Si El Poeta Eres Tú

If You Are the Poet

Si El Poeta Eres Tú

If you are the poetSí el poeta eres tú
As the poet saidComo dijo el poeta
And the one who has brought down starsY el que ha tumbado estrellas
In a thousand nightsEn mil noches
Of colorful rains, it's youDe lluvias coloridas eres tú
What do I have to tell you, commanderQué tengo yo que hablarte comandante
If the one who showed his profile to the futureSi el que asomó al futuro su perfil
And premiered it with voices of riflesY lo estrenó con voces de fusil
Was you, warrior forever, eternal timeFuiste tú, guerrero para siempre, tiempo eterno
What can I sing to you, commanderQué puedo yo cantarte comandante
In vain I search for your pain in my guitarEn vano busco en mi guitarra tu dolor
And in my garden everything is beautiful, there is no fearY en mi jardín ya todo es bello no hay temor
What can I leave you, commanderQué puedo yo dejarte comandante
That is not to exchange my guitar for your fateQue no sea cambiar mi guitarra por tu suerte
Or deny a song to the sunO negarle una canción al sol
Or die without loveO morir sin amor

What can I sing to you, commanderQué puedo yo cantarte comandante
If you are the poetSi el poeta eres tú
As the poet saidComo dijo el poeta
And the one who has brought down starsY el que ha tumbado estrellas
In a thousand nights of colorful rains, it's youEn mil noches de lluvias coloridas eres tú
What can I sing to you, commanderQué puedo yo cantarte comandante