja!
if you work you are a slave,si trabajas tu eres un esclavo,
if you don't work you're not worth a pennysi no trabajas no vales ni un centavo
this is the logic of schizophrenic economy,esta es la logica de la economia esquizofrenica,
that suffocates you, torments you,que te sofoca, te mortifica,
trying to make you believe that all that glitters is goldtratar de que te creas que todo lo que brilla es oro
that's their goal!este es su objetivo!
give you a handout every day to shut you updarte cada dia una limosna pa' que te calles la boca
and keep you passive!y te quedes bien pasivo!
grandpa freedom has its chainsabuelo la libertad tiene sus cadenas
it has its price, it has its weight,tiene su precio, tiene su peso,
in gold, silver, and coins.en oro plata y monedas.

the heart of man is one heartel corazon del hombre es un solo corazon
on your long journey, on your way.en tu largo viaje, en tu camino.
it has its mystery and its complicationtiene su misterio y su complicacion
on your long journey, on your way.en tu largo viaje, en tu camino.
so many stars shine, accompany you, always with youtantas estrellas brillan, te acompañan, siempre estan contigo
on your long journey, on your way.en tu largo viaje, en tu camino.
walker there is no pathcaminante no hay camino
the path is made by walkingse hace camino al andar
on your long journey, on your way.en tu largo viaje, en tu camino.

on your way.en tu camino.
on your way.en tu camino.
on your way.en tu camino.
on your wayen tu camino