Cada loco con su tema [English translation]

To each his own

there is no accounting for taste

devices, beasts, men and women

each one is the way it is,

each one is unique.

and goes down the stairs the way he likes.

But if I have to choose I'm in favor of

the street voices

more than of the dictionary.

I like more the neighborhoods

than the downtown.

The craft makers more

than the factories.

The reason more than the strength

The instinct more than the courtesy.

And a Sioux more

than the 7th Cavalry.

I prefer the roads over the frontiers

and a butterfly over the Rockefeller Center

and the Capdevera lighthouse keeper

over the west lookout.

I prefer to want over to be able, to feel over to step;

to win over to lose, to kiss over to fuss,

to dance over to parade, and to enjoy over to measure.

I prefer to fly over to run, to do over to think

to love over to want, to take over to ask,

first of all I'm in favor of living.

To each his own

there is no accounting for taste

devices, beasts, men and women

each one is the way it is,

each one is unique.

and goes down the stairs the way he likes.

But if I have to choose I prefer

a good shag over a ticking-off

and a fireman over a bomber,

to grow over to settle down.

I prefer the flesh over the metal

and the windows over the openings,

the mole of your face over the national art gallery

and the revolution over the nightmares.

I prefer time over money, life over dream,

the dog over the collar, sense over hot air,

and the unknown wise

over the well-known madmen.

I prefer to want over to be able, to feel over to step;

to win over to lose, to kiss over to fuss,

to dance over to parade, and to enjoy over to measure.

I prefer to fly over to run, to do over to think

to love over to want, to take over to ask,

first of all I'm in favor of living.

• Artist:Joan Manuel Serrat
• Album:Cada loco con su tema