A La Luz de Una Sonrisa

In the Light of a Smile

A La Luz de Una Sonrisa

I wake up with little desireDespierto con pocas ganas
As if expelled from heavenComo expulsado del cielo
And cracking my fingersY crujiéndome los dedos
I have started to writeHe empezado a escribir

I sharpen the pencilDespunto el lapicero
At the same time as the sorrowA la vez que el desconsuelo
But I recognize the datePero reconozco la fecha
Today is April 22Hoy es 22 de abril

Songs are never too manyNunca sobran las canciones
And I always have something to sayY siempre tengo algo que decir
But she deserves more than a letterPero ella merece más una letra
Than the streets of MadridQue las calles de Madrid

Because it's been two years since she loves me point-blankPorque hace ya dos años que me quiere a quemaropa
With the innocence of a child with his first drinkCon la inocencia de un niño con su primera copa
I lose the stridency, live without reasonsPierdo la estridencia, vivo sin motivos
I learn to have patience and writeAprendo a tener paciencia y escribo

I look at the bottom of the coffeeMiro el fondo del café
And I remember smokingY me acuerdo de fumar
And between the cigarette smokeY entre el humo del cigarro
My anxiety palesPalidece mi ansiedad

While you sleep, I write to youMientras duermes yo te escribo
At times, I turn backA ratos, me giro hacia atrás
To observe you with the eyesA observarte con los ojos
That a prisoner sees his freedomQue un preso ve su libertad

Why aren't there civil wars if we lock the doorPorqué no hay guerras civiles si echamos el pestillo
And even though it's still tacky, the world is no longer a brickY aunque siga siendo cutre, el mundo ya no es un ladrillo
Seven hundred and something days of your smileSetecientos treinta y tantos días de tu sonrisa
Making life not feel like sandpaperHaciendo que la vida no sea papel de lija

On the outside, you have to be tough, like the asphaltPor fuera hay que ser duro, como el asfalto
The skin just as cold as if we were lizardsLa piel igual de fría que si fuéramos lagartos
Life is always out of syncLa vida siempre va a destiempo
Like the riff of this songComo el riff de esta canción
That's why lie to me and tell me we'll see each otherPor eso miénteme y dime que nos veremos
Just a few hours and I already miss youTan sólo unas horas y ya te hecho de menos
I swing with hopeMe columpio con la esperanza
That tomorrow will be betterDe que mañana sea mejor

Because if the devil passes playfully and slylyPorque si el diablo pasa jocoso y ladino
With the old zither that composes destinyCon la citara vieja la que compone el destino
I have no other defense, pleaseNo me queda otra defensa por favor
PleasePor favor

Please tell her that I look at herPor favor cuéntale que la miro
Like I don't look at anyone elseComo no miro a ninguna
And that I won't take a breakY que no voy a darme un respiro
Until I see the moonMientras no mire la luna
And that more than a hundred suns don't tan my chestY que más de cien soles no curten mi pecho
That from her gaze is what I'm made ofQue de su mirada es lo que estoy hecho
A fleeting smile and bad timesSonrisa fugazmente y de malos momentos
With her, I am the prince of her storyCon ella soy el príncipe de su cuento

On the outside, you have to be tough, like the asphaltPor fuera hay que ser duro, como el asfalto
The skin just as cold as if we were lizardsLa piel igual de fría que si fuéramos lagartos
Life is always out of syncLa vida siempre va a destiempo
Like the riff of this songComo el riff de esta canción
That's why lie to me and tell me we'll see each otherPor eso miénteme y dime que nos veremos
Just a few hours and I already miss youTan sólo unas horas y ya te hecho de menos
I swing with hopeMe columpio con la esperanza
That tomorrow will be betterDe que mañana sea mejor

Because if the devil passes playfully and slylyPorque si el diablo pasa jocoso y ladino
With the old zither that composes destinyCon la citara vieja la que compone el destino
I have no other defenseNo me queda otra defensa
Than you and meLa del tú y el yo