El Pajarillo

The Little Bird

El Pajarillo

She used bulk makeup dailyMaquillage agranel usaba a diario
And sold her skin at a high priceY vendia su piel a precio caro
Of the eight wings diesDe las ocho alas dies
in a corner she was young and faithfulen una esquina era joven y fiel
She was rose and thorn and her name was noseEra rosa y espina y se llamaba nose
I never knew, never askedNunca lo supe nunca le pregunte
Never had her time and her skinNunca dispuse de su tiempo y su piel
She was a brat and I only looked at herEra un mocoso y solo le mire
From well to wellDe pozo en pozo
And she was a little bird with white wingsY era un pajarillo de blancas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcon en balcon
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
And offering to the highest bidderY ofrecedora para el major postor
Of her tuneDe su tonaddaa
(and there you go, little one, so you remember)(y alli te va chiquita pa' que te acuerdes)
5 winters passed and there she was5 inviernos pasaron y alli seguia
the same hour as yesterdayla misma hora de eyer
the same cornerla misma esquina
the rose did not blind where she would gola rosa no cego donde se iria
her name was nosese llamaba nose
and she smiled and smiled as the onlookers passed byy sonreia y soreia al pasar de los mirones
under that lamppost night after nightbajo de aquel farol noche tras noche
and several times they took her prisonery varias veces se la llevaron presa
and she sang her song behind the barsy canto su cancion tras de las rajas
And she was a little bird with white wingsY era un pajarillo de blancas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcon en balcon
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
And offering to the highest bidderY ofrecedora para el mejor postor
Of her tuneDe su tonada
Her skin wrinkledSe le arrugo la piel
And the makeup was not enoughY el maquillage suficiente no jue
To cover the mark she leftPara taparle la huella que dejo
The sixth winter and the color ran outEl sextoinviernoy se le acabo el color
And even the breathY hasta el haliento
And she was a little bird with white wingsY era un pajarillo de blancas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcon en balcon
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
And offering to the highest bidderY ofrecedora para el mejor postor
Of her tuneDe su tonada
And she was a little bird with white wingsY era un pajarillo de blankas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcon en balcon
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
And offering to the highest bidderY ofrecedora para el mejor postor
Of her tuneDe su tonada