Translation of the song lyrics Pudiera Ser Que Pudiera - Alberto Cortez

Pudiera Ser Que Pudiera (original)

Pudiera ser que supiera
Cómo decirle a la gente
Con una pocas palabras
Lo que pasa por mi mente
Pudiera ser que supiera
Cómo decirle que el vino
Es bueno para beber
Y no para hacer camino
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Cómo saber que una estrella
Sólo se alcanza volando
Y no con una escalera
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Si yo tuviera talento
Y el lirismo necesario
Para decir lo que siento
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Ser demagogo de oficio
Y reclamar por el pueblo
En mi propio beneficio
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Trocar el aire por humo
Para que cobre su renta
La sociedad de consumo
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Ser juez y usar la justicia
Para imponer mis ideas
Sin que nadie se resista
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Sería cuestión de intentarlo
Pero me duele en el alma
Cuando me pongo a pensarlo
Pudiera ser que supiera
Cómo templar la guitarra
Para que valgan la pena
Mis cantares de cigarra
Pudiera ser que supiera
Cómo mezclar la baraja
Para que nadie de todos
Pueda jugar con ventaja
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Reconocerme a mi mismo
Sin recurrir a un espejo
Ni caer en fanatismos
Pudiera ser que pudiera
Si yo tuviera talento
Y también lo que hace falta
Para decir lo que siento

Pudiera Ser Que Pudiera (translation)

Could it be that I knew
How to tell people
with a few words
What goes through my mind
Could it be that I knew
How to tell him that the wine
It's good to drink
And not to make way
It could be that I could
How to know that a star
can only be reached by flying
And not with a ladder
It could be that I could
if i had talent
And the necessary lyricism
to say what i feel
It could be that I could
Being a demagogue by trade
And claim for the people
for my own benefit
It could be that I could
Trade the air for smoke
For you to collect your rent
Consumer society
It could be that I could
Being a judge and using justice
to impose my ideas
Without anyone resisting
It could be that I could
It would be a matter of trying
But it hurts in my soul
when i think about it
Could it be that I knew
How to tune the guitar
To make them worth it
My cicada songs
Could it be that I knew
How to shuffle the deck
So that no one at all
can play with advantage
It could be that I could
recognize myself
Without resorting to a mirror
Nor fall into fanaticism
It could be that I could
if i had talent
And also what is needed
to say what i feel