Pobre Del Cantor
Pablo Milanés
Lyrics
Translation
Pobre del cantor de nuestros días
Woe to the singer of our days
Que no arriesgue su cuerda por no arriesgar su vida.
Who doesn't risk his vocal cord for fear of risking his life.
Pobre del cantor que nunca sepa
Woe to the singer who never knows
Que fuimos la semilla y hoy somos esta vida.
That we were the seed and today we are this life.
Pobre del cantor que un día la historia
Woe to the singer that one day history
Lo borre sin la gloria de haber tocado espinas.
Erases him without the glory of having touched thorns.
Pobre del cantor que fue marcado
Woe to the singer who was marked
Para sufrir un poco y hoy está derrotado.
To suffer a little and today is defeated.
Pobre del cantor que a sus informes
Woe to the singer whose reports
Les borren hasta el nombre con copias asesinas.
They erase even the name with murderous copies.
Pobre del cantor que no se alce
Woe to the singer who does not rise
Y siga hacia adelante con más canto y más vida.
And continues forward with more singing and more life.
Pobre del cantor que no halle el modo
Woe to the singer who does not find the way
De tener bien seguro su proceder con todos.
To have his conduct secure with everyone.
Pobre del cantor que no se imponga
Woe to the singer who does not impose himself
Con su canción de gloria, con embarres y lodos.
With his song of glory, with muck and mud.