Si se calla el cantor

If the singer is silent

Si se calla el cantor

If the singer is silent, life is silent,Si se calla el cantor, calla la vida,
because life itself is a whole song.porque la vida misma es toda un canto.

If the singer is silent, hope dies of fright,Si se calla el cantor, muere de espanto,
the light and joy.la esperanza, la luz y la alegría.

If the singer is silent, the humble sparrows are left alone,Si se calla el cantor, se quedan solos
from the newspapers.los humildes gorriones, de los diarios.

The port workers cross themselves,Los obreros del puerto, se persignan,
who will fight for their wages.quién habrá de luchar, por sus salarios.

What will become of life if the one who sings,Qué ha de ser de la vida, si el que canta,
does not raise his voice in the stands.no levanta su voz en las tribunas.

For the one who suffers, for the one who hasPor el que sufre, por el que no hay
no reason to walk without a blanket.ninguna razón que lo condene a andar sin manta.

If the singer is silent, the rose dies,Si se calla el cantor, muere la rosa,
what good is the rose without the song.de qué sirve la rosa, sin el canto.

The singer must be a light over the fields,Debe el cantor ser luz, sobre los campos,
always illuminating those below.iluminando siempre, a los de abajo.

Let the singer not be silent because cowardly silence,Que no calle el cantor porque el silencio cobarde,
supports the evil that oppresses.apaña la maldad, que oprime.

Singers do not know how to bow down,No saben los cantores de agachadas,
they will never be silent in the face of crime.no callarán jamás de frente al crimen.

Let all the flags be raisedQue se levanten todas las banderas
when the singer stands with his shout.cuando el cantor se plante con su grito.

May a thousand guitars bleed in the night,Que mil guitarras desangren en la noche,
an immortal song to infinity.una inmortal canción al infinito.

If the singer is silent, life is silent.Si se calla el cantor, calla la vida.