Sapo cancionero

Singing Toad

Sapo cancionero

Toad of the nightSapo de la noche
singing toadsapo cancionero
who lives dreamingque vive soñando
next to your lagoon,junto a tu laguna,
tenor of the puddlestenor de los charcos
grotesque troubadourgrotesco trovero
who is bewitched by loveque estás embrujado de amor
for the moon.por la luna.

I know about your lifeYo se de tu vida
without any glorysin gloria ninguna
I know about the tragedyse de la tragedia
of your restless soulde tu alma inquieta
and that madness of yoursy esa tu locura
to adore the moonde adorar la luna
which is the eternal madnessque es locura eterna
of every poet.de todo poeta.

Singing toadSapo cancionero
sing your songcanta tu canción
because life is sadque la vida es triste
if we don't live itsi no la vivimos
with an illusion.con una ilusión.

You know you're uglyTu te sabes feo
ugly and deformedfeo y contra hecho
that's why during the daypor eso de día
you hide your uglinesstu fealdad ocultas
and at night you singy de noche cantas
your melancholytu melancolía
and your song soundsy suena tu canto
like a litany.como letanía.

Your voices ring outRepican tus voces
in open rivalryen franca porfía
the verses are vainlas coplas son vanas
as they are so beautifulcomo son tan bellas
don't you know perhapsno sabes acaso
that the moon is coldque la luna es fría
because it gave its bloodporque dio su sangre
to the stars.para las estrellas.