Barra Querida

Dear Bar

Barra Querida

I feel my heart crying, buddySiento llorar compadre al corazón
Returning to the neighborhood where I was bornAl regresar al barrio en que nací
Remembering my childhood hoursA recordar mis horas de purrete
I lost my dear mother, my home, everythingMi madrecita, mi hogar, todo perdí

I remember my distant youthRecuerdo mi lejana juventud
That was illuminated by the Sun of illusionQue iluminara el Sol de la ilusión
When a tango would transport us to the skiesCuando un gotán nos transportaba a los cielos
Or love would tie us up in a passionate embraceO nos ligaba el amor un metejón

Who could dodge cruel timeQuién pudiera esquivar el tiempo cruel
And relive that ageY volver a vivir aquella edad
Who could sing in a doorwayQuién pudiera cantar en un portal
A sweet love songCanción dulce de amor

Not being able to hear again todayNo poder escuchar hoy otra vez
Our old signal - that whistle -Nuestra vieja señal -aquel silbar-
That the neighborhood heard at gathering hoursQue a las horas de reunión el barrio oyó

I'm leaving, buddy, with no fixed directionMe voy compadre sin rumbo fijo
But not without visiting the barMás no sin antes visitar el bodegón
That yesterday always saw us togetherQue ayer nos viera siempre reunidos
Sharing stories over glasses of absintheContando hazañas entre copas de pernod

Come on, buddy, let's drink togetherVenga compadre bebamos juntos
As I may never return to my neighborhoodsQue a mis barrios tal vez ya no vuelva nunca
And before I go, I want to toastY antes quiero brindar
To my dear bar of yesterdayPor mi barra de ayer
That I will never see againQue jamás he de ver