El Problema

The Problem

El Problema

The problem is notEl problema no es
whether you look for more problemssi te buscas o no más problemas
The problem is notEl problema no es
to be able to start overser capaz de volver a empezar
The problem is notEl problema no es
to live provingvivir demostrando
to someone who demandsa uno que te exige
and goes beggingy anda mendigando
The problem is notEl problema no es
to repeat yesterdayrepetir el ayer
as a formula to save oneself.como fórmula para salvarse.
The problem is not to play at givingEl problema no es jugar a darse
The problem is not occasionalEl problema no es de ocasión
The problem, sirEl problema señor
continues to be sowing love.sigue siendo sembrar amor.

The problem is notEl problema no es
of those who came and went or vice versade quien vino y se fue o viceversa
The problem is notEl problema no es
of children who boast parentsde los niños que ostentan papás
The problem is notEl problema no es
of those who calculate and recountde quien saca cuenta y recuenta
and in their pockety a su bolsillo
add up what is leftsuma lo que resta
The problem is not of the global trendEl problema no es de la moda mundial
nor of such bad memoryni de que haya tan mala memoria
The problem does not lie in gloryEl problema no queda en la gloria
nor in the lack of perseverance and sweatni en que falten tesón y sudor
The problem, sirEl problema señor
continues to be sowing lovesigue siendo sembrar amor

The problem is notEl problema no es
tumbling into dream abyssesdespeñarse en abismos de ensueño
because today did not reachporque hoy no llegó
the bleeding future of yesterdayal futuro sangrado de ayer
The problem is notEl problema no es
that time sentences lossque el tiempo sentencie extravío
when there are youthscuando hay juventudes
dreaming detourssoñando desvíos
The problem is notEl problema no es
to give an axe to paindarle un hacha al dolor
and make firewood with everything including the palmy hacer leña con todo y la palma
The vital problem is the soulEl problema vital es el alma
The problem is of resurrectionEl problema es de resurrección
The problem, sirEl problema señor
will always be sowing love.será siempre sembrar amor.