La Ultima Curda

The Last Drunkenness

La Ultima Curda

Pity bandoneon, my heartLastima bandoneón, mi corazón
your hoarse malevolent cursetu ronca maldicion maleva
your tear of rum takes metu lagrima de ron me lleva
to the deep underworldhasta el hondo bajo fondo
where the mud rebelsdonde el barro se subleva
I know, don't tell me you're rightYa se, no me digas tenes razon
life is an absurd woundla vida es una herida absurda
and everything, everything is so fleetingy es todo, todo tan fugaz
that it's just a drunkenness, nothing moreque es una curda, nada mas
my confession.mi confesión.

Tell me your sentenceContame tu condena
tell me your failuredecime tu fracaso
don't you see the pain that has wounded me?no ves la pena que me ha herido?
and simply talk to mey hablame simplemente
about that absent lovede aquel amor ausente
behind a scrap of obliviontras un retazo del olvido
I know it hurts meYa se que me hace daño
I know it hurts meya se que me lastimo
crying my sermon of winellorando mi sermon de vino
but it's the old lovepero es el viejo amor
that trembles, bandoneonque tiembla, bandoneón
and seeks in the liquor that dullsy busca en el licor que aturda
the drunkenness that in the endla curda que al final
ends the showtermine la función
pulling a curtaincorriendole un telón
over the heart.al corazón.

A little memory and bitternessUn poco de recuerdo y sinsabor
drips your slow grumblegotea tu rezongo lerdo
drives your liquor and herdsmarea tu licor y arrea
the troop of the leftla tropilla de la zurda
when pouring the last drunkenness.al volcar la ultima curda.
Close the window on me, as the sun dragsCerrame el ventanal, que arrastra el sol
its slow snail of dreamsu lento caracol de sueño
you see that I come from a countryno ves que vendo de un pais
that is always gray with oblivionque esta de olvido siempre gris
after the alcohol.tras el alcohol.