Causas y Azares

Causes and Hazards

Causas y Azares

When Pedro went out to his windowCuando pedro salió a su ventana
He didn't know, my love, he didn't knowNo sabía, mi amor, no sabía
That the light of that clear morningQue la luz de esa clara mañana
Was the light of his last day.Era luz de su último día.
And the causes were closing in on himY las causas lo fueron cercando
Everyday, invisible.Cotidianas, invisibles.
And chance was entangling himY el azar se le iba enredando
Powerful, invincible.Poderoso, invencible.

When Juan returned to his bedCuando juan regresaba a su lecho
He didn't know, oh beloved soulNo sabía, oh alma querida
That in the rainy and roofless nightQue en la noche lluviosa y sin techo
The love of his life awaited him.Lo esperaba el amor de su vida.
And the causes were closing in on himY las causas lo fueron cercando
Everyday, invisible.Cotidianas, invisibles.
And chance was entangling himY el azar se le iba enredando
Powerful, invincible.Poderoso, invencible.

When this verse I sing endsCuando acabe este verso que canto
I don't know, I don't know, my motherYo no sé, yo no sé, madre mía
If peace or terror awaits me;Si me espera la paz o el espanto;
If the now or the still.Si el ahora o si el todavía.
For the causes are closing in on mePues las causas me andan cercando
Everyday, invisible.Cotidianas, invisibles.
And chance is entangling meY el azar se me viene enredando
Powerful, invincible.Poderoso, invencible.