| You’re tired and you’re poor,
| Estás cansado y eres pobre,
|
| you long to be free,
| anhelas ser libre,
|
| but in this Godforsaken land
| pero en esta tierra abandonada de Dios
|
| you find no home, no family
| no encuentras casa, ni familia
|
| on the many roads that you’ve wandered
| en los muchos caminos que has vagado
|
| since the day of your birth.
| desde el día de tu nacimiento.
|
| You’ve become one of the last,
| Te has convertido en uno de los últimos,
|
| lonely and wretched.
| solo y miserable.
|
| Your hair is matted,
| Tu cabello está enmarañado,
|
| your face and hands are dirty,
| tu cara y tus manos están sucias,
|
| and the years that you’ve toiled
| y los años que has trabajado
|
| must number somewhere near thirty.
| debe sumar cerca de treinta.
|
| The deepening of a sadness
| La profundización de una tristeza
|
| broke finally into madness.
| estalló finalmente en la locura.
|
| You are truly one of the last,
| Eres verdaderamente uno de los últimos,
|
| lonely and wretched.
| solo y miserable.
|
| Your eyes are wild and frightening
| Tus ojos son salvajes y aterradores.
|
| at the same time they are blessed
| al mismo tiempo son bendecidos
|
| and I wonder if God died,
| y me pregunto si Dios murió,
|
| turned his back or only just rested.
| dio la espalda o solo descansó.
|
| And you walked out on the seventh day
| Y te marchaste el séptimo día
|
| through the big gates and on your way
| a través de las grandes puertas y en tu camino
|
| to become one of the last,
| ser uno de los últimos,
|
| lonely and wretched.
| solo y miserable.
|
| For once you were a child.
| Por una vez fuiste un niño.
|
| Your cheeks were red,
| Tus mejillas estaban rojas,
|
| you were well fed.
| estabas bien alimentado.
|
| You laughed and played
| te reías y jugabas
|
| till you got teary,
| hasta que te pusiste a llorar,
|
| ran to your mother
| corrió hacia tu madre
|
| when you were weary.
| cuando estabas cansado.
|
| But somewhere you were forsaken
| Pero en algún lugar fuiste abandonado
|
| alone I’ll not bear the blame
| solo no tendré la culpa
|
| and somehow all was taken,
| y de alguna manera todo fue tomado,
|
| your mind, your body, your name.
| tu mente, tu cuerpo, tu nombre.
|
| Forgive us our unkindness,
| Perdónanos nuestra falta de amabilidad,
|
| our desertion and our blindness,
| nuestra deserción y nuestra ceguera,
|
| with you, all the last,
| contigo, todo lo último,
|
| lonely and wretched.
| solo y miserable.
|
| Forgive us, all the last,
| Perdónanos, todo lo último,
|
| lonely and wretched.
| solo y miserable.
|
| ‚© 1970, 1971 Chandos Music (ASCAP) | ‚© 1970, 1971 Música Chandos (ASCAP) |