Betinotti

Betinotti

Betinotti

On the edge of the nightEn el filo de la noche
The neighborhood feels so lowLa barriada se entristece
When in the shadows it swaysCuando en la sombra se mece
The whisper of a songEl rumor de una canción

Landscape of black mudPaisaje de barro negro
Smeared by the flat tiresChapaliado por las chatas
To the tune of a hundred serenadesQue al son de cien serenatas
It perfumed her heartPerfumó su corazón

Black-winged butterflyMariposa de alas negras
Flying through the alleywayVolando en el callejón
As the bass notes rumbleAl rumoriar la bordona
Next to the peace of a geraniumJunto a la paz de un malvón

And as it stirs in the nightY Al agitar en la noche
Shadows that the wind took awaySombras que el viento llevó
From the depths of forgetfulnessVan surgiendo del olvido
The echoes of the troubadour riseLas mentas del payador

Verses of BetinottiEstrofas de Betinotti
Grumbling in the cornersRezongando en las esquinas
Sadness of the street kidsTristeza de chamuchinas
That will never be forgottenQue jamás lo olvidara

Anguish of a poor brideAngustias de novia pobre
And of a mother left behindY de madre abandonada
That got etched in timeQue se quedaron grabadas
In a sentimental waltzEn un vals sentimental

Black-winged butterflyMariposa de alas negras
Flying through the alleywayVolando en el callejón
As the bass notes rumbleAl rumoriar la bordona
Next to the peace of a geraniumJunto a la paz de un malvón

And as it stirs in the nightY al agitar en la noche
Shadows that the wind took awaySombras que el viento llevó
From the depths of forgetfulnessVan surgiendo del olvido
The echoes of the troubadour riseLas mentas del payador