Barrio pobre

Poor Neighborhood

Barrio pobre

In this neighborhood that is a relic of the past,En este barrio que es reliquia del pasado,
On this street, so humble I had yesterday,por esta calle, tan humilde tuve ayer,
Behind that little window that they have closed,detrás de aquella ventanita que han cerrado,
The perfumed carnation of a love...la clavelina perfumada de un querer...
Those parties that were celebrated in your courtyardsAquellas fiestas que en tus patios celebraban
some fortunate event of the place,algún suceso venturoso del lugar,
with my guitar among the circle they told mecon mi guitarra entre la rueda me contaban
and in tender verses I sang my song...y en versos tiernos entonaba mi cantar...

Neighborhood... of my most ardent dreams,Barrio... de mis sueños más ardientes,
poor... like the clothes of your people.pobre...cual las ropas de tus gentes.
For me, you kept all the richnessPara mí guardabas toda la riqueza
and sadness drizzledy lloviznaba la tristeza
when I said my last goodbye...cuando te di mi último adiós...
Neighborhood... poor neighborhood, I am with you!...¡Barrio... barrio pobre, estoy contigo!...
I sing to you again, old friend!¡Vuelvo a cantarte, viejo amigo!
Forgive the disappointments of my song,Perdoná los desencantos de mi canto,
because since then, I cried so much,pues desde entonces, lloré tanto,
that my voice has already broken...que se ha quebrado ya mi voz...

On this street I went in pale dawnsPor esta calle iba en pálidas auroras
with a firm step to the day of work;con paso firme a la jornada de labor;
cordial and simple was the round of my hours;cordial y simple era la ronda de mis horas;
mother's love, girlfriend's love... always love!amor de madre, amor de novia...¡siempre amor!
On this street on a bleak and cold nightPor esta calle en una noche huraña y fría
I left the good and pure world of yesterday,salí del mundo bueno y puro del ayer,
I turned the corner without thinking about what I was losing,doblé la esquina sin pensar lo que perdía,
I left without direction, never to return...me fui sin rumbo, para nunca más volver....