Paroles et traduction Silvio Rodríguez - Ese Hombre

Ese Hombre

Ese hombre que por hechos o por dichos
Es respetado tanto,
Ese hombre que por dichos o por hechos
Es festejado tanto,
Debiera olvidar que casi iba solo
Cuando desnudó aquella emoción
Que ahora es de todos,
Debiera olvidar que casi iba solo
Cuando conquistó el cetro que hoy
Le ciñen a coro.
Ese hombre que por hechos o por dichos
Es escuchado tanto,
Ese hombre que por dichos o por hechos
Es contemplado tanto,
Recuerde por qué, por qué es que le quieren,
Recuerde que ha partido de sí
En pos de otros seres,
Recuerde por qué, por qué es que le quieren,
Recuerde que da con una razón
Algo para deberes.
Ese hombre que por hechos o por dichos
Es amado tanto,
Ese hombre que por dichos o por hechos
Es alabado tanto,
Se cuide de sí, se cuide de él solo
Por qué hay un placer perverso en creer
Merecerlo todo,
Se cuide de sí, se cuide de él solo
Porqué el mismo don que lo levantó
Puede ahogarlo en lodo.

That Man

That man who is respected so
For his actions or his words,
That man who is celebrated so
For his words or his actions,
Should remember that he was almost alone
When he laid bare that emotion
Which now belongs to everyone,
Should remember that he was almost alone
When he won the scepter that today
They offer him in chorus.
That man who is heard so
For his actions or his words,
That man who is seen so
For his words or his actions,
Let him remember why, why it is they love him,
Let him remember that he has departed from himself
In search of other beings,
Let him remember why, why it is they love him,
Let him remember that he gives with a purpose
Something for duties.
That man who is loved so
For his actions or his words,
That man who is praised so
For his words or his actions,
Let him take care of himself, let him take care of himself alone
Because there is a perverse pleasure in believing
That you deserve everything,
Let him take care of himself, let him take care of himself alone
Because the same gift that lifted him up
Could drown him in mud.