Causas Perdidas

Lost Causes

Causas Perdidas

She appears, wields her beautyAparece, empuña su belleza
and the city steps back for a moment...y la ciudad retrocede un instante...
I watch her from the depths of the waves of memoryYo la miro desde el fondo del oleaje del recuerdo
of the kisses we lost in battlede los besos que perdimos en combate
We jumped, like kangaroos, from bar to bar,Saltábamos, canguros, de bar en bar,
those were crazy yearseran años chiflados
Napoleons swearing the unspeakableNapoleones que juraban lo injurable
in the neighborhood squareen la placita del barrio

They were delicious times, I know,Fueron tiempos deliciosos, yo sé,
life gives and takes from youla vida te da y te come
Years of going out to search the pockets of the night...Años de salir a revisar los bolsillos de la noche...

She said to me: 'let's use the stars in the hallway,Me decía: "usemos las estrellas de zaguán,
help me see the sky',ayudáme a ver el cielo",
'after all, we are all lost causes,"al fin de cuentas todos somos causas perdidas,
from flesh to bones'de la carne a los huesos"
And today I'm afraid to see her like this,Y hoy ando acobardado de verla así,
with that mist in her eyescon esa niebla en los ojos
'it's been a while since anyone passed by here, buddy,"hace rato que nadie pasa por acá, colega,
could you stay a bit?'¿te podrás quedar un poco?"

They were delicious times, I know,Fueron tiempos deliciosos, yo sé,
but life gives and takes from youpero la vida te da y te come
Years of going out to slip on the legs of the night...Años de salir a derrapar por las piernas de la noche...

Is it too much to ask for the past to come better dressed¿Será mucho pedir que el pasado venga mejor vestido
and knock before entering?y golpee antes de entrar?
Today memory is a treacherous and shoreless riverHoy la memoria es un río traicionero y sin orillas
where one shouldn't fish...donde uno no debiera pescar…
'I ask you, don't be offended if I kiss like this,"Te pido, no te ofendas si beso así,
with this winter on my lips...'con este invierno en los labios..."
'It's been a while since anyone passed by here, buddy,"Es que hace mucho que nadie pasa por acá, colega,
do you want to love me for a while?'¿me querrás querer un rato?"

They were delicious times, I know,Fueron tiempos deliciosos, yo sé,
life gives and takes from youla vida te da y te come
Years of going out to break the necks of the night...Años de salir a desnucar a los duendes de la noche...

They were delicious times, I know,Fueron tiempos deliciosos, yo sé,
life gives and takes from youla vida te da y te come
Years of going out to search the pockets of the nightAños de salir a revisar los bolsillos de la noche
Night after nightNoche a noche
Night after night...Noche a noche…