Arrabal amargo

Bitter Slum

Arrabal amargo

Bitter slumArrabal amargo

Bitter slumArrabal amargo
entwined in my life,metido en mi vida,
like the sentencecomo la condena
of a curse.de una maldición.
Your shadows tortureTus sombras torturan
my sleepless hours,mis horas sin sueño,
your night is enclosedtu noche se encierra
in my heart.en mi corazón.
With her by my sideCon ella a mi lado
I didn't see your sorrows,no vi tus tristezas,
your mud and miseries,tu barro y miserias,
she was my light.ella era mi luz.
And now, defeated,Y ahora, vencido,
I drag my soul,arrastro mi alma,
stuck to your streetsclavao a tus calles
like a cross.igual que una cruz.

Little slum corner,Rinconcito arrabalero,
with the starry awningcon el toldo de estrellas
of your patio that I love.de tu patio que quiero.
Everything, everything lights up,Todo, todo se ilumina,
when she comes back to see youcuando ella vuelve a verte
and my old honeysucklesy mis viejas madreselvas
are in bloom to love you.están en flor para quererte.

Like a passing cloudComo una nube que pasa
my dreams go away,mis ensueños se van,
they go away, never to return.se van, no vuelven más.

Don't tell anyoneA nadie digas
that you don't love me anymore.que ya no me quieres.
If they ask meSi a mí me preguntan
I'll say you'll come back.diré que vendrás.
And so when you return,Y así cuando vuelvas,
my little soul, I swear,mi almita, te juro,
the strange eyeslos ojos extraños
won't be surprised.no se asombrarán.
You'll see how everythingVerás cómo todo
was eagerly waiting for you:te esperaba ansioso:
my white little housemi blanca casita
and the pretty rosebush...y el lindo rosal...
And how once againY cómo de nuevo
eases its sorrowsalivia sus penas
my old slum dressed upvestido de fiesta
for the party.mi viejo arrabal.