Silvio Rodríguez
Si el poeta eres tu lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Length
- 2:14
Sí el poeta eres tú,
Yes, the poet is you,
como dijo el poeta,
as the poet said,
y el que ha tumbado estrellas
and the one who has toppled stars
en mil noches
in a thousand nights
de lluvias coloridas eres tú,
of colorful rains is you,
Qué tengo yo que hablarte Comandante?
What do I have to tell you, Commander?
si el que asomó al futuro su perfil
if the one who revealed the future's silhouette
y lo estrenó con voces de fusil
and debuted it with voices of rifles
fuiste tu guerrero para siempre
was you, warrior forever
tiempo eterno.
eternal time.
Qué puedo yo cantarte Comandante?
What can I sing for you, Commander?
en vano busco en mi guitarra tu dolor
In vain, I search in my guitar for your pain
y en mi jardín ya todo es bello no hay temor.
And in my garden, everything is beautiful, there’s no fear.
Qué puedo yo dejarte Comandante?
What can I leave you, Commander?
que no sea cambiar mi guitarra por tu suerte
But to trade my guitar for your fate
o negarle una canción al sol
Or deny a song to the sun
o morir sin amor
Or die without love
Qué puedo yo cantarte Comandante?
What can I sing for you, Commander?
si el poeta eres tú
If the poet is you
como dijo el poeta
As the poet said
y el que ha tumbado estrellas
and the one who has knocked down stars
en mil noches de lluvias coloridas eres tú.
in a thousand nights of colorful rains is you.
Qué puedo yo cantarte Comandante?
What can I sing for you, Commander?
Key vocabulary
- busco
- searchB2
- guerrero
- warriorB2
- lluvias
- rainsA2
- como
- as; like; howB1
- voces
- voicesB1
- cambiar
- changeA1
- canción
- songA1
- guitarra
- guitarA1
- hay
- there isA1
- jardín
- gardenA1
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.