Paroles et traduction Tony Avila - Balsero

Balsero

Tengo un amigo balsero
Que se fue por baradero
En un madreo con poliespuma
Allá por el mes de enero

Que no salio de Sevilla
Que no era un gran bucanero
No tenía brújula ni astrolabio
Y mucho menos dinero

Oye bien... que bien

Tengo un amigo balsero
Que titubeo en la frontera
Cantando guantanamera y el manicero

Dejo un amor en la arena
A nombre de la fortuna
Y con ese combustible se fue a la juman

No es un problema jurisdiccional
Solo tenía sueños de ultramar
Nunca le dijo Castro a Fidel

Solo era un personaje sin papel
Que se tomaba en serio lo de izar
Las velas que a su juicio le harían bien
A su bolsillo, a su escalera y a su nivel

Es tan antiguo aquello de emigrar
El hombre siempre alguna vez partió
Amén de su Gobierno y de su estatus quo

Como le pongo al gato el cascavel
Yo que me quedo en este litoral
No es mi enemigo todo el que se fue
A su bolsillo, a su escalera y a su nivel

Tengo un amigo balsero
De donde crece la palma
Tuvo esperanza en el bombo
Y perdió la calma

Y aqui me ven con Elpido Valdéz
Si es que hay un pato Donald por allá
Que nunca entenderá como a Valdéz
Con ese ingles

Son tantas las maneras de emigrar
Y ya lo dijo Frank alguna vez
A cuenta y riesgo yo me quedaré
Con mi bolsillo, con mi escalera, con mi nivel

(Y dice el coro)

Que se vaya el que se vaya
Que se quede el que se quede (caminaló)
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Aunque la nave no llegue
Aunque eso sobre en el mar
El hombre siempre a emigrado
De aquí y del más allá

Que se vaya el que se vaya (que se vaya)
Que se quede el que se quede (o si quiere que se quede)
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Y el que tiene,
Tiene un leopardo un abirgo
En su monte seco y pardo
Yo tengo mas que el leopardo
Porque tengo un buen amigo

Que se vaya el que se vaya (un amigo balsero)
Que se quede el que se quede (que se fue por baradero)
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Mas allá de la frontera
Del que se va o el que viene
Soy cubano donde quiera
Aunque la nave no llegue

Que se vaya el que se vaya
Que se quede el que se quede (ahí na' ma')
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Llevo la musica adentro
El alma y el corazón
Yo te canto un son en cuba
Y en la juman un rock and roll
Que dice

"Mi mamá me enseñó
A bailar el rock and roll
(Yo querer decir, yo querer decir)

Le voy a dar la vuelta al mundo
Montado en un barquito... ito
Pero yo quiero mirar pa' Cuba
Pa' cantar ese corito (que dice así)"

Que se vaya el que se vaya (repitelo)
Que se quede el que se quede (oye como va)
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Aunque la nave no lleve
Aunque se hunda en el mar
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Y es que yo me quedo en Cuba
Porque a mi me encanta Cuba
Esa es mi Tierra
Lo malo son los extremos
Aunque la nave no llegue

Rafter

I have a friend, a rafter,
Who left via Baradero,
On a makeshift raft of Styrofoam,
Back in the month of January.

He wasn't from Seville,
Nor was he a great buccaneer,
He had no compass or astrolabe,
And even less money, my dear.

Listen closely... oh so well...

I have a friend, a rafter,
Who hesitated at the border,
Singing "Guantanamera" and "El Manisero".

He left a love on the sand,
In the name of fortune's call,
And with that fuel, he ventured forth, all in all.

It's not a jurisdictional matter,
He just had dreams of distant shores,
He never told Castro to Fidel,

He was just a character with no role,
Who took seriously the act of raising,
The sails that in his view would do well,
For his pocket, his ladder, and his level.

Emigrating is such an ancient thing,
Man has always departed at some point,
Regardless of his government and its status quo, sweet girl.

Like putting a bell on a cat,
Me, who remains on this coast,
I don't consider everyone who left an enemy,
Seeking their pocket, their ladder, and their level.

I have a friend, a rafter,
From where the palm trees grow,
He had hope in the lottery,
And lost his calm, you know.

And here I am with Elpido Valdéz,
If there's a Donald Duck over there,
He'll never understand how Valdéz,
With that English he speaks, I swear.

There are so many ways to emigrate,
And Frank already said it once,
At my own risk, I will stay,
With my pocket, my ladder, and my level, my love.

(And the chorus says)

Let those who leave, leave,
Let those who stay, stay (caminaló),
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, oh no.

Even if the ship doesn't arrive,
Even if it's lost at sea,
Man has always emigrated,
From here and beyond, you see.

Let those who leave, leave (let them go),
Let those who stay, stay (or if they want to stay),
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, they say.

And the one who has,
Has a leopard, a coat,
On his dry and brown mountain,
I have more than the leopard,
Because I have a good friend, you bet.

Let those who leave, leave (a rafter friend),
Let those who stay, stay (who left via Baradero),
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, my dear.

Beyond the border,
Of those who go or those who come,
I am Cuban wherever I am,
Even if the ship doesn't come.

Let those who leave, leave,
Let those who stay, stay (that's it),
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, it's true.

I carry the music within,
The soul and the heart,
I sing you a son in Cuba,
And in the Yuma a rock and roll, a work of art.
That says

"My mama taught me,
To dance rock and roll,
(I mean to say, I mean to say)

I'm gonna travel the world,
Riding on a little boat... ito,
But I want to look back at Cuba,
To sing that little chorus (that goes like this)"

Let those who leave, leave (repeat it),
Let those who stay, stay (listen how it goes),
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, who knows?

Even if the ship doesn't carry,
Even if it sinks in the sea,
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, you see.

And it's that I stay in Cuba,
Because I love Cuba,
That's my Land,
The bad thing is the extremes,
Even if the ship doesn't arrive, understand?