El Viejo

The Old Man

El Viejo

Around 2 in the afternoon when the sun becomes unbearable in my work rounds in front of me there was an elegant driverComo alas 2 de la tarde cuando el sol se pone muy insoportable en mis vueltas laborables frente ami tenia a un chófer elegante
At a red traffic light an old man approachesEn un semáforo en rojo se acerca un anciano
And asked him for money, get lost you filthy old manY le pidió dinero largece viejo mugroso
Don't tempt me, dirty car beggarNo me tiente el carro sucio limosnero
The man raised his hand, pointed at the old manEl señor saco la mano le apunto al anciano
With a firm finger, I heard I'm not playingCon el dedo firme escuche no estoy jugando
Go to the other side, do what I told youValla pa otro lado haga lo que le dije se le
He looked at him with hunger and hope in his faceMiraba en el rostro hambre y esperanza
For a coin but he pushed him with forcePor una moneda pero lo empujo con fuerza
And he fell scared on the sidewalkY cayo asustado sobre la banqueta

And anger overcame me, I turned on the blinkersY a mi me gano el coraje puse intermitentes
And the handbrake and even where that cowardY el freno de manos y hasta don de aquel
If you're so brave, get out of the carCobarde si eres tan valiente bájate del carro
That guy, in a fit of anger, got out of his carEl tipo aquel en caliente bajo de su coche
And with that cynicism, he said to me, what the hell do you wantY con aquel cinismo me dijo que rayos quieres
What's your problem, what do you want with meCual es tu problema que quieres con migo

I told him politely, I want you to helpLe dije de buena forma quiero que levante
That poor innocent man, he replied, why do you careA ese pobre inocente me contesto que te
Who do you think you are to order meImporta pues quien te as creído para obedecer te
I said I'll do it my way because for deathLe dije lo are a mi modo por que pa la muerte
Everyone is the same, if you don't help the old man upTodos son iguales si no levantas al viejo y le
And apologize, I'm going to kill youPides disculpas yo voy a matarte

With a big laugh, he said to my faceCon una gran carcajada me dijo en la cara
In no way am I going to stoop so lowDe ni una manera yo no voy a rebajarme tan
You don't scare me and do as you wish butPoco me espantas y hazle como quieras pero
His expression changed when I put a gun to his headLe cambio el semblante cuando a quemarropa
And I put him on his knees and shoved the gunLe puse una corta y ay lo puse de rodillas y metí la
Into his mouthEscuadra dentro de su boca

In the middle of that street, I was sureEn medio de aquella calle yo estaba seguro
That I would kill him, as God is greatQue lo mataría como diosito es muy grande
Almost pulling the trigger, the old man yelled don't kill himCasi pa jalar le el anciano me grita no lo mate
Don't kill him, mercy for the young man he shouted and pleadedNo lo mate piedad por el joven gritaba y pedía
Here I am the guilty one, I dirtied his car, it was my faultAquí yo soy el culpable yo le ensucie el carro la culpa fue mía

That confused man remained silentAquel hombre confundido se quedo callado
Upon hearing the old man, speechless, he broke down in tearsAl escuchar al viejo sin palabras rompió el llanto
May God forgive me for what I've done, forgive meQue dios me perdone por lo que le echo perdón
For being inhumane, kind man, what a lessonPor ser inhumano hombre bondadoso que lección
You have given me, thank you for what you've taughtMe has dado gracias por lo que a enseñado y
And for the new life you've given mePor la nueva vida que me ha regalado