Canciones de mi vida. Vol. 1 – Cat Stevens “Father and son”

Esta es una de las joyas que descubrí sentado en la parte de atrás del coche de mi padre hace 12 o 14 años, cuando todavía no me había planteado ni pensaba plantearme que era toda aquella música que no cantaba la radio de nuestra cocina.

Igual que este post iré de vez en cuando escribiendo otros, homenajeando esas canciones que solo a veces me acuerdo de poner, y que cada vez que suenan me hacen sentir bien, muy bien.

Father and Son (Cat Stevens)

Father
Its not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
Youre still young, thats your fault,
Theres so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but Im happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that its not easy,
To be calm when youve found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything youve got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
Its always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now theres a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

Father
Its not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
Youre still young, thats your fault,
Theres so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but Im happy.
(son– away away away, I know I have to
Make this decision alone – no)
Son
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
Its hard, but its harder to ignore it.
If they were right, Id agree, but its them you know not me.
Now theres a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
(father– stay stay stay, why must you go and
Make this decision alone? )

Recomendación: Taller de Blogs, donde he encontrado los pasos que hay que dar para la publicación de canciones con ese formato, hay otras cosas bastante interesantes y que no sabía.

~ por Alberto T. Wilson en Abril 27, 2008.