¿Cuando Duerme La Guitarra?

When Does the Guitar Sleep?

¿Cuando Duerme La Guitarra?

(I ask the night(Yo le pregunto a la noche
When does the guitar sleep?)Cuando duerme la guitarra)
I feel it prayingYo que la siento rezar
Its psalm in the early dawnSu salmo en la madrugada

Its little song in the afternoonSu vidalita en la tarde
Its milonga in the morningSu milonga en la mañana
Its tango burning lifeSu tango quemando vida
With love, with sorrow, and rageCon amor, con pena y rabia
Oh night, if you could tell meAy noche si me dijeras
When does the guitar sleep?Cuando duerme la guitarra

(What spirit do you have, guitar(Que duende tendrás vigüela
To stay awake all night?)Para vivir desvelada)
To share your pain with usPara contarnos tú pena
Just with half a wordSolo con media palabra

To paint a cornerPara pintar una esquina
The love of a young girlEl amor de una muchacha
And a goodbye that’s never saidY un adiós que no se dice
And a forgetfulness that growsY un olvido que se agranda
Oh night, if you could tell meAy noche si me dijeras
When does the guitar sleep?Cuando duerme la guitarra

It turns into a whole landscapeSe vuelve toda paisaje
When it speaks of the countrysideCuando del campo nos habla
And in the streets of my neighborhoodY en las calles de mi barrio
It bleeds out while strummingBordoneando se desangra

In its enchanted woodEn su madero embrujado
All distances vanishCaven todas las distancias
And it takes us deep into the nightY nos lleva noche adentro
And it lifts us up, and it kills usY nos alienta, y nos mata
Oh night, if you could tell meAy noche si me dijeras
When does the guitar sleep?Cuando duerme la guitarra