De Cudillero

From Cudillero

De Cudillero

Down that hill coming out of the house,Por esa cuesta abajo que hay saliendo de la casa,
he felt the cold in his bones of the clean dawn,sintió el frío en los huesos de la limpia madrugada,
it lingered in his mind in the first light of dawn,rondaba en su cabeza en la primera luz del alba,
what would he do if his boat didn't go out to sea tomorrow.qué haría si mañana no saliera al mar su barca.

Fighting for twenty years to finally get to nothing,Peleando veinte años para al fin llegar a nada,
the lighthouse and the tides recognize his footsteps,el faro y las mareas reconocen sus pisadas,
he barely grew up, he embarked as a game,apenas le nacieron como un juego se embarcaba,
growing up among the sea nets, he found nothing strange.criándose entre redes de la mar nada extrañaba.

Sailor lower the sailMarinero arría la vela
for the night is calm and serene.que está la noche tranquila y serena.

He senses who owes him the coin they pay him with,Presiente a quien le debe la moneda en que le pagan,
he expected nothing from them because they give nothing away,nada esperaba de ellos porque no regalan nada,
there are people who negotiate with such strange clumsiness,hay gente que negocia con torpeza tan extraña,
as if they didn't know or were hiding other cards.como si no supieran o escondieran otras cartas.

And in the end I owe nothing if there's no catch I set fire,Y al cabo nada debo si no hay pesca prendo fuego,
I go out to sea and burn up to the last rigging,me salgo al mar y quemo hasta el último aparejo,
let them carry on their backs and their conscience one man less,que carguen a su espalda y su conciencia un hombre menos,
today, seventh of February, I seal and sign in Cudillero.hoy siete de febrero, sello y firmo en Cudillero.