Rubén Blades
El pescador lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 5:53
Un pescador sale al clarear,
A fisherman heads out at dawn,
va hacia la playa
he goes towards the beach
a meditar.
to meditate.
Un nuevo día nació
A new day is born
¿qué le traerá?
What will it bring?
Dentro de un rato
In a little while
tendrá que irse a pescar.
he'll have to go fishing.
Una mujer le va a implorar:
A woman is going to implore him:
"Cuídate mucho"
"Take care of yourself"
y rompe a llorar.
and breaks down in tears.
Se sonríe el pescador,
The fisherman smiles,
mira hacia atrás,
looks back,
llora un nene;
a baby cries;
pues se va su papá.
for his dad is leaving.
El bote al fin
The boat finally
se hace a la mar,
sets out to sea,
y de repente
and suddenly
se escucha un tronar,
a thunderclap is heard,
por sobre la tormenta
over the storm
se oye una voz;
a voice is heard;
una oración del pescador:
a prayer from the fisherman:
"Eres el Dios de las aguas,
"You are the God of the waters,
no me dejes ahogar.
don't let me drown.
Mi mujer me está esperando,
My wife is waiting for me,
no quisiera oírla (?) llorar.
I wouldn't want to hear her crying.
¿Quién cuidará de mi familia,
Who will take care of my family,
si yo les llego a faltar?
if I were to be gone?
Changüirí (?) a usté le canto,
Changüirí to you I sing,
por favor venme a ayudar".
please come help me."
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Key vocabulary
- pescar
- to fishA1
- llora
- cries
- cuidará
- will care
- aguas
- watersA1
- atrás
- backC1
- ayudar
- helpB1
- bote
- boatA2
- canto
- songC2
- changüirí
- bird
- clarear
- dawnC2
About this song
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.