Fiesta

Party

Fiesta

Glory to God in the highest, they cleaned up the trashGloria a dios en las alturas, recogieron las basuras
From my street yesterday in the dark and today lit up with lightsDe mi calle ayer a oscuras y hoy sembrada de bombillas
And they hung from a line, from corner to corner, a signY colgaron de un cordel, de esquina a esquina, un cartel
And paper flags, green, red, and yellowY banderas de papel, verdes, rojas y amarillas

And as the sun turns its back, the skirts flutterY al darles el sol la espalda, revolotean las faldas
Under a canopy of garlands so the sky won't seeBajo un manto de guirnaldas para que el cielo no vea
On the night of San Juan, how they share their breadEn la noche de San Juan, como comparten su pan
Their woman and her man, folks with a hundred thousand bucksSu mujer y su galan, gentes de cien mil reales

Hurry up, I'm waiting here if you want to comeApura, que aquí te espero si queres venir
'Cause night is falling and our troubles are going to sleepPues cae la noche y ya se van nuestras miserias a dormir
Let's climb up the hill¡Vamos subiendo la cuesta
'Cause up on my street, it's dressed for a party!Que arriba en mi calle se vistió de fiesta!

Today the noble and the peasant, the big shot and the wormHoy el noble y el villano, el pro-hombre y el gusano
Dance and shake hands without caring about their looksBailan y se dan la mano sin importarles la facha
Together they find the sun in the shadow of a lampJuntos los encuentra el sol la sombra de un farol
Soaked in booze, hugging a girlEmpapados en alcohol abrazando a una muchacha

And with a hangover on his back, the poor man returns to his povertyY con la resaca a cuesta vuelve el pobre a su pobresa
The rich man goes back to his riches and the priest to his massesVuelve el rico a su riquesa y el señor cura sus misas
Good and evil woke up, the poor fox at the doorSe desperto el bien y el mal la zorra pobre al portal
The rich fox at the rosebush; and the miser to his cashLa zorra rica al rosal; y el avaro a las divisas

It's over, the sun tells us the end has comeSe acabo, el sol nos dice que llego el final
For one night we forgot that each one is their ownPor una noche se olvido que cada uno es cada cual
Let's head down the hillVamos bajando la cuesta
'Cause up on my street, the party's over.Que arriba en mi calle se acabo la fiesta