| Original | Versione inglese proveniente dal blog di Gustavo Sierra Fernández |
| EL MAESTRO | THE TEACHER |
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| Con el alma en una nube | With the soul on a cloud |
| y el cuerpo como un lamento, | and his body like a lament |
| viene el problema del pueblo, | comes the village's trouble |
| viene el maestro. | comes the teacher. |
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| El cura cree que es ateo, | The priest thinks he's an atheist |
| y el alcalde, comunista; | and the mayor, communist |
| y el cabo jefe del puesto | and the chief-post cape thinks |
| piensa que es un anarquista. | he is an anarchist. |
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| Le deben treinta y seis meses | They owe him thirty six months |
| del cacareado aumento | of the boasted raise |
| y él piensa que no es tan malo | and he thinks is not so bad |
| enseñar toreando un sueldo. | to teach bull-fighting a salary. |
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| En el casino del pueblo | In the village's casino |
| nunca le dieron asiento | they never gave him a sit |
| por no andar politiqueando | for not coming "politicking" |
| ni ser portavoz de cuentos. | nor to be a tales' spokesman. |
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| Las buenas gentes del pueblo | The good village people |
| han escrito al menisterio | have written to the Department |
| y dicen que no está claro | and they say is not clear |
| cómo piensa este maestro. | how this teacher thinks. |
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| Dicen que lee con los niños | They say he reads with the children |
| lo que escribió un tal Machado, | what wrote someone named Machado |
| que anduvo por estos pagos | who was by this neck of the woods |
| antes de ser exilado. | before he was exiled. |
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| Les habla de lo innombrable | He talks to them about the unspeakable |
| y de otras cosas peores, | and about other worst things |
| les lee libros de versos | he reads them books of verses |
| y no les pone orejones. | and doesn't put them donkey's ears. |
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| Al explicar cualquier guerra | When he explains any war |
| siempre se muestra remiso | he always get cautious |
| por explicar claramente | to explain clearly |
| quién venció y fue vencido. | who won and who was defeated. |
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| Nunca fue amigo de fiestas | He never was friend of parties |
| ni asiste a las reuniones | nor attends to the meetings |
| de las damas postulantes, | of the advanced |
| esposas de los patrones. | ladies bosses' wifes. |
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| Por estas y otras razones, | For these and other reasons |
| al fin triunfó el buen criterio, | at the end the good judgment won |
| y al terminar el invierno | and at the fall of the winter |
| le relevaron del puesto. | they relieve him from the post. |
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| Y ahora las buenas gentes | And now the good people |
| tienen tranquilo el sueño, | have calmed the sleep |
| porque han librado a sus hijos | because they have released their children |
| del peligro de un maestro. | from a teacher's danger. |
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| Con el alma en una nube | With the soul on a cloud |
| y el cuerpo como un lamento, | and his body like a lament |
| se marcha el padre del pueblo, | goes out the people's Father |
| se marcha el maestro. | goes out the teacher. |
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Antonio Machado, poeta e scrittore spagnolo che negli anni '20 si oppose alla dittatura di Primo de Riviera. Sostenitore della Repubblica e autore di La guerra, morì esiliato in Francia il 22 febbraio 1939.