Ladrillo

Brick

Ladrillo

There in the PenitentiaryAllá en la Penitenciaria
Brick cries for his sorrow,Ladrillo llora su pena,
serving an unjust sentencecumpliendo injusta condena
even though he killed in self-defense.aunque mató en buena ley.

The judges sentenced himLos jueces lo condenaron
without understanding that Bricksin comprender que Ladrillo
was always good and simple,fue siempre bueno y sencillo,
hardworking like an ox.trabajador como un buey.

Brick is in jail...Ladrillo está en la cárcel...
the neighborhood misses him.el barrio lo extraña.
His sweet serenadesSus dulces serenatas
are no longer heard.ya no se oyen más.

The kids no longer haveLos chicos ya no tienen
their beloved friend,su amigo querido,
who always gave themque siempre moneditas
some coins as he passed by.les daba al pasar.

On Thursdays and SundaysLos jueves y domingos
you see an old ladyse ve una viejita
carrying a little packagellevando un paquetito
to the one who is imprisoned.al que preso está.

Upon her return, the old ladyDe vuelta la viejita
the kids ask:los chicos preguntan:
-Brick, when are you getting out?-Ladrillo, ¿cuándo sale?
-Only God knows...-Dios sólo sabrá...

The day he was sealing his commitmentEl día que con un baile
with a dance,su compromiso sellaba
a troublemaker botheredun compadrón molestaba
the one who was his love.a la que era su amor.

Risking his life,Jugando entonces su vida,
in a criollo duel, Bricken duelo criollo, Ladrillo,
buried his knifele sepultó su cuchillo
breaking her heart.partiéndole el corazón.