Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos

Shakira
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Perteneciste a una raza antigua

You belonged to an ancient race

De pies descalzos y de sueños blancos

Barefoot and with white dreams

Fuiste polvo, polvo eres, piensa

You were dust, dust you are, think

Que el hierro siempre, al calor, es blando

That iron always, in heat, is soft


Tú mordiste la manzana

You bit the apple

Y renunciaste al paraíso

And renounced paradise

Y condenaste a una serpiente

And condemned a snake

Siendo tú el que así lo quiso

Being the one who wanted it that way


Por milenios y milenios

For millennia and millennia

Permaneciste desnudo

You remained naked

Y te enfrentaste a dinosaurios

And faced dinosaurs

Bajo un techo y sin escudo

Under a roof and without a shield


Y ahora estás aquí

And now you're here

Queriendo ser feliz

Wanting to be happy

Cuando no te importó un pepino tu destino

When you didn't give a damn about your destiny


Perteneciste a una raza antigua

You belonged to an ancient race

De pies descalzos y de sueños blancos

Barefoot and with white dreams

Fuiste polvo, polvo eres, piensa

You were dust, dust you are, think

Que el hierro siempre, al calor, es blando

That iron always, in heat, is soft


Construiste un mundo exacto

You built a precise world

De acabados tan perfectos

With finishes so perfect

Cada cosa calculada

Everything calculated

En su espacio y a su tiempo

In its space and time


Yo, que soy un caos completo

I, who am complete chaos

Las entradas, las salidas

The entrances, the exits

Los nombres y las medidas

The names and measurements

No me caben en los sesos

Don't fit in my brain


Y ahora estás aquí

And now you're here

Queriendo ser feliz

Wanting to be happy

Cuando no te importó un pepino tu destino

When you didn't give a damn about your destiny


Perteneciste a una raza antigua

You belonged to an ancient race

De pies descalzos y de sueños blancos

Barefoot and with white dreams

Fuiste polvo, polvo eres, piensa

You were dust, dust you are, think

Que el hierro siempre, al calor, es

That iron always, in heat, is


Perteneciste a una raza antigua

You belonged to an ancient race

De pies descalzos y de sueños blancos

Barefoot and with white dreams

Fuiste polvo, polvo eres, piensa

You were dust, dust you are, think

Que el hierro siempre, al calor, es blando

That iron always, in heat, is soft


Saludar al vecino, acostarse a una hora

Greet the neighbor, go to bed at a certain hour

Trabajar cada día, para vivir en la vida

Work every day, to live in life

Y contestar solo aquello y sentir solo esto

And answer only that and feel only this

Y que Dios nos ampare de malos pensamientos

And may God protect us from evil thoughts


Cumplir con las tareas, asistir al colegio

Complete the tasks, attend school

¿Qué diría la familia si eres un fracasado?

What would the family say if you're a failure?

Ponte siempre zapatos, no hagas ruido en la mesa

Always wear shoes, don't make noise at the table

Usa medias veladas y corbata en las fiestas

Use sheer stockings and a tie at parties


Las mujeres se casan siempre antes de treinta

Women always marry before thirty

Si no, vestirán santos, y aunque así no lo quieran

If not, they'll dress saints, even if they don't want to

Y en la fiesta de quince, es mejor no olvidar

And at the age of fifteen, it's better not to forget

Una fina champaña y bailar bien el vals

A fine champagne and dance the waltz well


Y bailar bien el vals

And dance the waltz well

Moderated by Lucia Flores
Tegucigalpa, Honduras September 9, 2025
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