Va Como Va

Go as It Goes

Va Como Va

This is ending, he told me with a voice full of sorrowEsto se acaba, me dijo con voz de congoja
As he walked through the doorAl entrar por la puerta
His eyes like glass, tears on the brinkCulos de vaso sus ojos, la lágrima a punto
And a dead look in his eyesY la mirada muerta
What's wrong with you, singer-songwriter, I askedQué te pasa, cantautor, le pregunte
And handing me the newspaper he said: ReadY entregándome el diario dijo: Lee
And I read and criedY leí y lloré

A headline attacked saying that old Lisbon was burningUn titular atacaba diciendo que ardía la vieja Lisboa
And the Catalan heteronym shotY el catalán heterónimo disparato
They've burned PessoaMe han quemado a Pessoa
And that's how it goes, just how it goesY así va como va
That's how it goesYa como va

What nonsense you're talking, I said, looking in the mirrorQué cosas dices, le dije y, mirando al espejo
He continued with the subjectSiguió con el tema
I'm no longer two, nor am I me, nor is anyoneYa no soy dos ni soy yo ni soy nadie
And Europe can't resist the burningNi Europa resiste a la quema
And looking at him through the magnifying glasses I beggedY mirándole a las lupas le rogué
I'm not transgalactic, explain yourselfTransgaláctico no soy, explícate
I looked at him, he looked at meMe miro, le miré
This is ending, it's ending, and there's nothing more to do but acceptEsto se acaba, se acaba, y no hay más que aceptar

Dignified ruinDignamente la ruina
Lisbon burns, Venice sinks and fallsArde Lisboa, Venecia se hunde y se cae
The Sistine ChapelLa capilla Sixtina
And that's how it goes, it goes as it goesY así va como va, va como va
There's no more pattern, no more law, no more God, no more kingNo hay más patrón ni más ley ni más Dios ni más rey
Than the damn moneyQue el maldito dinero
He said, furiously, my friend hitting the bullseyeDijo, furioso, mi amigo clavando en la diana
With a precise shotUn disparo certera

Don't take me for an idiot, butNo me tomes por idiota, pero es que
I just don't understand your speech, I confessedNo comprendo tu discurso, confesé
And he spoke, I listenedY me hablo, le escuche
Art, poetry, beauty, what strange words!Arte, poseía, belleza ¡que extrañas palabras!
Could they be a spell?¿Serán un conjuro?
Today any pig is capable of burning EdenHoy cualquier cerdo es capaz de quemar el Edén
To collect an insurancePor cobrar un seguro
And that's just how it goesY así ya como va