El recuerdo

The Memory

El recuerdo

And he says that oftenY dice que a menudo
he is seen looking at a paintingse le ve mirando un cuadro
hanging on the wallque le cuelga en la pared
and he says he gets up very tiredy dice que se levanta muy cansa
he says time has mistreated himdice que el tiempo lo ha maltratado
that the sun gives life to his silver hairque el sol da vida, a su pelito plateado
and he says he feels like remembering the pasty dice que tiene ganas de recordar el pasado
that many times makes him dreamque muchas veces hace soñar
bitter now with his awakeningamargo ahora con sus despertar
he says there are hardly any sheetsdice que apenas existen bajeras
that he prefers America to beansque se prefiere america a las habichuelas
that there's no bread or colored butterque no hay telera ni mantequita colora
he says hunger is sweet potatodice que el hambre es boniato
fighting with a month for a pair of shoesel pelearte con un mes para unos zapatos
going to bed and because Balthasar is coming bitter...el acostarte y porque viene Baltasar amargo...
bitter with his awakeningamargo con su despertar
memories of poor peoplerecuerdos de gente pobre
and humility painted with lime on the housey humildad que se pintaba con cal la casa
a cardboard horse, a rag dollun caballo de cartón una muñeca de trapo
trading a pen for stickers at schoolcambiar en el cole un boli por estampas
daydreaming for a lover's kisssoñar despierto por un beso enamorado
he says the night watchman on the streetdice que el sereno de la calle
doesn't care who comes in or goes outno esta pendiente a quien entra o a quien sale
that now, the winds don't dry the wet clothesque ya, los vientos no secan la ropa moja
he says they used to make in a basindice que se hacía en un lebrillo
some 'pesquiños' that the kids ateunos pesquiños que comían los chiquillos
that the one who got the Christmas lottery was the one with sweetsque al de los dulces le ha tocado el gordo de navidad
bitter.. bitter are his awakeningsamargo.. amargo son sus despertar
memories of poor times and humilityrecuerdo de tiempos pobres y humildad
he talks about a plate of tomato souphablo de un plato de sopa de tomate
about those geranium pots with polka dotsde esas macetas de geranios con lunares
and the almond tree doesn't come home for Christmas eithery el del almendro tampoco vuelve a casa por Navidad
being the innocent one in a jokeser el inocente de una broma
buying corn, having a photo with dovescompra maiz, tener una foto con palomas
leaving on credit what you can't afforddejar fiado lo que no te llega
to buy bitter... bitter are his awakenings...para comprar amargo...amargo son sus despertar...
memories of poor times and humilityrecuerdo de tiempos pobres y humildad
memories that make you dream...recuerdo que te hacen soñar...