Malevaje

Shady Character

Malevaje

Tell me, for god's sake, what have you given me,Decí, por dios, ¿qué me has dao,
That I've changed so much,Que estoy tan cambiao,
I don't know who I am anymore?No sé más quien soy?
The shady character, a stranger,El malevaje extrañao,
Looks at me without understanding...Me mira sin comprender...
Sees me losing the imageMe ve perdiendo el cartel
Of the tough guy that yesterdayDe guapo que ayer
Shined in action...Brillaba en la acción...
Don't you see that I'm in a bind,¿No ves que estoy embretao,
Defeated and tied upVencido y maniao
In your heart?En tu corazón?

I saw you strutting proudlyTe vi pasar tangueando altanera
With such a deep and sensual rhythmCon un compás tan hondo y sensual
That just seeing you made me loseQue no fue más que verte y perder
Faith, courage,La fe, el coraje,
The desire to show off.El ansia 'e guapear.
You haven't even left me a cigarette behindNo me has dejao ni el pucho en la oreja
From that tough and fierce past...De aquel pasao malevo y feroz...
All I need now to complete¡Ya no me falta pa' completar
Is to go to church and kneel down to pray!Más que ir a misa e hincarme a rezar!

Yesterday, afraid to kill,Ayer, de miedo a matar,
Instead of fightingEn vez de pelear
I started running...Me puse a correr...
I saw myself in the shadows or dead;Me vi a la sombra o finao;
Thought of not seeing you and trembled...Pensé en no verte y temblé...
If I, -who never backed down-¡Si yo, -que nunca aflojé-
At night, anxious,De noche angustiao
Lock myself up to cry!...Me encierro a llorar!...
Tell me, for god's sake, what have you given me,Decí, por dios, ¿qué me has dao,
That I've changed so much,Que estoy tan cambiao,
I don't know who I am anymore?No sé más quien soy?