Silvio Rodríguez
El viento eres tú lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1996
- Length
- 3:58
A veces entra en el bosque un silbido veloz
Sometimes a swift whistle enters the woods
Que recorre fugaz la penumbra y la luz
That swiftly glides through the shadows and the light
Y los árboles fríos del bosque soy yo
And the cold trees of the forest are me
Todas las copas se postran a fin de existir
All the treetops bow down to exist
De no hacerlo, deshechas habrían de morir
If they don't, they would perish undone
Y ese viento que trae la muerte eres tú
And that wind that brings death is you
Eres la llama que abraza la flor
You are the flame that embraces the flower
Y la violencia del fiero huracán
And the violence of the fierce hurricane
La sombra oscura que sigue mi amor
The dark shadow that follows my love
¿Por qué?, ¿por qué tú sigues?, di
Why?, why do you keep going?, tell me
Matando este amor que hoy dejas
Killing this love that you leave today
Eres la llama que abraza la flor
You are the flame that embraces the flower
Y la violencia del fiero huracán
And the violence of the fierce hurricane
La sombra oscura que sigue mi amor
The dark shadow that follows my love
¿Por qué?, ¿por qué tú sigues?, di
Why?, why do you continue?, tell me
Matando este amor que hoy dejas
Killing this love that you leave today
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Key vocabulary
- silbido
- whistleC1
- entra
- enter
- recorre
- traverse
- violencia
- violenceB2
- fiero
- fierceB1
- sombra
- shadowB2
- matando
- killing
- dejas
- you leaveA2
- árboles
- treesA1
- viento
- windA1
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.