Silvio Rodríguez

La gaviota lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Advanced

Released

1982

Length

4:43

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1. Corrian los dias de fines de guerra

   The days of ceasefire were passing by

2. y habia un soldado regresando intacto:

   and there was a soldier returning unscathed:

3. intacto del frio mortal de la tierra,

   unscathed from the cold, deadly earth,

4. intacto de flores de horror en su cuarto.

   unscathed from flowers of horror in his room.

5. Elevó los ojos, respiró profundo,

   He lifted his eyes, took a deep breath,

6. la palabra cielo se hizo en su boca

   the word 'sky' formed in his mouth

7. y como si no hubiera mas en el mundo

   and as if there were nothing else in the world

8. por el firmamento pasó una gaviota.

   a seagull passed through the firmament.

9. Gaviota, gaviota, vals del equilibrio,

   Seagull, seagull, waltz of balance,

10. cadencia increible, llamada en el hombro.

    incredible cadence, a call on his shoulder.

11. Gaviota, gaviota, blancura del lirio,

    Seagull, seagull, whiteness of the lily,

12. aire y bailarina, gaviota de asombro.

    air and dancer, seagull of wonder.

13. ¿A dónde te marchas, canción de la brisa,

    Where are you going, song of the breeze,

14. tan rapida, tan detenida,

    so fast, so still,

15. disparo en la sien y metralla en la risa,

    a shot to the temple and shrapnel in laughter,

16. gaviota que pasa y se lleva la vida?

    seagull that passes and takes away life?

17. Corrian los dias de fines de guerra,

    The days ran at the end of war,

18. pasó una gaviota volando, volando

    a seagull flew by, flying, flying

19. lento, como un tiempo de amor que se cierra,

    slowly, like a moment of love that closes,

20. imperio de ala, de cielo y de cuando.

    empire of wing, of sky and of when.

21. Gaviota, gaviota, vals del equilibrio,

    Seagull, seagull, waltz of balance,

22. cadencia increible, llamada en el hombro.

    incredible cadence, a call on the shoulder.

23. Gaviota, gaviota, blancura del lirio,

    Seagull, seagull, whiteness of the lily,

24. aire y bailarina, gaviota de asombro.

    air and dancer, seagull of wonder.

25. Corrian los dias de fines de guerra,

    Days ran on after the end of war,

26. pasó una gaviota volando

    a seagull flew by,

27. y el que anduvo intacto rodó por la tierra:

    and the one who stood untouched fell to the ground:

28. huérfano, desnudo, herido, sangrando.

    orphaned, bare, wounded, bleeding.

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