Translation of the song lyrics Honrar la Vida - Mercedes Sosa

Honrar la Vida (original)

¡No!, permanecer y transcurrir
no es perdurar, no es existir, ni honrar la vida.
Hay tantas manera de no ser
tanta conciencia sin saber, adormecida.
Merecer la vida no es callar ni consentir tantas injusticias repetidas;
una virtud es dignidad y es la actitud de identidad mas definida,
eso de durar y transcurrir no nos da derecho a presumir
porque no es lo mismo que vivir,¡Honrar la vida!
¡No!, permanecer y transcurrir
no siempre quiere sugerir honrar la vida.
Hay tanta pequeña vanidad
en nuestra tonta humanidad enceguecida.
Merecer la vida es erguirse vertical mas allá del mar de las caídas;
es igual que darle a la verdad y a nuestra propia libertad la bienvenida,
eso de durar y transcurrir no nos da derecho a presumir
porque no es lo mismo que vivir, ¡Honrar la vida!

Honrar la Vida (translation)

No! Stay and pass
It is not to endure, it is not to exist, nor is it to honor life.
There are so many ways not to be
so much consciousness without knowing, numb.
To deserve life is not to remain silent or consent to so many repeated injustices;
a virtue is dignity and it is the most defined attitude of identity,
that of lasting and passing does not give us the right to boast
because it is not the same as living, honoring life!
No! Stay and pass
does not always mean to suggest honoring life.
There is so much little vanity
in our foolish blinded humanity.
To deserve life is to stand upright beyond the sea of ​​falls;
is the same as welcoming the truth and our own freedom,
that of lasting and passing does not give us the right to boast
because it is not the same as living, honoring life!