Ruben Blades — Sebastian song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Sebastian" by Ruben Blades.
Lyrics
En cada barrio hay por lo menos un loco
El del nuestro se llamaba Sebastián
Lavaba carros y hacía de todo un poco
Para ganarse el pan.
Sebastián tenia una novia imaginaria
Y con ella discutía sin cesar
Se ataba al cuello una capa hecha de trapos
y corriendo por las calles lo escuchabamos gritar:
Sebastián si me quieres conquistar
Solo las estrellas bastarán, solo las estrellas bastarán
En cada loco hay por lo menos un sueño
Ser amado era el ideal de Sebastian
Con papel, lata, cartón y mucho empeño
Comenzo su plan
Por amor alucinando implacable fue creando
La mas grande super nave espacial
Para irse con su novia de nuestro barrio de mierda
Hacia el mundo sideal
En cada sueño hay por lo menos 1 drama
Y entre angustias se enredaba Sebastián
Una noche cuando con el cielo hablaba
Sobre el orizonte vióuna luz cruzar
Felíz, gritó: espérame!
Y lo vi correr lanzandose en el mar
Tratando aquel destello recobrar
porque solo las estrellas bastarán
(solo las estrellas bastarán)
(Sebastián!)
(Sebastián!)
Sobre la arena sucia de la playa del mercado
hay una baina que parece un proyectil
De sus alas cuelga una capa de trapos
De su sombra una soledad sin fin
Su novia imaginaria aún lo espera
En las noches hace guardia frente al mar
Nadie la conquistara
A ninguna otra ilución se entregará
Fiel al loco que le dio la eternidad
Porque solo las estrellas bastarán
(solo las estrellas bastarán)
(solo las estrellas bastarán)
(Sebastián!)
(Sebastián!)
Lyrics translation
In every neighborhood there is at least one madman
Our guy's name was Sebastian.
I washed cars and did everything a little
To earn a living.
Sebastian had an imaginary girlfriend
And he argued with her endlessly
A cloak made of rags was tied around his neck
and running through the streets we heard him scream:
Sebastian If you want to conquer me
Only the stars will suffice, only the stars will suffice
In every madman there is at least one dream
Being loved was Sebastian's ideal
With paper, tin, cardboard and lots of effort
He started his plan
For love hallucinating implacable was creating
The largest super spaceship
To leave with his girlfriend from our shitty neighborhood
Towards the sideal world
In each dream there is at least 1 drama
And in anguish Sebastian was entangled
One night when I was talking to the sky
Over the horizon he saw a light cross
Happy, he shouted: WAIT for me!
And I saw him run into the sea
Trying that flash recover
because only the stars will suffice
(only the stars will suffice)
(Sebastian!)
(Sebastian!)
On the dirty sand of the market Beach
there's a hole that looks like a projectile.
From its wings hangs a layer of rags
From his shadow an endless loneliness
His imaginary girlfriend is still waiting for him.
In the evenings, he guards in front of the sea
No one will conquer her
To no other illusion shall be given
Faithful to the madman who gave him eternity
Because only the stars will suffice
(only the stars will suffice)
(only the stars will suffice)
(Sebastian!)
(Sebastian!)