Arrabal Amargo

Bitter Suburb

Arrabal Amargo

Bitter suburb inserted in my lifeArrabal amargo metido en mi vida
Like the sentence of a curseComo la condena de una maldición
Your shadows torture my hours of sleepTus sombras torturan mis horas de sueño
Your night is enclosed in my heartTu noche se encierra en mi corazón

With her by my side, I didn't see your sorrowsCon ella a mi lado no vi tus tristezas
Your mud and miseries, she was my lightTu barro y miserias, ella era mi luz
And now defeated, I drag my soulY ahora vencido arrastro mi alma
Nailed to your streets like a crossClavado a tus calles igual que a una cruz

Little corner of the suburbRinconcito arrabalero
With the canopy of starsCon el toldo de estrellas
I love you from your courtyardDe tu patio te quiero
Everything, everything lights upTodo, todo se ilumina
When she comes back to see youCuando ella vuelve a verte

And my old honeysucklesY mis viejas madreselvas
Are in bloom to love youEstán en flor para quererte
Like a passing cloudComo una nube que pasa
My dreams go away, go away, never returnMis ensueños se van, se van, no vuelven más

Don't tell anyone that you don't love me anymoreNo digas a nadie que ya no me quieres
If they ask me, I'll say you'll comeSi a mí me preguntan diré que vendrás
And so when you return, I swear to youY así cuando vuelvas mi alma te juro
The strange eyes won't be surprisedLos ojos extraños no se asombrarán

You'll see how everythingVerás como todo
Was eagerly waiting for youTe esperaba ansioso
My white little house and the old rosebushMi blanca casita y el viejo rosal
And how it relieves its sorrows againY como de nuevo alivia sus penas
Dressed up in celebration, my beautiful suburbVestido de fiesta mi lindo arrabal
Little corner of the suburbRinconcito arrabalero