Los Buitres

The Vultures

Los Buitres

He dreamed of that story of fantasiesEl soño con esa historia de fantasias
of past glories but not with ade glorias pasadas pero no con un final
happy ending, he sang with such strength thattan feliz, el canto con tantas fuerzas que
the winds of life scatteredlos vientos de la vida desparamaron
the simplicities of his loneliness.las simplesas de su soledad.

My God help him, don't let the vulturesDios mio ayudalo no dejes que los buitres
cling to his flesh, feedingse prendan de su carne que alimentan
their pockets with his first and last namesus bolsillos con su nombrey apellido
let him go, let him go from theirque lo suelten que lo suelten de sus
talons so his soul can rest in peacegarras para que su alma descanse en paz
my mother help him, don't feed the vulturesmadre mia ayudalo no alimenten a los buitres
who fill their pockets with hisque se llenan los bolsillos con su
first and last namenombre y apellido los
I beg you please let him reach God.imploro por favor dejenlo llegar a dios.

There was someone who wrote about him more than just a simple poemHabia quien lo escribia mas que una simple poesia
the legend of his life so fleeting and sharpla leyenda de su vida tan fugas y tan aguda
the applause of the people and the thump thump ofel aplauso de la gente y el tun tun de
his quartets that are pure feelings, how I will miss him.sus cuartetos que es puro sentimientos como lo voy a extrañar.

My God help him, don't let the vulturesDios mio ayudalo no dejes que los buitres
cling to his flesh, feedingse prendan de su carne que alimentan
their pockets with his first and last namesus bolsillos con su nombrey apellido
let him go, let him go from theirque lo suelten que lo suelten de sus
talons so his soul can rest in peacegarras para que su alma descanse en paz
my mother help him, don't feed the vulturesmadre mia ayudalo no alimenten a los buitres
who fill their pockets with hisque se llenan los bolsillos con su
first and last namenombre y apellido los
I beg you please let him reach God.imploro por favor dejenlo llegar a dios.