El Viejo

The Old Man

El Viejo

Stopped for a moment to rest his weary gazeSe detuvo un momento a descanzar la mirada
After so many years of seeingFatigada de tantos abriles ver
Leaning on the wind, almost dawnSe apoyaba en el viento ya casi de madrugada
In the cold, he found the sidewalkEn el frio, la vereda dio con el

Good evening, Don Simon, the bottle is emptyBuenas noches Don Simon la botella se acabo
The bar is already closedLa cantina ya cerro
Don't rush, don't rush, I'll show you the wayNo se apure, no se apure no, le encamino yo

And finally, my father arrivedY al fin llego mi padre
With his liver and soul wasted by so much alcoholCon el higado y alma desechos por tanto alcohol
He knocked on the door, my mother opened itToco la puerta le abrio mi madre
And he got lost in the deepest sleepY en el sueño mas profundo se perdio

He was an old dreamer, funny, he was the bestEra un viejo soñador, divertido era el mejor
A really good guy, I remember wellMuy buen tipo, bien recuerdo yo
He built with love other people's dreamsConstruia con amor sueños ajenos
The man was an artist, a professional bricklayerEl señor era artista, albañil de profesion

And my father fell asleepY se durmio mi padre
With so much alcohol running through his veinsY en las venas le corria tanto alcohol
He never woke up, and my motherNo desperto nunca y mi madre
Cried for so many days, so much she criedTantos dias tanto tanto le lloro

He was an old dreamer, funny, he was the bestEra un viejo soñador, divertido era el mejor
A really good guy, I remember wellMuy buen tipo bien recuerdo yo
As inheritance, he left me an old empty walletComo herencia me dejo una billetera vieja y vacia
To fill it up myselfPara llenarla yo

And my father fell asleep, with so much alcohol running through his veinsY se durmio mi padre y en las venas le corria tanto alcohol
He never woke up, my father, and never saw the light of a new dayNo desperto nunca mi padre y la luz del nuevo dia nunca vio
And here I am, by his lonely and cold graveY en su tumba sola y fria aqui estoy yo
Missing the one who still lives in this songExtrañando a aquel que aún vive en esta cancion
Missing the old man and his lion's denExtrañando al viejo y su cuarto de Leon