Sueño de Morocha En Conventillo

Dream of the Dark-Haired Girl in the Tenement

Sueño de Morocha En Conventillo

In the tenement there's a parrot that barks,En el conventillo hay un loro que ladra,
A dog that's searching and a cat that's hiding.Un perro que busca y un gato escondido.
A kid who's dreaming, when he grows up,Un pibe que sueña, cuando sea grande,
Of being the unknown soldier.Con ser el soldado desconocido.

A broke Italian and a defeated ScotsmanUn tano quebrado y un gaita vencido
Drown their sorrows in bitter mate.Se ahogan amargos en mates amargos.
They're separated by the same lost love,Los separa un mismo amor perdido,
And brought together by the radio in a waltz.Y los junta la radio en un vals.

And she in the yard, like the bees,Y ella en el patio, como las abejas,
Visits the flowers, some she kisses.Visita las flores, algunas las besa.
I don’t know if I’m alive, young or old,No se si estoy vivo, soy joven o viejo,
Now that the old has turned modern;Ahora que lo antiguo se ha vuelto moderno;
But if tonight I beat insomnia,Pero si esta noche derroto al insomnio
With her, I’ll escape again.Con ella me vuelvo a escapar.

My grandpa who smokes in his mind,Mi abuelo que fuma imaginariamente
His memory of smoke from the old casino.Su recuerdo de humo del viejo casino.
From all that pharmacy, he lost his mind;De tanta farmacia se le piró la mente;
Cigarettes, girls, and wine are forbidden.Prohibidos los fasos, las minas y el vino.

And I spy on her getting dressed through her eyes,Y yo por sus ojos la espío vestirse
And in front of the mirror, she touches herself indecently,Y frente al espejo se toca indecente,
And in her hot curly hair,Y en su pelo de china caliente
I want to get tangled up and sleep.Yo me quiero enredar a dormir.