Lyrics translated into Español · See the original lyrics
We all came back from the warTodos regresamos de la guerra
I wish somebody would tell me the scoreDesearía que alguien me dijera el marcador
We raked old Poseidon over the coalsEscudriñamos al viejo Poseidón
Shook his shells, shaked his shoalsSacudimos sus conchas, agitamos sus bancos
Where can a soldier fix himself a drink¿Dónde puede un soldado prepararse un trago?
Forget the noise, forget the stinkOlvidar el ruido, olvidar el hedor
And the opium is running pretty lowY el opio está escaseando
'Cause when the pain comes back, I don't want to knowPorque cuando el dolor regresa, no quiero saber
Across yonder ocean the natives are fierceAl otro lado del océano los nativos son feroces
Their ears are filled their teeth are piercedSus oídos están llenos, sus dientes están perforados
But it's not their spears that spill your breathPero no son sus lanzas las que te quitan el aliento
They kill their enemies by loving them to deathMatan a sus enemigos amándolos hasta la muerte
We were on some battlefieldEstábamos en algún campo de batalla
I felt something soft go through my shieldSentí algo suave atravesar mi escudo
I felt something warm enter my gutsSentí algo cálido entrar en mis entrañas
I was bleeding bad but there were no cutsEstaba sangrando mal pero no había cortes
They captured three of us, took us back to their villageNos capturaron a tres, nos llevaron de vuelta a su aldea
After a long long time I could decipher their languageDespués de mucho tiempo pude descifrar su idioma
They worshipped Baal, they worshipped the sunAdoraban a Baal, adoraban al sol
They worshipped the son of the evil oneAdoraban al hijo del maligno
They were more than voracious, they sucked our ambitionEran más que voraces, chuparon nuestra ambición
They let me go on one conditionMe dejaron ir con una condición
That was when I came back to my native shoreFue cuando regresé a mi tierra natal
I tell you they don't want to play with us anymoreLes digo que ya no quieren jugar con nosotros
But a part of me will never be freePero una parte de mí nunca será libre
And the part that's free will never be meY la parte que es libre nunca seré yo
But a thing of love and beauty is in my headPero una cosa de amor y belleza está en mi cabeza
A message from our enemies, and here's what they saidUn mensaje de nuestros enemigos, y esto es lo que dijeron
They said that love = hateDijeron que amor = odio
And death = fateY muerte = destino
An enemy always = an adorerUn enemigo siempre = un adorador
But priest = auraPero sacerdote = aura
Yeah, and life = timeSí, y vida = tiempo
And time = spaceY tiempo = espacio
And space = sublimeY espacio = sublime
And human = raceY humano = raza
Oh and woman = manOh y mujer = hombre
And pot = panY olla = sartén
The fauna ought to equal the floraLa fauna debería igualar a la flora
But priest = auraPero sacerdote = aura
And beginning = the endY principio = el fin
The end always = the startEl fin siempre = el comienzo
But straight = bentPero recto = doblado
The mind sometimes = the heartLa mente a veces = el corazón
And you = meY tú = yo
The land = the seaLa tierra = el mar
Richer = poorerMás rico = más pobre
And priest = auraY sacerdote = aura