Words by Neil Peart, Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Words by Neil Peart, Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Las palabras de Neil Peart, Música por Geddy Lee y Alex Lifeson Dedicated with thanks to astronauts Young & Crippen and all the people of NASA for their Dedicated with thanks to astronauts Young & Crippen and all the people of NASA for their Dedicado con agradecimiento a los astronautas Young inspiration and cooperation inspiration and cooperation la inspiración y la cooperación Lit up with anticipation Lit up with anticipation Iluminado con anticipación We arrive at the launching site We arrive at the launching site Llegamos al sitio de lanzamiento The sky is still dark, nearing dawn The sky is still dark, nearing dawn El cielo todavía oscuro amanecer, a punto On the Florida coastline On the Florida coastline En la costa de Florida Circling choppers slash the night Circling choppers slash the night Helicópteros dando vueltas barra de la noche With roving searchlight beams With roving searchlight beams Con vigas de reflector ambulante This magic day when super-science This magic day when super-science Este día mágico en el súper-ciencia Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams Se mezcla con el material brillante de los sueños Floodlit in the hazy distance Floodlit in the hazy distance Iluminación nocturna en la brumosa distancia The star of this unearthly show The star of this unearthly show La estrella de este espectáculo sobrenatural Venting vapours, like the breath Venting vapours, like the breath Ventilación de vapores, como el aliento Of a sleeping white dragon Of a sleeping white dragon De un sueño dragón blanco Crackling speakers, voices tense Crackling speakers, voices tense Altavoces chisporroteo, las voces tensas Resume the final count Resume the final count Reanudar el conteo final All systems check, T minus nine All systems check, T minus nine Todos los sistemas de control, T menos nueve As the sun and the drama start to mount As the sun and the drama start to mount Como el sol y el inicio teatro para montar The air is charged --- a humid, motionless mass The air is charged --- a humid, motionless mass El aire está cargado --- una masa escondido, inmóvil The crowds and the cameras, The crowds and the cameras, Las multitudes y las cámaras, The cars full of spectators pass The cars full of spectators pass Los coches llenos de espectadores pasan Excitement so thick --- you could cut it with a knife Excitement so thick --- you could cut it with a knife Emoción tan espesa --- que se podía cortar con un cuchillo Technology --- high, on the leading edge of life Technology --- high, on the leading edge of life --- Tecnología de alta, a la vanguardia de la vida The earth beneath us starts to tremble The earth beneath us starts to tremble La tierra bajo nuestros pies comienza a temblar With the spreading of a low black cloud With the spreading of a low black cloud Con la difusión de una nube de negro bajo A thunderous roar shakes the air A thunderous roar shakes the air Un fuerte estruendo sacude el aire Like the whole world exploding Like the whole world exploding Al igual que todo el mundo la explosión Scorching blast of golden fire Scorching blast of golden fire Explosión de fuego abrasador de oro As it slowly leaves the ground As it slowly leaves the ground Ya que poco a poco sale de la tierra Tears away with a mighty force Tears away with a mighty force Las lágrimas con una fuerza poderosa The air is shattered by the awesome sound The air is shattered by the awesome sound El aire se rompe por el sonido a placer Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers Al igual que una columna de nube, el humo permanece High in the air High in the air En el aire In fascination --- with the eyes of the world In fascination --- with the eyes of the world En la fascinación --- con los ojos del mundo We stare... We stare... Nos miramos ...