Lo que Quisiste Ser

Silvio Rodriguez Silvio Rodriguez

What You Wanted to Be

What does a human being need
not to stray from oneself?
How far is my hand
from the people I knew?
What has truth lacked
to want to disguise it?
Why does a jester fill the place
where there was room for love?
Why do we pretend confusion
until we lose our reason?
In short, I don't know how to say
that everything has returned to normal
only if I know that you are no longer
what you wanted to be.

When my eyes turn into air
with sadness I think of the sea
because my time is your distance
covered to forget
and I see a drawing of love
jumping over a colorless sky
searching for a world to trace
one anxiety and another anxiety
sea laughter made of crayon
because whoever learns to draw
in short, I don't know how to say
that the song has been ruined
only if I know that you are no longer
what you wanted to be.

I see your arms that have carried
a thousand ornaments on their skin
and have forgotten even that they were
a story of dawn
and you, in order to shine
leave human magic behind and go
to play another role
pretending to defer
I don't know if it's desperation
or humble resignation
in short, I don't know what to call
that version of a peacock
only if I know that you are no longer
what you wanted to be.

  1. Óleo de Una Mujer Con Sombrero
  2. Ojalá
  3. La Maza
  4. Quién Fuera
  5. Canción Del Elegido
  6. Angel Para Un Final
  7. Mujer Con Sombrero
  8. El Necio
  9. Rabo de Nube
  10. Sueño Con Serpientes
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