Pobre Bohemio

Poor Bohemian

Pobre Bohemio

Make that lyre sound, my brotherHaz que suene esa lira mi hermano
make the strings cry their complaintshaz que lloren las cuerdas sus quejas
accompany my countryman songacompaña mi canto paisano
because I'm going to tell them my sorrowsporque voy a contarles mis penas

This poor bohemian they seeEste pobre bohemio que miran
troubadour from bar to bartrovador de cantina en cantina
who with tears tells them his lifeque con llanto les cuenta su vida
and crying tells them his troublesy llorando les cuenta sus cuitas

Many women I had on my wayMuchas hembras tuve en mi camino
and money ran through my handsy el dinero corrio por mis manos
today suddenly my destiny changedhoy de pronto cambio mi destino
and instantly I was abandonedy al momento quedé abandonado

Money and women mean nothingEl dinero y las hembras no es nada
I don't regret having lost themno me duele el haberlos perdido
what hurts my soullo que si me lastima en el alma
is seeing my beloved town left behindver dejado mi pueblo querido

In the town I left my parentsEn el pueblo dejé yo a mis padres
my girlfriend whom I adored so mucha mi novia que tanto adoraba
I ran away to travel the worlda correr yo me fuí por el mundo
without knowing what awaited mesin saber lo que a mi me esperaba

One rainy June afternoonUna tarde lluviosa de junio
I happily returned homea mi casa feliz regresaba
I found my parents in the gravea mis padres encontré en la tumba
and my girlfriend I found marriedy ami novia la encontré casada

I understood that life is falseComprendí que era falso en la vida
with money you pay and get paidcon dinero se cobra y se paga
while I had a sincere affectionmientras tuve un cariño sincero
and that's why my life is bittery por eso mi vida es amarga

And that's why I tell you, my brotherY por eso te digo mi hermano
troubadour from bar to bartrovador de cantina en cantina
that's how I plan to spend my lifeasí pienso pasarme la vida
and with drinks tell them my lifey con copas contarles mi vida