Sólo Le Pido A Dios – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: León Gieco
• Album: 7 Años

Lyrics & Translation

Explore León Gieco's iconic song "Sólo Le Pido A Dios," a moving anthem that transcends borders and languages. Learn about its powerful message of empathy and resistance against injustice, and discover how its heartfelt lyrics and folk-rock style have made it a globally recognized song for peace and solidarity. Through this song, you can connect with universal themes of compassion and the human spirit.

[English]

All I ask of God

Is that pain not be indifferent to me

That harsh death not find me

Empty and alone, having done nothing enough

All I ask of God

Is that injustice not be indifferent to me

That they not slap the other cheek

After a claw has scratched my luck

All I ask of God

Is that war not be indifferent to me

It’s a big monster and it stomps hard

On all the poor innocence of people

It’s a big monster and it stomps hard

On all the poor innocence of people

...

All I ask of God

Is that injustice not be indifferent to me

If a traitor can prevail over a few

May those few not forget it easily

All I ask of God

Is that the future not be indifferent to me

The one who has to leave is doomed

To live in a different culture

All I ask of God

Is that war not be indifferent to me

It’s a big monster and it stomps hard

On all the poor innocence of people

It’s a big monster and it stomps hard

On all the poor innocence of people

...

[Spanish]

Sólo le pido a Dios

Que el dolor no me sea indiferente

Que la reseca muerte no me encuentre

Vacío y solo sin haber hecho lo suficiente

Sólo le pido a Dios

Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente

Que no me abofeteen la otra mejilla

Después que una garra me arañó esta suerte

Sólo le pido a Dios

Que la guerra no me sea indiferente

Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte

Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente

Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte

Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente

Sólo le pido a Dios

Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente

Si un traidor puede más que unos cuantos

Que esos cuantos no lo olviden fácilmente

Sólo le pido a Dios

Que el futuro no me sea indiferente

Desahuciado está el que tiene que marchar

A vivir una cultura diferente

Sólo le pido a Dios

Que la guerra no me sea indiferente

Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte

Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente

Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte

Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Dios /dios/ A1	noun - God
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ A2	noun - death
suerte /ˈsweɾte/ B1	noun - luck
injusto /inˈxusto/ B1	adjective - unjust
guerra /ˈɡera/ B1	noun - war
monstruo /monˈstɾwo/ B2	noun - monster
pobre /ˈpoβɾe/ B1	adjective - poor
inocencia /inoˈθenθja/ B2	noun - innocence
traidor /tɾaiˈðoɾ/ B2	noun - traitor
futuro /fuˈtuɾo/ B1	noun - future
cultura /kulˈtuɾa/ A2	noun - culture
marchar /maɾˈtʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to march

Key Grammar Structures

• Sólo le pido a Dios que el dolor no me sea indiferente.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used after expressions of desire or request.

  ➔ The phrase "no me sea indiferente" uses the subjunctive to express a wish.

• Que no me abofeteen la otra mejilla.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in negative commands.

  ➔ The phrase "no me abofeteen" uses the subjunctive to express a negative command.

• Que la guerra no me sea indiferente.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing a wish regarding a situation.

  ➔ The phrase "no me sea indiferente" again uses the subjunctive to express a wish about war.

• Si un traidor puede más que unos cuantos.

  ➔ Conditional clause indicating a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "Si un traidor puede" introduces a condition that affects the outcome.

• Desahuciado está el que tiene que marchar.

  ➔ Passive voice used to emphasize the subject.

  ➔ The phrase "Desahuciado está" emphasizes the state of the subject.

• A vivir una cultura diferente.

  ➔ Infinitive form used to express purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "A vivir" indicates the purpose of the action.