Valparaíso

Valparaíso

Valparaíso

I never really knew its storyYo no he sabido nunca de su historia
One day I was born there, just like thatUn día nací allí sencillamente
The old port watched over my childhoodEl viejo puerto vigiló mi infancia
With a face of cold indifferenceCon rostro de fría indiferencia

Because I wasn't born poor and I've always hadPorque no nací pobre y siempre tuve
An unimaginable fear of povertyUn miedo inconcebible a la pobreza

I want to tell you what I've observedYo les quiero contar lo que he observado
So we can get to know it betterPara que lo vayamos conociendo
The residents chained the streetsEl habitante encadenó las calles
The rain washed out the stairsLa lluvia destiñó las escaleras

A shroud of sadness coveredUn manto de tristeza fue cubriendo
The hills with their streets and their childrenLos cerros con sus calles y sus niños

And the storm came with the drizzleY vino el temporal y la llovizna
Bringing its load of sand and wasteCon su carga de arena y desperdicio
Death passed through there so many timesPor ahí pasó la muerte tantas veces
The death that mourned ValparaísoLa muerte que enlutó a Valparaíso

And once again the wind, as alwaysY una vez más el viento como siempre
Cleansed the face of this wounded portLimpió la cara de este puerto herido

But this port clings like hungerPero este puerto amarra como el hambre
You can't live without knowing itNo se puede vivir sin conocerlo
You can't leave without missingNo se puede dejar sin que nos falten
The tar, the south wind, the kitesLa brea, el viento sur, los volantines

The crab fisherman who brings downEl pescador de jaibas que entristece
Our landscape of the waterfrontNuestro paisaje de la Costanera

Because I wasn't born poor and I've always had (I wasn't born poor, no)Porque no nací pobre y siempre tuve (no nací pobre, no)
An unimaginable fear of poverty (an unimaginable fear, no)Un miedo inconcebible a la pobreza (un miedo inconcebible, no)
Because I wasn't born poor and I've always had (poor, poor I am not)Porque no nací pobre y siempre tuve (pobre, pobre no soy yo)
An unimaginable fear of povertyUn miedo inconcebible a la pobreza

Because I wasn't born poor and I've always hadPorque no nací pobre y siempre tuve
An unimaginable fear of povertyUn miedo inconcebible a la pobreza
Because I wasn't born poor and I've always hadPorque no nací pobre y siempre tuve
An unimaginable fear of povertyUn miedo inconcebible a la pobreza