Cantar de cego

Blind Man's Song

Cantar de cego

Lost my beloved sight,Perdín a vista querida,
my candle went out;apagouse a miña vela;
for me, it's always nightpara min sempre é de noite
Madalena is leaving me!¡Vaiame a Madalena!

Lost my beloved sight,Perdín a vista querida,
the most precious gift;a prenda que mais valía;
I have nothing left to losenon me queda que perder
except for my life.astra que perda a vida.

I earn my breadVou ganando o meu panciño
making fun of myself;facendo mofa de min;
my tears for wineas miñas bágoas por viño
my pain for a violin.miña dor por violín.

Come, gentlemen, and listenVeñan señores e escoiten
I will make you forget your tearsfarei que esquezas as bágoas
for I know the best songsque eu sei os cantos mellores
and the strangest stories.e as historias mais estranas.

Eating without knowing what I eatComo sin saber qué como
and not being noticede astra non son reparado
that my hunger does not understandque a miña fame non compre
how to distinguish good from bad.distingui-lo bon do malo.

I will die any nightMorrerei calquera noite
with my clearest night;cá miña noite mais crara;
perhaps on top of a mountaincecais no cumio dun monte
the crows will make my bed.os corvos faranme a cama.