Paroles et traduction Cristian Castro - Poema al cantante

Poema al cantante

Si en tus enojos decides castigar al que ha cantado
cuando haya quebrantado tu Ley Santa.
Haz que le ahogue el llanto de sus ojos,
haz que padezca triste y desolado.
Siembra abrojos debajo de sus plantas,
ponle canas y arrugas en la frente,
pero dèjale voz en la garganta…
Porque bien sabes tú, Dios providente,
que aunque todo lo sufra humildemente;
ya no podra vivir… si ya no canta.

Poem to the Singer

If in your anger you choose to punish the one who has sung,
when he has broken your Holy Law.
Let his eyes drown in tears,
let him suffer sad and desolate.
Sow thorns beneath his feet,
put gray hairs and wrinkles on his forehead,
but leave him a voice in his throat...
For you well know, provident God,
that even if he suffers everything humbly;
he will no longer be able to live... if he no longer sings.