No Claudiques
Arturo Benavides
Don't Give Up
When things go wrong
As they sometimes do;
When your road is a steep climb
With much to struggle through
When you have little to hold
But much to pay
And you need to smile
Even when you have to cry
When things go wrong
As they sometimes do;
When your road is a steep climb
With much to struggle through
When the pain overwhelms you
And you can't bear it anymore
You may need to rest
But never give up
Amid the shadows of doubt
Whether silver or dark
Triumph may well arise
Not the failure you feared
And your ignorance cannot
Imagine how close
The good you desire
And consider so far away
Fight, fight even when you have
More to endure in the struggle
When everything is worse
We must insist more!
When things go wrong
As they sometimes do;
When your road is a steep climb
With much to struggle through
When the pain overwhelms you
And you can't bear it anymore
You may need to rest
But never give up
Amid the shadows of doubt
Whether silver or dark
Triumph may well arise
Not the failure you feared
And your ignorance cannot
Imagine how close
The good you desire
And consider so far away
Fight, fight even when you have
More to endure in the struggle
When everything is worse
We must insist more!
(If in the fight destiny knocks you down,
If everything in your path is uphill,
If your smile is a fulfilled desire,
If there is excessive work and vile harvest,
If your wealth is opposed by dams,
Take a break, but don't give up!)
