Translation of the song lyrics Bartleby - Bunbury

Bartleby (original)

De mala gana
Haré lo que me pidas
No esperes que siga tus designios con sumisión
Preferiría no hacerlo
No levantarme de la cama
Dedicarme a la contemplación
Y al dolce far niente
Cumplí con mi deber
Como ciudadano y marido
Pagué mis impuestos contra mi voluntad
Éstos son mis dominios
Desde ésta atalaya
Hasta donde la vista alcanza
Nada de lo que ves es mío
Críe a todos mis hijos
Y les dí educación
Y a una edad venerable
Un hombre precisa
El tiempo indispensable
Para desconectarse
No ver más televisión
Y dejar de atender a la actualidad
No quiero entender nada
Porque nada es necesario
No escucho ni veo
Ni siquiera hablo
Éstos son mis dominios
Desde esta atalaya
Hasta donde la vista alcanza
Nada de lo que ves es mío
Ya sabes que como poco
Que vivo del aire
No esperes que siga tus designios
Con sumisión
Éstos son mis dominios
Desde ésta atalaya
Hasta donde la vista alcanza
Nada de lo que ves es mío
Nada de lo que ves es mío
Nada de lo que ves es mío

Bartleby (translation)

reluctantly
I will do what you ask me
Do not expect me to follow your designs with submission
I would prefer not to do it
Not getting out of bed
dedicate myself to contemplation
And to the dolce far niente
I did my duty
As a citizen and husband
I paid my taxes against my will
These are my domains
From this watchtower
As far as the eye can see
Nothing you see is mine
I raised all my children
And I gave them education
And at a venerable age
a precise man
the essential time
to disconnect
no more watching tv
And stop paying attention to today
I don't want to understand anything
because nothing is necessary
I don't hear or see
I don't even speak
These are my domains
From this watchtower
As far as the eye can see
Nothing you see is mine
You know that I eat little
I live from the air
Don't expect me to follow your designs
with submission
These are my domains
From this watchtower
As far as the eye can see
Nothing you see is mine
Nothing you see is mine
Nothing you see is mine