Bocha

Bocha

Bocha

Pepe TrellesA Pepe Trelles

Let's go, old Bocha, so beloved,Vamos, Bocha viejo, tan querido,
I had promised youte lo había prometido
and here I am, how are you doing?y aquí estoy, ¿cómo te va?

I know you are dressed in silence,Sé que de silencio estás vestido,
but the soul of a friendpero el alma de un amigo
can be heard loud and clear.se oye clara por igual.

How many new things you must know,Qué de cosas nuevas que sabrás,
the mysteries you have entered to see:los misterios que has entrado a ver:
it must be beautiful, seriously,debe ser hermoso, en serio,
to suspect eternity,sospechar la eternidad,
without body and without age.sin cuerpo y sin edad.

Bocha, you who used to tell me so muchBocha, vos que tanto me decías
that everything ends when you die,que al morir todo termina,
you will think differently now.de otro modo pensarás.

You see?, you have to have philosophy,¿Viste?, hay que tener filosofía,
if the pain of each daysi el dolor de cada día
insists that you are not here.nos insiste en que no estás.

My eyes wonderMis ojos se preguntan
why they don't see you anymore,por qué no te ven más,
and I feel them fill with tears;y siento que se inundan;
not me, why cry?yo no, ¿por qué llorar?

Not me, because I tell myself,Yo no, porque me digo,
I don't know if it's right or wrong,no sé si bien o mal,
that as long as I am alive,que mientras yo esté vivo,
you will live with me.conmigo vivirás.

And what can you do!Y ¡qué le vas a hacer!
It's tough but it's true:Es duro pero es cierto:
I have also died a little,yo también un poco he muerto,
come on, Bocha, don't give up.vamos, Bocha, no aflojés.

Always, at the café I order two drinks,Siempre, en el café pido dos copas,
and when I drink yours, Bocha,y al beber la tuya, Bocha,
you speak through my mouth.por mi boca conversás.

And, once again, you talk to me about fantasies,Y, otra vez, me hablás de fantasías,
about the girls, about the moneyde las pibas, de la guita
that you no longer need.que ya no necesitás.

Because now you are a sage and IPorque ahora sos un sabio y yo
feel God through your being, and yesterdaypor tu ser palpito a Dios, y ayer
someone said I'm crazy,alguien dijo que estoy loco,
that I talk to myself, and I looked at themque hablo solo, y lo miré
with what pity!¡sabés con qué piedad!

I know we have to stop fooling around,Sé que hay que dejarse de macanas,
that living in nostalgiaque vivir de la nostalgia
is not possible, why?no es posible, ¿para qué?

Let's go, old Bocha, because in lifeVamos, Bocha viejo, que en la vida
there is never a final gamenunca hay última partida
when the bond tightens.cuando el lazo aprieta bien.

My eyes wonderMis ojos se preguntan
why they don't see you anymore,por qué no te ven más,
and I feel them fill with tears;y siento que se inundan;
not me, why cry?yo no, ¿por qué llorar?

Not me, because I tell myself,Yo no, porque me digo,
I don't know if it's right or wrong,no sé si bien o mal,
that as long as I am alive,que mientras yo esté vivo,
you will live with me.conmigo vivirás.

And what can you do!,Y ¡qué le vas a hacer!,
it's tough, but it's true:es duro, pero es cierto:
I have also died a little,yo también un poco he muerto,
come on, Bocha, don't give up.vamos, Bocha, no aflojés.