Victor Manuel — Asturias song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Asturias" by Victor Manuel.
Lyrics
Asturias, si yo pudiera,
si yo supiera cantarte.
Asturias verde de montes
y negra de minerales.
Yo soy un hombre del sur;
polvo, sol, fatiga y hambre
hambre de pan y horizontes,
hambre.
Bajo la piel resacada
ríos sólidos de sangre
y el corazón asfixiado
sin vez para aliviarte.
Los hombros viejos,
los ojos ciegos de tanto mirarte
sin verte Asturias lejana
hija de mi misma madre.
Dos veces, dos has tenido
ocasión para jugarte
la vida en una partida
y las dos te las jugaste.
Quién derribará ese árbol
de Asturias ya sin ramaje
desnudo, seco, clavado;
con su raiz entrañable.
Corre por toda España
crispándonos de coraje
miras obreros del mundo
su silueta de recortarse.
Contra ese cielo impacible
verte tan inquebrantable
firme sobre roca firme
herida vibra su carne.
Millones de puños gritan
su cólera por los aires
millones de corazones
golpean contra tus cárceles.
Prepara tu salto último
líbida muerte cobarde
prepara tu último salto
que Asturias está aguardándote.
Sola en mitad de la tierra
hija de mi misma madre.
Sola en mitad de la tierra
hija de mi misma madre.
Lyrics translation
Asturias, if I could,
if I could sing to you.
Asturias verde de montes
and Mineral Black.
I am a man of the South;
dust, Sun, fatigue and hunger
hunger for bread and horizons,
hunger.
Under the skin hung over
solid rivers of blood
and the heart suffocated
no time to relieve you.
Old shoulders,
the blind eyes of so much looking at you
without seeing you Asturias far away
daughter of my own mother.
Twice, twice you've had
opportunity to play
life in a game
and you played them both.
Who's gonna knock that tree down?
of Asturias already without branches
naked, dry, nailed;
with its endearing root.
Run all over Spain
twitching with courage
you look at workers of the world
her silhouette cropped.
Against that impatient Sky
to see you so unshakable
firm on firm Rock
wound vibrates his flesh.
Millions of fists scream
his anger in the air
millions of hearts
they hit your jails.
Prepare your last jump
libido death coward
prepare your last jump
that Asturias is waiting for you.
Alone in the middle of the Earth
daughter of my own mother.
Alone in the middle of the Earth
daughter of my own mother.