Translation of the song lyrics Sebastian - Rubén Blades

Sebastian (original)

En cada barrio hay por lo menos un loco
El del nuestro se llamaba Sebastián
Lavaba carros y hacía de todo un poco
Para ganarse el pan.
Sebastián tenia una novia imaginaria
Y con ella discutía sin cesar
Se ataba al cuello una capa hecha de trapos
Y corriendo por las calles lo escuchabamos gritar:
Sebastián si me quieres conquistar
Solo las estrellas bastarán, solo las estrellas bastarán
En cada loco hay por lo menos un sueño
Ser amado era el ideal de Sebastian
Con papel, lata, cartón y mucho empeño
Comenzo su plan
Por amor alucinando implacable fue creando
La mas grande super nave espacial
Para irse con su novia de nuestro barrio de mierda
Hacia el mundo sideal
En cada sueño hay por lo menos 1 drama
Y entre angustias se enredaba Sebastián
Una noche cuando con el cielo hablaba
Sobre el orizonte vió una luz cruzar
Felíz, gritó: espérame!
Y lo vi correr lanzandose en el mar
Tratando aquel destello recobrar
Porque solo las estrellas bastarán
(solo las estrellas bastarán)
(Sebastián!)
(Sebastián!)
Sobre la arena sucia de la playa del mercado
Hay una baina que parece un proyectil
De sus alas cuelga una capa de trapos
De su sombra una soledad sin fin
Su novia imaginaria aún lo espera
En las noches hace guardia frente al mar
Nadie la conquistara
A ninguna otra ilución se entregará
Fiel al loco que le dio la eternidad
Porque solo las estrellas bastarán
(solo las estrellas bastarán)
(solo las estrellas bastarán)
(Sebastián!)
(Sebastián!)

(translation)

In every neighborhood there is at least one crazy person
Ours was called Sebastián
He washed cars and did a little of everything
To earn bread.
Sebastian had an imaginary girlfriend
And with her he argued endlessly
He tied around his neck a cape made of rags
And running through the streets we heard him shout:
Sebastian if you want to conquer me
Only the stars will suffice, only the stars will suffice
In every madman there is at least one dream
Being loved was Sebastian's ideal
With paper, can, cardboard and a lot of effort
start your plan
For love hallucinating relentless he was creating
The biggest super spaceship
To leave with his girlfriend from our shitty neighborhood
To the sideal world
In every dream there is at least 1 drama
And between anguish Sebastián got entangled
One night when he with the sky he spoke
Over the horizon he saw a light cross
Happy, he shouted: wait for me!
And I saw him run throwing himself into the sea
Trying to recover that flash
Because only the stars will suffice
(only the stars will suffice)
(Sebastian!)
(Sebastian!)
On the dirty sand of the market beach
There is a bay that looks like a projectile
From his wings hangs a cloak of rags
From his shadow of her an endless loneliness
His imaginary girlfriend of his is still waiting for him
At night she stands guard in front of the sea
No one will conquer her
To no other illusion will he surrender
Faithful to the madman who gave him eternity
Because only the stars will suffice
(only the stars will suffice)
(only the stars will suffice)
(Sebastian!)
(Sebastian!)