Para Verte Gambetear

To See You Dribble

Para Verte Gambetear

With a couple of ragged canvasesCon un par de lienzos crotos
Waiting for the busEsperando por el bondi
From Fiorito to PaternalDe Fiorito a Paternal
The footsteps, the rabonasLas pisadas, las rabonas
Are the toys that the old folksSon los chiches que los viejos
Couldn't give youNo te podían regalar
And in the neighborhoodY en la villa
The kids would gatherSe juntaban los pendejos
To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

From the stream to the worldDel riachuelo para el mundo
From heaven to hellDesde el cielo hasta el infierno
Kicks in CatalanPatadas en catalán
No one else would dare to begYa más nadie iba a manguearle
Miracles to San GenaroMilagros a San Genaro
Because you entered to playPorque entrabas a jugar
The jet setSe juntaron
And the mobsters gatheredEl jetset y la camorra
To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

Thirty million blacksTreinta millones de negros
Sweating on your shirtTranspirando en tu remera
To play in a World CupPara jugar un mundial
A bigger gift than a birthdayMás regalo que un cumpleaños
A bigger prize than the lotteryMás premio que la quiniela
More dancing than in carnivalMás baile que en carnaval
And in the neighborhoodsY en los barrios
They lacked televisionsFaltaban televisores
To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

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To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

Kite, chest puffed outBarrilete, pecho inflado
With the Sun of our dreamsCon el Sol de nuestros sueños
You shone againTe volviste a iluminar
Stuffed with illusionsEmpachado de ilusiones
When you were the ownerCuando vos eras el dueño
They tried to banish youTe fueron a desterrar
And in the streetsY en las calles
Every tear was the priceCada lágrima fue el precio
To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

Fat, face like a cookieGordo, cara de galleta
Walking a bit crookedCaminando medio chueco
Always leaning backSiempre echado para atrás
Since they wouldn't pass you the ballComo no te daban pase
You left the dead behindTe piantaste de los muertos
How could they stop you!Como te iban a parar!
And we prayedY rezamos
In Havana and Buenos AiresEn la Habana y Buenos Aires
To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

With the smile of a kidCon la sonrisa de pibe
With the guerrilla armCon el brazo guerrillero
And the heart of the suburbY el corazón de arrabal
The demon leftyLa zurdita endemoniada
And the hammer in the throatY el martillo en el garguero
Every day I love you moreCada día te quiero más
It's enoughNo hace falta
To just squint your eyesMás que entrecerrar los ojos
To see you dribblePara verte gambetear

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To see you dribblePara verte gambetear
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To see you dribblePara verte gambetear