Caminante

Question

Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más; caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.

Walker, its your trace,the road and nothing else.
Walker, there is no road (or way), se hace camino al andar

Answer 1

I think the closest one is "the ride makes the way".
I love the sung version of this Machado's poem by Joan Manuel Serrat.

Answer 2

thank you all, it`s clear now.

Answer 3

I agree with Quentin's interpretation. Here's my version:

Traveler, it is your footprints, the road, and nothing else. Traveler, there is no road; you forge your own.

I personally don't like the sound of "walker," so I changed it for poetic reasons. That the person is walking is made obvious by the use of "footprints."

Answer 4

You create the road (path) as you walk. It sounds like this sentence alluding to one's . It's a denial of predestination or predeterminism. You're not following a predetermined path thorough life, but creating your own road through your choices (free will). (tus huellas=footprints) We have a lot of sayings that are used in this context: following in your footsteps (making the same choices in life), traveling down the road that leads to..., etc.