Bailarina

Dancer

Bailarina

Dance, dance, dance dancerBaila, baila, baila bailarina
he's always spying from behind a curtainél siempre espiando tras de una cortina
that secret love he pretendsese amor secreto que pretende
and that avoids him, that escapesy que le esquiva, que se escapa
like smoke on tiptoes.como el humo de puntillas.

Dance, dance, dance dancerBaila, baila, baila bailarina
he's always spying from behind a curtain.él siempre espiando tras de una cortina.
Dance, dance, danceBaila, baila, baila
dance, dance, dance dancer.baila, baila, baila bailarina.

He saw her grow into a womanLa vió crecer convertirse en mujer
from a young age studying balletdesde pequeña estudiando ballet
always dreaming of being what she issiempre soñando con ser lo que es
number one, while henúmero uno, mientras que él
the creep following her stepsel tramollista siguiendo sus pies
in the shadows without being seenen la penumbra sin dejarse ver
peeking behind the scenespor bambalinas asomándose
they could never suspect him.nunca pudieron sospechar de él.

Those who sense that he is getting oldLos que presientan que está en la vejez
and at forty, it's not time fory a los cuarenta, ya no es tiempo de
what bothers him are her sixteenlo que incomoda son sus dieciseis
that barrier that exists and he doesn't see.esa barrera que existe y no vé.
There's not a bad gesture that makes him believeNo hay un mal gesto que le haga creer
that what he feels he can't understandque lo que siente no puede entender
in his words there's no deceiten sus palabras no existe doblez
but there are looks he never interprets correctly.pero hay miradas que nunca interpreta bien.

Dance, dance, dance dancerBaila, baila, baila bailarina
he's always spying from behind a curtainél siempre espiando tras de una cortina
that secret love he pretends ...ese amor secreto que pretende ...

Dance, dance, dance dancerBaila, baila, baila bailarina
he's always spying from behind a curtain...él siempre espiando tras de una cortina...

But it happened what can happenPero ocurrió lo que puede pasar
that the illusion as it comes, goesque la ilusión como viene se va
on a motorcycle he comes to pick her upen una moto la viene buscar
he sees them leave desperateles ve marchar desesperado
amidst a infernal noise.entre un ruido infernal.
Desperate, he wanted to hang himselfDesesperado, se quizo colgar
he tied a rope and jumped from the loomse ató una cuerda y saltó del telar
she was dancing, he should have landedella bailaba, debió aterrizar
and went to bring him chocolates to the hospital.y fue a llevarle bombones al hospital.

Dance, dance, dance dancerBaila, baila, baila bailarina
he's always spying from behind a curtain ...él siempre espiando tras de una cortina ...