Un Gran Hombre

A Great Man

Un Gran Hombre

There is a countryHay un país
That war marked mercilesslyQue la guerra marcó sin piedad
That countryEse país
From ashes managed to riseDe cenizas logró resurgir
It took yearsAños costó
To pay its tribute to warSu tributo a la guerra pagar
Today it achievedHoy consiguió
To be admired and respected for its peaceQue se admire y respete su paz

No, I did not knowNo, no conocí
The scourge of that invasionEl azote de aquella invasión
I live happilyVivo feliz
In the land that he builtEn la tierra que aquel levantó
I thankGracias le doy
The great man who knew how to keep awayAl gran hombre que supo alejar
That invasionEsa invasión
That was coming to change the pathQue la senda venía a cambiar

Others will comeOtros vendrán
Who will not have to pave the wayQue el camino no habrán de labrar
He paved itÉl lo labró
It is up to others to sowA los otros les toca sembrar

Others will comeOtros vendrán
Who will find a cleaner pathQue el camino más limpio hallarán
They must followDeben seguir
The path that he marked for usPor la senda que aquel nos marcó
They must not hideNo han de ocultar
Their admirationHacia el hombre que trajo esta paz
Towards the man who brought this peaceSu admiración
And pleaseY por favor
I ask, may this peace continuePido, siga esta paz