La Papa Frita

The Fried Potato

La Papa Frita

I met her by the grace of the fairyLa conoci por la gracia del hada
of coincidencesde las casualidades
he dazzled me with his signed talkme deslumbró con su charla signada
for the frivolitiespor las frivolidades
with his belief in astrologycon su creencia en las astrologias
on duty in those daysde turno en esos dias
and with its worship of pagan godsy con su culto a los dioses paganos
as Elsa Serranocomo Elsa Serrano

but a doubt sparked in mepero una duda me chisporroteaba
and I was wonderingy yo me preguntaba
Otherwise I would be setting up a date.si no estaria arreglando una cita
with a pacon una pa
with a potato chipcon una papafrita

fried potato...papafrita...

At first she was made of wood,En un principio ella fue de madera,
then he continued with fire,después siguió con fuego,
and that they saw me with that appearancey que me vieran con esa fachera
it raised my ego;me levantaba el ego;
so I put him forwardasi que yo le meti p'adelante
in a triumphant attitudeen actitud triunfante
until I saw that my hunchhasta que vi que mi presentimiento
had foundation:tenia fundamento:

when he told me in a obsequious voicecuando me dijo con voz regalona
to go to McDonaldsde ir hasta Mc Donalds
I was encouraged by the fact that the ladyyo me avivé de que la señorita
it was a paera una pa
it was a potatoera una papafrita

fried potato...papafrita...

She gave herself with fascinationElla con fascinación se entregaba
to the consecrated deceptional consagrado engaño
of junk food and gave himde la comida chatarra y le daba
on top all year round,de punta todo el año,
when summer came it changedcuando llegaba el verano cambiaba
for saladspara las ensaladas
because I felt like I was coveredporque sentia que estaba tapada
of saturated fats,de grasas saturadas,

but for more cauliflower and spinachpero por mas coliflor y espinaca
let the skinny one eat,que comiera la flaca,
your heart, and forgive me for repeating,su corazón, y perdón que repita,
it was paera de pa
It was French fries.era de papa frita.

fried potato...papafrita...

I told him that I didn't care,Yo le decia que no me importaba,
that each one his papo,que cada cual su papo,
and if one day I suddenly thoughty si algun dia de pronto pensaba
"Help, I'm running away""socorro, yo me escapo"
After a while he was with her again.al rato estaba de nuevo con ella
and its prosopopoeia.y su prosopopeya.
Today I no longer understand that flash that gave meHoy ya no entiendo ese flash que me daba
when she looked at me:cuando ella me miraba:

although studied with an objective eyeaunque estudiada con ojo objetivo
It had its appeal,tenia su atractivo,
She was blonde, thin and long.ella era rubia, delgada y larguita
like a pacomo una pa
like a french fry.como una papa frita.

fried potato...papafrita...

The relationship with time was goneLa relación con el tiempo se iba
getting very thick;poniendo muy espesa;
I couldn't leave the girl:yo no podia dejar a la piba:
It was in my head.estaba en mi cabeza.
She had the upper handElla tenia el sartén por el mango
I danced his mamboyo bailaba su mambo
and my attempts to give your worldy mis intentos de darle a su mundo
a deeper turnun giro mas profundo

They were in vain, and I tell you one thing:fueron en vano, y te digo una cosa:
that I dug the grave,que me cavé la fosa,
because in the end she was so infamousporque al final ella fue tan infame
that left meque me dejó
and left with a salami.y se fue con un salame.

fried potato...papafrita...

salamin.salamin.