Blues del pescador – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Celtas Cortos

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Quisiera ser pescador

I wish I were a fisherman

Para surcar el mar

To sail across the sea

Lejos de tierra firme

Far from solid ground

Y poder olvidar

And to forget

Echando fuera el sedal

Casting out the line

Confiado y con amor

Confident and with love

Bajo un techo de estrellas

Under a sky of stars

Y radiando resplandor

And shining brightly

En el cielo luz

In the sky’s light

Y en mi brazos tú

And in my arms, you

Quisiera ser conductor

I wish I were a train driver

De un tren que se va a estrellar

On a train headed for a crash

Sin freno al centro de la tierra

Without brakes, heading to the Earth's core

Cañón en la tempestad

A canyon in the storm

Oír el carbón crepitar

Hear the coal crackle

Y las traviesas crujir

And the rails creak

Conté pueblos al pasar

Counting towns as I pass

Una noche mágica

A magical night

En el cielo luz

In the sky’s light

Y en mis brazos tu

And in my arms, you

Y me desprenderé

And I will let go

De los lazos que me atan

Of the ties that bind me

Los grilletes que me atrapan

Of the chains that trap me

Ellos solos se caerán

They will fall on their own

Y un buen día dispondré

And one fine day, I’ll decide

Por fin pasare a la acción

Finally, I’ll take action

Conduciré el tren

I will drive the train

Seré el pescador

I’ll be the fisherman

En el cielo blues y en mis brazos tu

In the sky's blues and in my arms, you

En el cielo luz

In the sky’s light

En el cielo luz

In the sky’s light

Y en mis brazos tu

And in my arms, you

En el cielo luz.

In the sky’s light.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pescador /pes.kaˈðoɾ/ A2	noun - fisherman
mar /maɾ/ A1	noun - sea
tierra /ˈtje.ra/ A1	noun - earth, land
sedal /seˈðal/ B2	noun - fishing line
estrellas /esˈtɾe.ʎas/ A2	noun - stars
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
luz /lus/ A1	noun - light
conductor /kon.dukˈtoɾ/ B1	noun - driver
tren /tɾen/ A1	noun - train
freno /ˈfɾe.no/ B1	noun - brake
carbón /kaɾˈβon/ B1	noun - coal
pueblos /ˈpwe.βlos/ A2	noun - towns, villages
lazos /ˈla.θos/ B2	noun - ties, bonds
grilletes /ɡɾiˈʎe.tes/ C1	noun - shackles, fetters
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day

Key Grammar Structures

• Quisiera ser pescador

  ➔ Conditional mood (subjunctive) used to express wishes.

  ➔ The phrase "Quisiera" indicates a desire to be a fisherman.

• Bajo un techo de estrellas

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location.

  ➔ The phrase "Bajo un techo" means 'under a roof', indicating a specific location.

• Y me desprenderé de los lazos que me atan

  ➔ Future tense indicating a planned action.

  ➔ The phrase "me desprenderé" indicates a future intention to break free from ties.

• En el cielo luz

  ➔ Noun phrase indicating a state of being.

  ➔ The phrase "En el cielo luz" suggests a state of light in the sky.

• Conduciré el tren

  ➔ Future tense indicating a planned action.

  ➔ The phrase "Conduciré" indicates a future intention to drive the train.

• Seré el pescador

  ➔ Future tense indicating a planned identity.

  ➔ The phrase "Seré" indicates a future intention to be the fisherman.