Sit down at the table and write - Confianzas, Gotan Project

Confianzas, Gotan Project
translation by Jose

I wasn't going to post anymore music today - and I certainly meant to ease off of Gotan Project. But I love this, and it's been sitting in my favorites for ages (with so many others, unfortunately) waiting for a blog post.

Sit down at the table and write
"With this poem you won't take the power", it says
"With these verses you won't do any revolution", it says
"Nor with thousands of verses you won't do any revolution", it says
And furthermore
These verses won't be worth for workers
Teachers and lumberjacks to live better
Eat it or he himself will eat it, live better
Nor to date a woman it won't be worth
You won't earn money with them
You won't go to the movies for free with them
They won't give you clothes for them
You won't get tobacco or wine for them
Nor parrots, nor scarves, nor boats
Nor bulls, nor umbrellas you won't get for them
If it were for them, rain would soak you up
You won't reach the forgiveness or grace for them
"With this poem you won't take the power", it says
"With these verses you won't do any revolution", it says
"Nor with thousands of verses you won't do any revolution", it says
Sit down at the table and write