La Guitarra Del Joven Soldado

The guitar of the young soldier
is freckled and discreet;
it's so shy that it only sings
after ten o'clock.
When they play Silence,
she waits an hour
and slips away, tiptoeing,
and in the woods, under a tree,
she releases her love and faith to the wind.
The guitar of the young soldier
is a recruit too.

The guitar of the young soldier
reveals secrets;
it unravels for a glance
in love arpeggios.
Every moment asks for tunes and melodies,
songs he never heard before,
and always searching, he wakes up,
trying to find a better chord.
The guitar of the young soldier
didn't sleep tonight either.

The guitar of the young soldier
is the jealous lover
who will follow him
in joy and also in tears,
but always helping to live.
The guitar of the young soldier
is his best rifle.