Honrar La Vida
Mercedes Sosa
Honoring Life
No! To remain and pass by
It's not to endure, it's not to exist
Nor to honor life!
There are so many ways of not being
So much consciousness without knowing
Numb
To deserve life, it's not to be silent and consent
So many repeated injustices
It's a virtue, it's dignity
And it's the attitude of identity
More defined!
That of lasting and passing by
Doesn't give us the right to boast
Because it's not the same as living
Honoring life!
No! To remain and pass by
Doesn't always suggest
Honoring life!
There's so much small vanity
In our foolish humanity
Blinded
To deserve life is to stand up vertically
Beyond evil, beyond falls
It's the same as giving truth
And our own freedom
The welcome!
That of lasting and passing by
Doesn't give us the right to boast
Because it's not the same as living
Honoring life!
