Vieja Recova

Old Flea Market

Vieja Recova

The other night as I wasLa otra noche mientras iba
Stumbling like a drunkCaminando como un curda
Step by step, alone and sadTranco a tranco, solo y triste
Walking through the sidewalkRecorriendo el veredón
I felt the edge of a sorrowSentí el filo de una pena
That from the left sideQue del lado de la zurda
Insisted, treacherousSe empeñaba, traicionera
On slashing my heartEn tajearme el corazón

Among pitiful ragsEntre harapos lamentables
A poor beggarUna pobre limosnera
Sobbing her misfortunesSollozando sus desgracias
Approached meA mi lado se acercó
And as I threw her some coinsY al tirarle unas monedas
To the poor beggarA la pobre pordiosera
I saw her ashamed faceVi que el rostro avergonzado
Covered with her handsCon las manos se tapó

Old flea marketVieja recova
Cornered by her lifeRinconada de su vida
I found her alone and lostLa encontré sola y perdida
Like a fatal sampleComo una muestra fatal
Bad luckLa mala suerte
Dealt her a tough handLe jugó una carta brava
The tables turnedSe le dio vuelta la taba
Old age defeated herLa vejez la derrotó
Old flea marketVieja recova
If you could see, so much painSi vieras, cuánto dolor

I have seen her, when youngYo la he visto, cuando moza
Weaving fantasiesIr tejiendo fantasías
With her dreams of high flightCon sus sueños de alto vuelo
And her nights of champagneY sus noches de champán
Poor thing, who would have thoughtPobrecita, quién pensara
The endings of her lifeLos finales de su vida
And the tragic almsY la trágica limosna
Shameful that they give her todayVergonzante que hoy le dan

I walked away, old flea marketMe alejé, vieja recova
From her side. Can you imagineDe su lado. Te imaginas
Friend from other timesAmiguita de otros tiempos
How much pain I feltQué dolor llegué a sentir
What was once greatnessLo que ayer fuera grandeza
Today showed only ruinsHoy mostraba sólo ruinas
And to some stubborn tearsY a unas lágrimas porfiadas
I couldn't deny themNo las pude desmentir

Old flea marketVieja recova
Cornered by her lifeRinconada de su vida
I found her alone and lostLa encontré sola y perdida
Like a fatal sampleComo una muestra fatal
Bad luckLa mala suerte
Dealt her a tough handLe jugó una carta brava
The tables turnedSe le dio vuelta la taba
Old age defeated herLa vejez la derrotó
Old flea marketVieja recova
If you could see, so much painSi vieras, cuánto dolor