Sobreviviendo

They asked me how I lived, they asked me
Surviving I said, surviving
I have a poem written more than a thousand times
In it I always repeat that while someone

Proposes death, on this earth
And weapons are made for war
I will walk these fields surviving

Everyone facing danger surviving
Sad and wandering men, surviving
Surviving, surviving
Surviving, surviving

It's been a long time since I laughed, how long ago
And I used to laugh like a goldfinch
I have a certain memory that hurts me
And I can't forget about the Falklands

So much tragedy on this earth
Now that I want to laugh, I can barely do it
I no longer have the laughter like a goldfinch

Nor the peace of the January pine trees
I walk through this world surviving
Surviving, surviving
Surviving, surviving

I no longer want to be just a survivor
I want to choose the day for my death
I have young flesh, red blood
Good teeth and an urgent dream

I want the life of my offspring
I don't want to see a day when they are protesting
For peace in the world to the animals

How I would laugh on that crazy day
Them protesting for life
And us barely surviving

Surviving, surviving
Surviving, surviving
Surviving, surviving