El Diablo Es un Ser Orgulloso

The Devil Is a Proud Being

El Diablo Es un Ser Orgulloso

The Devil Is a Proud BeingEl Diablo Es un Ser Orgulloso

The devil is a starched gentlemanEl diablo es un señor almidonado
Who never forgets his coat and hatQue nunca olvida el saco y el sombrero
Who lives in a house with closetsQue vive en una casa con placares
To hide fear and the belongingsPara esconder el miedo y lo ajeno

The devil is as correct as hungerEl diablo es tan correcto como el hambre
Perfect and orderly as fraudPerfecto y ordenado como el fraude
Sometimes he has a belly, and if he doesn'tA veces tiene panza y si no tiene
He is bald like all his pleasuresEs calvo como todos sus placeres

The devil has a tail but hides itEl diablo tiene cola más la esconde
In a thick black briefcaseEn grueso portafolio color negro
Where he also carries the documentsDonde lleva también los documentos
That authorize him to kill the peopleQue lo autorizan a matar al pueblo

The devil puts his soul in the standsEl diablo pone el alma en las tribunas
And listens to the speeches of the deadY escucha los discursos de los muertos
He crawls proudly through historySe arrastra con orgullo por la historia
And lies down with very poor memoriesY se acuesta con pobrísimos recuerdos

The devil gets up very earlyEl diablo se levanta muy temprano
Tired of the comfort that chains himCansado del confort que lo encadena
And runs through the streets in a hurryY corre por las calles presuroso
To share his cunning and his sorrowDe compartir su astillo y su pena

I have seen him many times like youLo he visto muchas veces como ustedes
In the mirror and in anyone's pocketEn el espejo y el bolsillo de cualquiera
In the insurance that secures everythingEn el seguro que asegura todo
Except peace, light, springMenos la paz, la luz, la primavera

I have seen him walk beside meLo he visto caminar al lado mío
And measure morality and skirtsY medir la moral y las polleras
Decide the size of happinessDecidir el tamaño de la dicha
Justice, honor, and ideasLa justicia, el honor y las ideas

I have seen him many times but nowLo he visto muchas veces pero ahora
My joy speaks clearly of his absenceMi alegría habla claro de su ausencia
Perhaps his own hands killed himTal vez sus propias manos lo mataron
When finally listening to his conscienceAl escuchar por fin a su conciencia

Perhaps his own hands killed himTal vez sus propias manos lo mataron
When finally listening to his conscienceAl escuchar por fin a su conciencia