Asturias

Asturias

Asturias

Asturias if I couldAsturias si yo pudiera
If I knew how to sing to youSi yo supiera cantarte
Asturias green with mountainsAsturias verde de montes
And black with mineralsY negra de minerales
I am a man from the southYo soy un hombre del sur
Dust, sun, fatigue, and hungerPolvo, sol, fatiga y hambre
Hunger for bread and horizonsHambre de pan y horizontes
HungerHambre

Under the dried skinBajo la piel resecada
Solid rivers of bloodRíos sólidos de sangre
And the suffocated heartY el corazón asfixiado
Without veins to relieve youSin venas para aliviarte
The blind eyes, the eyesLos ojos ciegos los ojos
Blind from looking at you so muchCiegos de tanto mirarte
Without seeing you distant AsturiasSin verte Asturias lejana
Daughter of my own motherHija de mi misma madre
Twice you hadDos veces dos has tenido
The opportunity to gambleOcasión para jugarte
Life in a gameLa vida en una partida
And both times you gambled itY las dos te la jugaste
Who will knock down that tree?¿Quién derribará ese árbol?
From Asturias already without foliage?¿De Asturias ya sin ramaje?
Naked, dry, nailedDesnudo, seco, clavado
With its intimate rootCon su raíz entrañable
That runs throughout SpainQue corre por toda España
Tensing us with courageCrispándonos de coraje
Look workers of the worldMirad obreros del mundo
Its silhouette being outlinedSu silueta recortarse
Against that impassive skyContra ese cielo impasible
Vertical, unbreakableVertical, inquebrantable
Firm on firm rockFirme sobre roca firme
Alive wound its fleshHerida viva su carne
Millions of fists shoutMillones de puños gritan
Their anger through the airSu cólera por los aires
Millions of heartsMillones de corazones
Beat against your prisonsGolpean contra tus cárceles
Prepare your final leapPrepara tu salto último
Livid cowardly deathLívida muerte cobarde
Prepare your final leapPrepara tu último salto
For Asturias is waiting for youQue Asturias está aguardándote
(Alone in the middle of the earth)(Sola en mitad de la tierra)
(Daughter of my own mother)(Hija de mi misma madre)