Carbón

Coal

Carbón

Her name rhymed with mineSu nombre rimaba con mina
Her father was a minerSu padre era minero
He always told her and her hairSiempre decía a ella y a su pelo
How dangerous coal isLo peligroso que es el carbón

Every night he repeatedCada noche repetía
And not even with that did he manageY ni con eso conseguía
To warm his handsCalentarse las manos
After a day of workTras el día de labor

As a child, always a coal mark on her cheekDe pequeña siempre una marca de carbón en la mejilla
The caress he left every time he came backLa caricia que dejaba cada vez cuando volvía
And this mark always endured night and dayY esta siempre aguantaba noche y día
A black mark that, even if she wants to, she can't forgetUna marca negra que, aunque quiera, no se olvida

Every night he repeatedCada nochе repetía
And not even with that did he manageY ni con eso consеguía
To warm his handsCalentarse las manos
After a day of workTras el día de labor

That year was tough, it showedAquel año fue duro, se notó
There was a high demand for coalHabía alta demanda de carbón
The shifts in the mine doubledLos turnos en la mina se doblaban
Her father didn't make itEl padre no llegaba
To the pot, the fire, and its smellAl cazo, la lumbre y su olor

Every night when he came backCada noche cuando volvía
He was still cold and felt colderSeguía frío y frío se sentía
And deep inside it stayed with meY muy dentro se me quedaba
Aggravating my sorrowAgravando la pena mía

The work didn't forgive a single dayEl trabajo no perdonó un solo día
My little Catalina sufferedLo sufrió mi pequeña Catalina
It lasted as long as my miner had leftDuró tanto como tiempo le quedaba a mi minero
With the spring, the fire leftCon la primavera se marchó el fuego

That night there was no coalEsa noche no hubo carbón
No plate, no smoke, no heatNo hubo plato ni humo ni calor
Just black suits, cold handsSolo trajes negros, manos frías
That I forever keep in this songQue para siempre guardo en esta canción