Canción de Adiós

Goodbye Song

Canción de Adiós

You were the light of my lifeFuiste la luz de mi vida
And my favorite museY mi musa preferida
But everything is overPero todo se acabó
You were my rosary crossFuiste mi cruz de rosario
My luck on the calendarMi suerte en el calendario
The owner of my mattressLa dueña de mi colchón

You were a pure and tough tangoFuiste un tango puro y duro
Written on dark paperEscrito en papel oscuro
That I don't even want to singQue no quiero ni cantar
A guitar without stringsUna guitarra sin cuerdas
A fake pearl necklaceUn collar falso de perlas
That never saw the seaQue nunca vieron el mar

You were a garden of geraniumsFuiste un jardín de malvones
A vinyl record without scratchesUn vinilo sin rayones
A true ladyUna dama de verdad
That lasted 15 minutesQue duro 15 minutos
And now you leave me mourningY ahora me dejas el luto
Not wanting to see you anymoreDe no querer verte más

You were a lady MadonnaFuiste una lady Madonna
You were a Maradona goalFuiste un gol de Maradona
You were the hand of GodFuiste la mano de Dios
You were everything but you wereFuiste todo pero fuiste
I don't know if you understoodYo no sé si me entendiste
That I'm saying goodbye to youQue te estoy diciendo adiós

You were a day that you love meFuiste un día que me quieras
You were Gardel and the pearFuiste Gardel y le pera
And the Island of ShrimpY la Isla de Camarón
You were in Madrid, HortalezaFuiste en Madrid, hortaleza
And in Buenos Aires, princessY en Buenos Aires princesa
Queen of my heartReina de mi corazón

You were the light of my lifeFuiste la luz de mi vida
And my favorite museY mi musa preferida
Who can no longer inspireQue ya no puede inspirar
Not a song or a rancheraNi un canto ni una ranchera
Not even a single verseNi un solo verso siquiera
Just this goodbye songSolo esta canción de adiós

You were the light of my lifeFuiste la luz de mi vida
And my favorite museY mi musa preferida
Who can no longer inspireQue ya no puede inspirar
Not a tango or a rancheraNi un tango ni una ranchera
Not even a single verseNi un solo verso siquiera
Just this goodbye songSolo esta canción de adiós

And this was my testamentY este fue mi testamento
Of a love that out of joyDe un amor que de contento
Didn't even leave me sweatNo me dejó ni el sudor
All that's left is to say goodbyeSolo queda despedirme
With a hoarse but firm voiceCon voz ronca pero firme
The bad moment has passedEl mal trago ya paso

Half waltz half rancheraMedio vals mitad ranchera
I'll call it whatever you wantLe pongo el nombre que quieras
Milonga or rock and rollMilonguita o rock and roll
Here in front of everyoneAquí adelante de todos
I'm saying in my own wayLe estoy diciendo a mi modo
I'm saying in my own wayTe estoy diciendo a mi modo
Good luck, bye, goodbyeBuena suerte, tchau, adiós