A Medias

Halfway

A Medias

I read in a history bookLeí en un libro de historia
That so-and-so was a patriotQue fulano era un patriota
I felt like a perfect idiotMe sentí un perfecto idiota
When reading another authorCuando leyendo otro autor
Who narrated that the manRelataba que el señor
The aforementioned so-and-soEl mencionado fulano
Was not a blessed patriotNo era un bendito patriota
But a cursed tyrantSino un maldito tirano

If the truth is halfwaySi la verdad es a medias
A prince will be a toadUn príncipe será un sapo
The wise men are villainsLos reyes magos maleantes
Who steal your shoesQue te roban los zapatos
A favor will be halfwayA medias será un favor
If you later throw it in their faceSi después lo echas en cara
Caresses on one cheekCaricias a una mejilla
And slaps on the otherY a la otra bofetadas

A poem halfwayUn poema a medias tintas
Will be smudged lettersSerán letras borroneadas
A pen that offers youUna pluma que te ofrece
Tributes to nothingHomenajes a la nada
Give me your whole mouthEntera dame tu boca
Not half of your lipsNo la mitad de tus labios
That sweeten me with kissesQue me endulzan con sus besos
And spit at me with insultsY me escupen con agravios

I read in a history bookLeí en un libro de historia
That your story was mineQue tu historia era la mía
I regained memoryRecupere la memoria
Believing what I readCreyendo en lo que leía
As Litto Nebbia saidYa lo dijo Litto Nebbia
Honoring our memoryHonrando nuestra memoria
If the truth is halfwaySi la verdad es a medias
Perhaps the story is differentQuizás sea otra la historia