Tiempo del Hombre
Paloma del Cerro Lyrics

La partícula cósmica que navega en mi sangre
I believe that the energy of the cosmos flows within me, pulsing through my veins like a never-ending universe of power.

Es un mundo infinito de fuerzas siderales
It’s an endless world of cosmic forces, spanning across the universe and beyond.

Que vino hacia mí tras un largo camino de milenio
These forces have traveled for eons to find me, searching every corner of the universe to connect with my spirit.

Cuando, tal vez, fui arena para los pies del aire
Perhaps I once was nothing but grains of sand, swirled upwards by the constant movement of the air and the wind.

Luego fui la madera, raíz desesperada
Later I became the forest, a desperate root struggling to survive in a barren wasteland.

Hundida en el silencio de un desierto sin agua
Buried deep within the silence of a desert without water, I searched for a way to quench my thirst and find nourishment.

Después fui caracol, quién sabe de dónde
Then I became a snail, emerging from the depths of an unknown place, destined to roam this world.

Y los mares me dieron su primera palabra
And from the ocean, I heard my first word, spoken from the depths of the sea that surrounds us all.

Después la forma humana desplegó sobre el mundo
Eventually, I took on a human form, spreading out across the world like a banner proclaiming my existence.

La universal bandera del músculo y la lágrima
This banner is one of tears and muscles, a symbol of both strength and vulnerability that we all carry within us.

Y creció la blasfemia sobre la vieja tierra
But as time passed, the world changed, and blasphemy grew rampant across the land.

Y el azafrán, y el tilo, y la copla y la plegaria
Still, the saffron, linden trees, songs, and prayers remained, a testament to our history and humanity's indomitable spirit.

Entonces vine a América para nacer en hombre
And so I journeyed to America, to be born into a life of humanity and possibility.

Y en mí junté la pampa, la selva y la montaña
Here, I merged with the beauty of the plains, forests, and mountains, becoming one with the environment that surrounds me.

Si un abuelo llanero galopó hasta mi cuna
My grandfather, a proud cowboy from the plains, came to me in my crib, his energy fuelling my spirit from a young age.

Otro me dijo historias en su flauta de caña
Meanwhile, my other relatives told stories of their own experiences, teaching me through the music of their flutes.

Yo no estudio las cosas, ni pretendo entenderlas
I don't seek to study or truly know anything; I only recognize them, for I have lived within them before.

Las reconozco, es cierto, pues antes viví en ellas
I acknowledge them as familiar because I once dwelled within them, an inhabitant of their world and all their secrets.

Converso con las hojas en el medio de los montes
I converse with the leaves, on my own alone within the mountains that call out to me.

Y me dan sus mensajes las raíces secretas
The roots of the earth speak to me in their whispers, messages that only I can hear, passed along through the secret networks of this land.

Y así voy por el mundo, sin edad ni destino
And so I wander, without age or fate to claim me, set free to roam wherever my spirit guides me.

Al amparo de un cosmos que camina conmigo
Under the protection of the universe that flows alongside me, forever moving in harmony with my steps.

Amo la luz, y el río, y el silencio, y la estrella
I adore the light, the river, the silence, the stars and all they represent.

Y florezco en guitarras, porque fui la madera...
Through the strings of a guitar, I awaken to life, knowing that once I was the wood, the natural source of its power and beauty.