Ay! Rocío

Oh! Rocío

Ay! Rocío

Oh! Rocío, caviar from RiofríoAy! Rocío, caviar de riofrío
Alone among the crowdSola entre el gentío
Turtle dove in heatTortolica en celo
Like a grain of aniseComo un grano de anís
A weekend in ParisUn weekend en París
A thawUn deshielo

A few extra ducatsUn ducados de más
What a disaster of Adams and EvesQué desastre de adanes y evas
Or maybe a songO quizá una canción
If you knew that ISi supieras que yo
Pay attention to you from time to timeTe hago caso de ombligos a brevas

How many nights at dawnCuántas noches al alba
I shuffle my bald spotMe barajo la calva
That threatens beneath the hairQue amenaza debajo del pelo
How many afternoons asleepCuántas tardes dormido
I forget the flower from the undergroundOlvido la flor del subsuelo

And then I resurrectY después resucito
Like a wild little mouseComo un ratoncito silvestre
So bohemian, so countrymanTan boinón, tan paisano
So rascal, so urbanTan bribón, tan urbano
So ordinary, so stone-kickerTan fulano, tan picapedrestre

Every month you get olderCada mes cumples años
Skipping stepsSaltando peldaños
Two by two, three by threeDos a dos, tres a tres
Five by fourCinco a cuatro
Like a stubborn swayComo un terco vaivén
From the train to the theater's curbDel vagón al arcén del teatro

I watch you growYo te miro crecer
With drool wetting doorwaysCon la baba mojando zaguanes
And I'm left with nothingY me quedo a dos velas
With so little fabric to cut you offCon tan poquita tela que cortarte
Damn Don JuansMalditos don juanes

I suffer your adolescenceSufro tu adolescencia
Like an insolenceComo una insolencia
That enjoys driving me crazyQue disfruta volviéndome loco
Don't be a bitchNo seas hija de puta
If you checkmate meSi me das jaque mate
I castleMe enroco

Or I come singingO me vengo cantando
And countingY contando
Rhyming liesMentiras ripiosas
Sweet little peachSweet melocotoncita
Blessing, AphroditeBendición, afrodita
Crown of thorns and rosesCoronita de espinas y rosas

Don't tell me your lifeNo me cuentes tu vida
It's not for saleQue no es comercial
You said in an emailMe decías en e-mail
ParricideParricida
You're too old now, you addedYa no tienes edad, añadías
Enough of goodbyesBasta de despedidas

And instead of cryingY en lugar de llorar
Since I had a staff paper at handComo a mano tenía un pentagrama
I started this songEmpecé esta canción
If I finish it, I'll go to bedSi la acabo me meto en la cama