Joy Division — “Colony”
Traducción interpretada (sentido figurado)
A cry for help, a hint of anaesthesia, / Un grito de auxilio, un intento de adormecer el dolor,
The sound from broken homes, / El eco constante de hogares destrozados,
We used to always meet here. / Donde solíamos encontrarnos siempre.
As he lays asleep, she takes him in her arms, / Mientras él duerme, ella lo abraza buscando consuelo,
Some things I have to do, but I don’t mean you harm. / Hay cosas que debo hacer, aunque no quiera lastimarte.
A worried parent’s glance, a kiss, a last goodbye, / La mirada inquieta de un padre, un beso, una despedida final,
Hands him the bag she packed, the tears she tries to hide, / Le entrega la mochila preparada, ocultando las lágrimas,
A cruel wind that bows down to our lunacy, / Un viento cruel que se inclina ante nuestra locura,
And leaves him standing cold here in this colony. / Y lo deja solo, helado, en esta “colonia” sin salida.
I can’t see why all these confrontations, / No entiendo tanta confrontación,
I can’t see why all these dislocations, / Ni este constante desarraigo,
No family life, this makes me feel uneasy, / Sin una vida familiar real, algo que inquieta profundamente,
Stood alone here in this colony. / Solo, perdido, atrapado en esta colonia.
In this colony, in this colony, in this colony, in this colony. / En esta colonia, atrapado en este lugar que nos consume.
Dear God in his wisdom took you by the hand, / Dios, en su sabiduría, te tomó de la mano,
God in his wisdom made you understand. / Y te hizo comprender lo que aquí nadie entiende.
God in his wisdom took you by the hand, / Dios te llevó lejos,
God in his wisdom made you understand. / Para que vieras más allá de esta ruina.
God in his wisdom took you by the hand, / Te tomó de la mano,
God in his wisdom made you understand. / Y te dio la claridad que nosotros no tenemos.
God in his wisdom took you by the hand, / Te alejó de este encierro,
God in his wisdom made you understand. / Para que al fin entendieras.
In this colony, in this colony, in this colony, in this colony. / Mientras nosotros seguimos atrapados en esta colonia sin esperanza.