Translation of the song lyrics Soneto 16 - José Larralde

Soneto 16 (original)

Letra de Soneto 16
Gorriones libres, de mi ventana
Llenan de canto toda la casa
Sin jaulas de oro por la mañana
Trepan la vida hasta la terraza
Gorriones libres, alas con alas
Estrofa suelta, nota sin falta
Ni van, ni esperan, ni huyen, ni nada
Solo son libres, con eso basta
Como te envidia pienso la raza
Del pobre pájaro que vive en jaula
Por ser hermoso y que a veces anda
Tras el barrote bastardo y maula
Mordiendo el polvo de una batalla
Que ni siquiera muerto se acaba
Para ser libre, morir no alcanza
Gorriones libres… de mi ventana…

Soneto 16 (translation)

Lyrics to Sonnet 16
Free sparrows, from my window
They fill the whole house with song
No golden cages in the morning
They climb life to the terrace
Free sparrows, wings with wings
Loose verse, note without fail
They don't go, they don't wait, they don't run, or anything
They're just free, that's enough
How I envy you I think of the race
Of the poor bird that lives in a cage
For being beautiful and sometimes walking
Behind the bastard bar and maula
Biting the dust of a battle
That not even dead is over
To be free, dying is not enough
Free sparrows… from my window…