El astronónomo que no podía ver el cielo

The astronomer who couldn't see the sky

El astronónomo que no podía ver el cielo

Since he was a kid, he daydreamedYa desde niño soñaba despierto
Like floating on distant planetsComo flotando en remotos planetas
Imagining himself through the universeSe imaginaba por el universo
Traveling alone, riding a cometViajando solo, montando un cometa

They saw him as a weirdoLo veían como a un bicho extraño
The cosmic sheep of the flockLa oveja cósmica del rebaño
They pressured him to focusLo hostigaban a que se concentrara
And not think about those weird things anymoreY que no pensara más en esas cosas raras

But his mind was in a black holePero su mente estaba en un agujero negro
Bright and shining like a starBrillante y refulgente como un lucero
Like eclipsed by that vile touchComo eclipsada por ese vil manoseo
Talking with Copernicus and GalileoHablando con Copérnico y con Galileo

From Orion to the Southern CrossDesde Orión a la Cruz del Sur
From Andromeda to the Big DipperDesde Andrómeda a la Osa Mayor
In school, he failed because they said he wasEn el colegio reprobaba porque le decían que estaba
On the Moon, not paying attentionEn la Luna sin prestar atención

Life wasn't easy for him, no (no-oh-oh-oh)La vida no se le hizo fácil, no (no-oh-oh-oh)
And the ungrateful reality once betrayed himY la ingrata realidad alguna vez lo delató
Lost in his constellationPerdido en su constelación
And despair was winning him overY le ganaba el desconsuelo
But it was worse for the astronomer who couldn't see the skyPero peor le fue al astrónomo que no podía ver el cielo

He took refuge every night in his own galaxySe refugiaba cada noche en su propia galaxia
He was a Skywalker by definitionYa era un Skywalker por antonomasia
Running from routine like he was fed upHuyendo de la rutina como hastiado
With the energy of E=MC squaredCon la energía de M por C al cuadrado

For his people, this was torturePara su gente, esto era un suplicio
And at work, they complained about his lazinessY en el empleo se quejaban por su ocio
His family abandoned him on a solsticeSu familia lo abandonó en un solsticio
And they fired him from work at an equinoxY del trabajo lo echaron en un equinoccio

But he was already so many light-years awayPero él ya estaba a tantos años luz
And he had never been so happyY nunca había sido tan feliz
Though at that point, he knew everything was falling apart for himAunque a esa altura ya sabía que todo le iba en caída
And they wanted to destroy his universeY su universo querían destruir

Life wasn't easy for him, no (no-oh-oh-oh)La vida no se le hizo fácil, no (no-oh-oh-oh)
And the ungrateful reality once betrayed himY la ingrata realidad alguna vez lo delató
Lost in his constellationPerdido en su constelación
And despair was winning him overY le ganaba el desconsuelo
But it was worse for the astronomer who couldn't see the skyPero peor le fue al astrónomo que no podía ver el cielo

And they told him that if he continued with those visionsY le dijeron que de continuar con esas visiones
He would be broken by problems and complicationsLo quebrarían los problemas y las complicaciones
They gave him tranquilizers of every colorLe dieron tranquilizantes de todos colores
To silence the voice that shouted to hin: Eppur si muovePara acallar la voz que le gritaba: Eppur si muove

And his light faded like the Sun of the futureY su luz se fue apagando como el Sol del futuro
And his passion cooled down like Uranus and NeptuneY su pasión se fue enfriando como Urano y Neptuno
Every shining star has its timeA toda estrella radiante le llega su hora
And his ilussion exploded like a supernovaY su ilusión le explotó como una supernova

Lost in his constellationPerdido en su constelación
And despair was winning him overY le ganaba el desconsuelo
But it was worse for the astronomer who couldn't see the skyPero peor le fue al astrónomo que no podía ver el cielo
But it was worse for the astronomer who couldn't see the skyPero peor le fue al astrónomo que no podía ver el cielo