El Malo

The Bad One

El Malo

He was the bad one, the damn one, a wicked, ill-mannered bullyEra el malo, el maldito, un malvado, matón mal portado
The unhealthy evil, malignant, thug, he was evil incarnateEl mal sano, maligno, maulero, era el mal encarnado
Ill-bred, ill-intentioned, malicious bastardMal criado, mal intencionado, cabrón malicioso
I love youTe quiero

How could I not love you, if you came to my rescueComo no quererte, si viniste en mi rescate
But let me go ahead and tell the story from the beginningPero me adelanto y quiero contar el cuento del principio
He was born in a town inland, baptized in CachapoalNació en un pueblo al interior, se bautizó en el Cachapoal
As a child, he already showed his very human crueltyDe niño demostraba ya su muy humana crueldad
Mockery always hit hard, expert at finding flawsLa burla iba siempre al hueso, experto en encontrar defectos
Friend of the strong and tormentor of the withdrawnAmigo de los fuertes y martirio de los retraídos

He was very funny, as much as he was harmfulEra muy gracioso, tanto como era dañino
He didn't realize, he thought, to be the model of the right manNo se daba cuenta, pensaba, ser el modelo del hombre correcto
For himself, he was a champion, an example of overcomingPara si mismo era un campeón, ejemplo de superación
The poor are poor because they want to, because they didn't want to studyEl pobre es pobre porque quiere, porque no quiso estudiar
And in his love life, he followed the same pattern, one woman after anotherY en su vida sentimental seguía el mismo patrón, una tras otra las mujeres
He squeezed the life out of them, they were just preyFue estrujándoles la vida, solo eran comida
He never wanted to give in, fearing to appear weakNunca quiso darse, temiendo pasar por débil
If he doesn't like something, he doesn't listen, he's not pretending to be deaf, he truly doesn't listenSi algo no le gusta, no escucha, no se hace el sordo es que en verdad no escucha
In the morning at the café, a shot of hot water, beer at noonEn la mañana en el café, un chorro de agua ardiente, cerveza a medio día
And a couple of piscos at sunsetY un par de piscolas al ocaso
A whiskey to navigate, to force a conquestUn whisky para navegar, forzar una conquista
A friend's ex-wife, if she wanted it in the endLa ex esposa de un amigo, si al final ella quería

He was the bad one, the damn one, a wicked, ill-mannered bullyEra el malo, el maldito, un malvado, matón mal portado
The unhealthy evil, malignant, thug, he was evil incarnateEl mal sano, maligno, maulero, era el mal encarnado
Ill-bred, ill-intentioned, malicious bastardMal criado, mal intencionado, cabrón malicioso
I love youTe quiero

The bids, of which he boastedLas licitaciones, de las que se envanecía
Were previously arranged, the world belongs to the smart ones, he laughedIban previamente arregladas, el mundo es de los vivos se reía
He hated his younger brother, despised his sisterOdiaba a su hermano menor, despreciaba a su hermana
And the whole family was stupid, everyone except himY toda la familia era imbécil, todos menos él
He bought a big truck, always flirted with the neighborCompró una camioneta grande, tocaba siempre la vecina
Behind the windshield, he was spreading obscenitiesDetrás del parabrisas iba repartiendo groserías

He strongly supported a right-wing candidate, who promised him advantagesApoyó con fuerza a un candidato de derecha, que le prometía ventajas
In what was convenient for himEn lo que a él le convenía
It was on a winter night, coming back from a meetingFue en una noche invernal, volviendo de una reunión
Driving drunk, he fell asleep and crashed into a VitaraManejando borracho se durmió y se fue contra un vitara
Killed the driver instantly, left one in the back paralyzedMato al instante al conductor, dejo lisiado a uno de atrás
And he decapitated himself with the fake leather steering wheelY el mismo se decapitó con el volante de cuerina

He descended to hell, after a swift trialDescendió al infierno, tras un expedito juicio
Fate had it that he entered the section where I workedEl destino quiso que entrara a la sección donde yo trabajaba
At first, I punished him, as it was my dutyAl comienzo lo castigue, tal como era mi obligación
But he was such a lovable guy, still so full of lifePero era un tipo tan querible, tan repleto aun de vida
You can tear off my skin, he said, I can endure my castrationPodrás arrancarme la piel, me dijo, puedo sufrir mi castración
but what I've eaten and danced, tell me who can take it awaymás lo comido y lo bailado dime tu quien me lo quita

He was the bad one, the damn one, a wicked, ill-mannered bullyEra el malo, el maldito, un malvado, matón mal portado
The unhealthy evil, malignant, thug, he was evil incarnateEl mal sano, maligno, maulero, era el mal encarnado
Ill-bred, ill-intentioned, malicious bastardMal criado, mal intencionado, cabrón malicioso
I love youTe quiero

How could I not love you if you always had timely adviceComo no quererte si siempre tuviste un consejo oportuno
How could I not look at you, you had passion and fire in your eyesComo no mirarte tenías pasión y fuego en la mirada
How could I not follow the one who finally sees the clear pictureComo no seguir al que tiene por fin la película clara
I let him go, I protected him, I spread the wordYo lo solté, lo protegí, corrí la voz
The rest was done by the discontent that the millennium gatheredEl resto lo hizo el descontento que el milenio se juntó
Oh no, indeed, it was a time bombAy no, sino, era una bomba de tiempo
Fire ignites with windEl fuego prende con viento
The rebellion spread and nothing could stop itLa rebelión se propago y nada pudo detenerla
It rolled, rolled, rolled, rolled, rolled, rolled like a pearlRodó, rodó, rodó, rodó, rodó, rodó como una perla
There's a new devil in hell and tonight we celebrateHay nuevo diablo en el infierno y esta noche se celebra

He was the bad one, the damn one, a wicked, ill-mannered bullyEra el malo, el maldito, un malvado, matón mal portado
The unhealthy evil, malignant, thug, he was evil incarnateEl mal sano, maligno, maulero, era el mal encarnado
Ill-bred, ill-intentioned, malicious bastardMal criado, mal intencionado, cabrón malicioso
I love youTe quiero