Historia de La Silla

Story of The Chair

Historia de La Silla

On the edge of the road there is a chairEn el borde del camino hay una silla
The scavenger prowls around that placeLa rapiña merodea aquel lugar
The friend's jacket is lyingLa casaca del amigo esta tendida
The friend doesn't sit down to restEl amigo no se sienta a descansar
His worn-out shoes are mirrorsSus zapatos de gastados son espejos
That burn his throat with the sunQue le queman la garganta con el sol
And through his tiredness an old man passesY a través de su cansancio pasa un viejo
Who dries the sweat with his shadowQue le seca con la sombra el sudor

On the tip of love travels the friendEn la punta del amor viaja el amigo
On the sharpest tip that must be seenEn la punta más aguda que hay que ver
That tip that digs into the groundEsa punta que lo mismo cava en tierra
Into ruins, into a trace of a womanQue en las ruinas, que en un rastro de mujer
That's why he is a soldier and a loverEs por eso que es soldado y es amante
That's why he is wood and metalEs por eso que es madera y es metal
That's why he plants rosesEs por eso que lo mismo siembra rosas
And reasons of flags and arsenalQue razones de banderas y arsenal

Whoever has a song will have a stormEl que tenga una canción tendrá tormenta
Whoever has company, solitudeEl que tenga compañía, soledad
Whoever follows the right path will have chairsEl que siga buen camino tendrá sillas
Dangerous ones that invite him to stopPeligrosas que lo inviten a parar
But a good song is worth the stormPero vale la canción buena tormenta
And company is worth solitudeY la compañía vale soledad
The agony of haste is always worth itSiempre vale la agonía de la prisa
Even if the truth is filled with chairsAunque se llene de sillas la verdad