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El necio – Silvio Rodríguez

Silvio Rodríguez

El necio lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1992
Length
4:34
  1. Para no hacer de mi ícono pedazos

    So I don't break my icon into pieces

  2. Para salvarme entre únicos e impares

    To save me among the unique and the odd

  3. Para cederme lugar en su parnaso

    To give me a place in their Parnassus

  4. Para darme un rinconcito en sus altares

    To grant me a little corner in their altars

  5. Me vienen a convidar a arrepentirme

    They come to invite me to regret

  6. Me vienen a convidar a que no pierda

    They come to invite me not to lose

  7. Me vienen a convidar a indefinirme

    They come to invite me to be undefined

  8. Me vienen a convidar a tanta mierda

    They come to invite me to so much crap

  9. Yo no lo que es el destino

    I don't know what destiny is

  10. Caminando fui lo que fui

    Walking, I was what I was

  11. Allá Dios que será divino

    There God will be divine

  12. Yo me muero como viví

    I die just as I lived

  13. Yo me muero como viví

    I die just as I lived

  14. Yo me muero como viví

    I die just as I lived

  15. Yo quiero seguir jugando a lo perdido

    I want to keep playing the lost game

  16. Yo quiero ser a la zurda más que diestro

    I want to be more left-handed than right-handed

  17. Yo quiero hacer un congreso del unido

    I want to hold a congress of the united

  18. Yo quiero rezar a fondo un "hijo nuestro"

    I want to pray deeply an 'Our Father'

  19. Dirán que paso de moda la locura

    They will say madness is out of style

  20. Dirán que la gente es mala y no merece

    They will say people are bad and don't deserve

  21. Mas, yo partiré soñando travesuras

    But I will leave dreaming of mischief

  22. Acaso multiplicar panes y peces

    Maybe multiplying loaves and fish

  23. Yo no lo que es el destino

    I don't know what fate is

  24. Caminando fui lo que fui

    Walking, I was who I was

  25. Allá Dios, que será divino

    There, God, what will be will be divine

  26. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

  27. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

  28. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

  29. Yo me muero como viví, como viví

    I die as I lived, as I lived

  30. Yo me muero como viví, como viví

    I die as I lived, as I lived

  31. Yo me muero como viví

    I die just like I lived

  32. Dicen que me arrastraran por sobre rocas

    They say they'll drag me over rocks

  33. Cuando la revolución se venga abajo

    When the revolution comes crashing down

  34. Que machacarán mis manos y mi boca

    That they'll crush my hands and my mouth

  35. Que me arrancarán los ojos y el badajo

    That they'll tear out my eyes and my clapper

  36. Será que la necedad parió conmigo

    Could it be that stubbornness was born with me

  37. La necedad de lo que hoy resulta necio

    The stubbornness of what today seems foolish

  38. La necedad de asumir al enemigo

    The stubbornness of facing the enemy

  39. La necedad de vivir sin tener precio

    The stubbornness of living without a price

  40. Yo no lo que es el destino

    I don’t know what destiny is

  41. Caminando fui lo que fui

    Walking, I became what I was

  42. Allá Dios que será divino

    Up there, God, what will be, will be divine

  43. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

  44. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

  45. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

  46. Yo me muero como viví

    I die as I lived

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Key vocabulary

como
likeB1
abajo
downA1
allá
thereA1
altares
altarsC1
boca
mouthA2
ícono
iconC1
salvarme
save me
cederme
yield
parnaso
Parnassus
rinconcito
corner

About this song

Silvio Rodríguez is a Cuban singer-songwriter associated with nueva trova and nueva canción. He is known for politically charged, lyric-driven protest songs set against tender folk balladry, and for helping define the style that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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El necio

Para no hacer de mi ícono pedazos

So I don't break my icon into pieces

Para salvarme entre únicos e impares

To save me among the unique and the odd

Para cederme lugar en su parnaso

To give me a place in their Parnassus

Para darme un rinconcito en sus altares

To grant me a little corner in their altars

Me vienen a convidar a arrepentirme

They come to invite me to regret

Me vienen a convidar a que no pierda

They come to invite me not to lose

Me vienen a convidar a indefinirme

They come to invite me to be undefined

Me vienen a convidar a tanta mierda

They come to invite me to so much crap

Yo no lo que es el destino

I don't know what destiny is

Caminando fui lo que fui

Walking, I was what I was

Allá Dios que será divino

There God will be divine

Yo me muero como viví

I die just as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die just as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die just as I lived

Yo quiero seguir jugando a lo perdido

I want to keep playing the lost game

Yo quiero ser a la zurda más que diestro

I want to be more left-handed than right-handed

Yo quiero hacer un congreso del unido

I want to hold a congress of the united

Yo quiero rezar a fondo un "hijo nuestro"

I want to pray deeply an 'Our Father'

Dirán que paso de moda la locura

They will say madness is out of style

Dirán que la gente es mala y no merece

They will say people are bad and don't deserve

Mas, yo partiré soñando travesuras

But I will leave dreaming of mischief

Acaso multiplicar panes y peces

Maybe multiplying loaves and fish

Yo no lo que es el destino

I don't know what fate is

Caminando fui lo que fui

Walking, I was who I was

Allá Dios, que será divino

There, God, what will be will be divine

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived

Yo me muero como viví, como viví

I die as I lived, as I lived

Yo me muero como viví, como viví

I die as I lived, as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die just like I lived

Dicen que me arrastraran por sobre rocas

They say they'll drag me over rocks

Cuando la revolución se venga abajo

When the revolution comes crashing down

Que machacarán mis manos y mi boca

That they'll crush my hands and my mouth

Que me arrancarán los ojos y el badajo

That they'll tear out my eyes and my clapper

Será que la necedad parió conmigo

Could it be that stubbornness was born with me

La necedad de lo que hoy resulta necio

The stubbornness of what today seems foolish

La necedad de asumir al enemigo

The stubbornness of facing the enemy

La necedad de vivir sin tener precio

The stubbornness of living without a price

Yo no lo que es el destino

I don’t know what destiny is

Caminando fui lo que fui

Walking, I became what I was

Allá Dios que será divino

Up there, God, what will be, will be divine

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived

Yo me muero como viví

I die as I lived