El Vagabundo
Silvio Rodriguez
The Drifter
I know a drifter from space
He roams the universe on his asteroid
No orbit, no port, no departure
He covered his loneliness with all the cold
Of his life
One day a bird came to his island
Inside a bottle that fit in his hand
It was sad to see him, all curled up
Singing to the silence with no reply
No meaning
The drifter never heard his bird
And he watched it sing through the glass
Until one day his dream took over
And freed it from the white suit
Of animals
The bird floated until it froze
Like the drifter's tears
Then he put the bird in the cage
And let it go to the fate it came with
Never understanding
What happened
