Lyrics of Esos Locos Bajitos - Joan Manuel Serrat

Esos Locos Bajitos (original)

A menudo los hijos se nos parecen,
as nos dan la primera satisfaccin;
esos que se menean con nuestros gestos,
echando mano a cuanto hay a su alrededor.
Esos locos bajitos que se incorporan
con los ojos abiertos de par en par,
sin respeto al horario ni a las costumbres
y a los que, por su bien, hay que domesticar.
Nio,
deja ya de joder con la pelota.
que eso no se dice,
que eso no se hace,
que eso no se toca.
Cargan con nuestros dioses y nuestro idioma,
nuestros rencores y nuestro porvenir.
Por eso nos parece que son de goma
y que les bastan nuestros cuentos
para dormir.
Nos empeamos en dirigir sus vidas
sin saber el oficio y sin vocacin.
Les vamos trasmitiendo nuestras frustraciones
con la leche templada
y en cada cancin.
Nio,
deja ya de joder con la pelota.
que eso no se dice,
que eso no se hace,
que eso no se toca.
Nada ni nadie puede impedir que sufran,
que las agujas avancen en el reloj,
que decidan por ellos, que se equivoquen,
que crezcan y que un da
nos digan adis.

(translation)

Children often resemble us,
thus they give us the first satisfaction;
those who wiggle with our gestures,
taking hold of everything around him.
Those crazy little ones who get up
with eyes wide open,
without respect to schedule or customs
and those who, for their own good, must be tamed.
boy,
he stops messing around with the ball.
that is not said,
that this is not done,
that that is not touched.
They carry our gods and our language,
our grudges and our future.
That's why we think they're made of rubber
and that our stories are enough for them
for sleeping.
We strive to direct their lives
without knowing the trade and without a vocation.
We are transmitting our frustrations
with warm milk
and in every song.
boy,
stop fucking with the ball.
that is not said,
that this is not done,
that that is not touched.
Nothing and no one can prevent them from suffering,
that the hands advance in the clock,
that they decide for them, that they make mistakes,
that they grow up and that one day
tell us goodbye