Guillermo Anderson
Testamento lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2017
- Length
- 4:42
Afuera, a gritos pedía la turba,
Outside, the crowd screamed for my end,
Mi muerte con insultos y rencor,
My death filled with insults and scorn,
Pero sé bien que Dios dio voz al hombre,
But I know well that God gave man a voice,
Para construir palabras con amor.
To construct words with love.
Dicté mi pensamiento entre los gritos
I dictated my thoughts amidst the shouts,
Sereno ante el destino de mi suerte,
Calm before the fate of my fortune,
Mi hijo y compañero de mis triunfos,
My son and companion of my triumphs,
Confirma mi derrota ante la muerte.
Confirms my defeat before death.
Sabiendo que a la muerte vamos solos
Knowing that to death we go alone,
Sin miedo a mi destino me entregué,
Without fear of my destiny, I surrendered,
Y antes de entrar a lo desconocido,
And before stepping into the unknown,
Otros abriles y septiembres recordé,
I recalled other springs and septembers,
Y recordé...
And I remembered...
Que sólo fui un momento en esta historia
That I was just a moment in this story
La cual no se termina de escribir
Which is never finished being written.
Que no muere el afecto nunca muere,
That affection never dies, it never dies,
Cincuenta años no habría yo de cumplir.
I wouldn't be reaching fifty years old.
Que sólida mi voz habría de dar
How solid my voice would have to be
La orden de mi propia ejecución
To give the order for my own execution.
Que no me amedrentaba aquella turba
That crowd didn't intimidate me.
Que es dulce la venganza del perdón.
That the sweetness of revenge is forgiveness.
Que el ansia de la libertad es dueña,
That the longing for freedom is a master,
De los espíritus que aman lo bueno,
Of the spirits that cherish the good,
Duerme en la sangre y no nos abandona
It sleeps in the blood and never leaves us
Sólo para renovarlo nacemos.
Only to renew it we are born.
Que si no fui sabio para las ciencias
That if I was not wise in the sciences
O a veces me falto algo de valor
Or sometimes I lacked a bit of courage
La voluntad de la unidad me sobra,
The will for unity overflows in me,
Me sobra voluntad, la del amor.
I overflow with will, the one of love.
Que a nadie hay que privarlo de la vida
That no one should be deprived of life.
Cual bestia sin juicio y sin defensa
Like a beast without judgment and without defense
Que las ideas libertarias brillan
That libertarian ideas shine
Como la luz del sol la más intensa.
Like the light of the sun, the most intense.
Lo que dejo no es sencillamente
What I leave isn't simply
Cuatro pensamientos redactados.
Four thoughts penned down.
Cuánto pasará hasta que se entienda
How long will it take until it's understood
¿Que mi vida entera es mi legado?
That my entire life is my legacy?
Veo generaciones evocando
I see generations evoking
Con error y abuso mi memoria.
With mistakes and abuse my memory.
Se ha roto el fino hilo de plata.
The fine silver thread has broken.
Asciendo a batallar desde la historia.
I rise to battle from the story.
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Key vocabulary
- abuso
- abuseA2
- afecto
- affectionC1
- derrota
- defeatC1
- voz
- voiceB1
- construir
- buildB1
- dicté
- dictated
- confirma
- confirms
- sabiendo
- knowing
- entregué
- I delivered
- abriles
- AprilsA2
About this song
Guillermo Anderson was a Honduran singer-songwriter. He is known for lyrics that address ecology and social problems.