Pardao

Forgotten

Pardao

Among the puddles of the last rainEntre los charcos de la ultima lluvia
And on a not very frequented cornerY a una esquina no muy frecuentada
Of a dirty and forgotten cityDe una ciudad sucia y olvidada
The singer arrives to start the dayLlega el cantor a empezar la jornada
And from a case turned into ruinsY de una funda hecha una ruina
He takes out his old and worn friendSaca su amiga vieja y gastada
Tunes a bit his tired stringsAfina un poco sus cuerdas cansadas
While people pass by in a hurryMientras la gente pasa apresurada

And no one knows how his life goes byY nadie sabe como pasa su vida
No one realizes how his life goes byNadie se entera como su vida pasa
They call him 'Forgotten' in the square"Pardao" le llaman en la plaza
Because even if it rains, he singsPorque aunque llueva el canta
And doesn't leaveY no se marcha

Without stopping, some look at himSin detenerse algunos lo miran
And little by little, others stopY poco a poco otros se paran
To listen to his tired voicePara escuchar su voz fatigada
Telling stories and old balladsContar historias y viejas baladas
For a moment, sorrows are forgottenPor un momento las penas se olvidan
And now the street becomes what was a roadY ahora es calle lo que era calzada
Because 'Forgotten' with his old guitarPues Pardao con su vieja guitarra
Brings forgotten promises into their livesPone en sus vidas promesas olvidadas

And no one knows how his life goes byY nadie sabe como pasa su vida
No one realizes how his life goes byNadie se entera como su vida pasa
They call him 'Forgotten' in the squarePardao le llaman en la plaza
Because even if it rains, he singsPorque aunque llueva el canta
And doesn't leaveY no se marcha

Time passes and rush returnsCorre el tiempo y vuelven las prisas
And little by little, people leaveY poco a poco la gente se marcha
Only 'Forgotten' on his wet sidewalkSolo Pardao en su acera mojada
Slowly and calmly packs his thingsGuarda sus cosas despacio con calma
Some coins in his worn capUnas monedas en su gorra raída
And in his bag, a medium bottleY en su bolsa una botella mediana
In his days, burnt hopesEn sus días esperanzas quemadas
And in his nights, cheap pensionsY en sus noches pensiones baratas

And no one knows how his life goes byY nadie sabe como pasa su vida
No one realizes how his life goes byNadie se entera como su vida pasa
They call him 'Forgotten' in the squarePardao le llaman en la plaza
Because even if it rains, he singsPorque aunque llueva el canta
And doesn't leaveY no se marcha

ForgottenPardao
Look at the life he leadsMira que vida lleva
His homeland and his home is a sidewalkSu patria y su hogar es una acera
ForgottenPardao
Look at the life passing byMira que vida pasa
The park is his land, the street his homeEl parque es su tierra, la calle su casa
ForgottenPardao
Look at the life he leadsMira que vida lleva
He has no family, he has no flagNo tiene familia, no tiene bandera
ForgottenPardao
Look at the life passing byMira que vida pasa
His light the stars, his bed the squareSu luz las estrellas, su cama la plaza