Fiesta

Party

Fiesta

Glory to God in the heights they collected the garbageGloria a dios en las alturas recogieron las basuras
From my street yesterday in the dark, today planted with light bulbsDe mi calle ayer a oscuras, hoy sembrada de bombillas
They hung from a string, from corner to corner a signColgaron de un cordel, de esquina a esquina un cartel
And paper flags green, red, and yellowY banderas de papel verdes, rojas y amarillas

As the sun turns its back on them, skirts flutterAl darles el sol la espalda, revolotean las faldas
Under a mantle of garlands, so the sky doesn't seeBajo un manto de guirnaldas, para que el cielo no vea
In the arrabal night, how they share their breadEn la noche de arrabal, como comparten su pan
His woman and his coat, people of a hundred thousand kindsSu mujer y su gabán, gentes de cien mil raleas

Hurry up, I'm waiting for you here if you want to comeApurate, que acá te espero si querés venir
For one night our miseries go to sleepPor una noche ya se van nuestras miserias a dormir

Let's go, climbing the hill¡Vamos, subiendo la cuesta
Because up there my street dressed up, for a party!Que arriba mi calle se vistió, de fiesta!

The masked one, the villain, the revolutionaryEl careta, el villano, el revolucionario
Dance and shake hands, regardless of appearanceBailan y se dan la mano, sin importarles la facha
The sun finds them together, in the shadow of a lamppostJuntos los encuentra el sol, a la sombra de un farol
Soaked in alcohol, facing a girlEmpapados en alcohol, encarando una muchacha

And with the hangover on their backs, the poor return to their povertyY con la resaca a cuestas, vuelve el pobre a su pobreza
The rich to their wealth, Montaldo returns to his massesEl rico a su riqueza, vuelve montaldo a sus misas
Good and evil wake up, the poor return to the gateSe despertó el bien y el mal, la pobre vuelve al portal
The rich return to the rosebush and the miser to the currenciesLa rica vuelve al rosal y el avaro a las divisas

It's over, the sun tells us that the end has comeSe acabó, el sol nos dice que llegó el final
For one night, we forgot that each one is who they arePor una noche se olvidó que cada uno es cada cual

Let's go, going down the hill¡Vamos, bajando la cuesta
Because up in my street, the party is over!Que arriba en mi calle, se acabó, la fiesta!