Hafa Café

Hafa Café

Hafa Café

The moon over TangierLa luna sobre el tánger
Watched over the night of AllahVelaba la noche de alá
When we metCuando nos encontramos
In the chelar cabaretEn el cabaret del chelar

We locked eyesCruzamos las miradas
I said: Salaam alekumTe dije: Salaam alekum
But the receptionistPero el recepcionista
Told us: This moment no roomNos dijo: This moment no room

I remembered you nakedTe recordé desnuda
Under the protective skyBajo el cielo protector
Drinking tea, drowsyTomando te, adormecida
In your chadorSobre tu chador
When I loved youCuando te amé
On the terraces of Hafa CaféEn las terrazas de hafa café
Hafa CaféHafa café

There were no taxisNo había ningún taxi
The casbah smelled of weedLa casba olia a mara
And a couple of copsY un par de policías
Were chasing AlibabáCorrían tras alibabá

We climbed up the hillSubimos monte arriba
Through paths of orange blossom flowersPor sendas de flores de azahar
From Jafa on the hillDe jafa en la colina
I looked out to the seaMiraba a los lejos el mar

I remembered you nakedTe recordé desnuda
Under the protective skyBajo el cielo protector
Drinking tea, drowsyTomando te, adormecida
In your chadorSobre tu chador
When I loved youCuando te amé
On the terraces of Hafa CaféEn las terrazas de hafa caf
Hafa CaféHafa café

Hafa was a scentEl hafa era un aroma
Of leather, mint, and hashDe cuero a la menta con hash
In a corner, my grandmaEn un rincón mi yaya
I saw you and her gazeTe vi y su mirada
Was a flashFue un flash

She approached our tableSe acercó a nuestra mesa
With eyes of a sly seducerCon ojos de vil seductor
And sang to you in MarjabaY te cantó en marjaba
We'll do it right here on the floorWe'll do it right here on the floor

I remembered you nakedTe recordé desnuda
Under the protective skyBajo el cielo protector
Drinking tea, drowsyTomando te, adormecida
In your chadorSobre el chador
When I loved youCuando te amé
On the terraces of Hafa CaféEn las terrazas de hafa café
Hafa CaféHafa café