Sin empleo

Unemployed

Sin empleo

In the morningPor la mañana
you arrive at the dark and cold factoryllegas a la fábrica oscura y fría
The machine is stoppedLa máquina está parada
sadly emitting ruintriste desprende ruina
From the office comes down the boss, saying:Del despacho baja el amo, dice:
"My children, there's no work."Hijos míos, no hay trabajo.
No orders, I have to close,No hay pedidos, tengo que cerrar,
I hide nothing from you, they're coming to seizenada os oculto, me vienen a embargar
tomorrow".mañana".

It's the end, everything is overEs el fin, todo ha acabado
You look at each other in horror.Os miráis con espanto.
The silent machine,La máquina callada,
clenched fists, thinking...los puños apretados, pensando...
thinking.pensando.

Already six months without payYa seis meses sin jornal
unemployment benefits exhausted,seguro "del paro" agotado,
coward money hides,dinero cobarde se esconde,
companies have closed.las empresas han cerrado.
For half the salaryPor la mitad del salario
you've offered, it's the same.te has ofrecido, es igual.
Three million unemployedTres millones de parados
statistics and you one more.estadísticas y tú uno más.

For the last time you try,Por última vez lo intentas,
you think to ask, you have your hand out.piensas pedir, tienes la mano.
You also make it to the bridgeTambién llegas hasta el puente
but you can't, your time has not come.pero no puedes, tu hora no ha llegado.

Desperate wait,Espera desesperada,
your wife at the door.en el portal tu mujer.
The credit is maxed out,Tiene el crédito agotado,
there's no food at home.en casa no hay que comer.
"What's up?" she asks when you arrive.¿Qué hay? pregunta cuando llegas.
You don't answer and stay silent,tú no contestas y callas,
lowering your headagachando la cabeza
you go pale up to the house.subes pálido a la casa.

Your daughter upstairs doesn't sleep,Tu hija arriba no duerme,
she hasn't eaten anything since yesterday,desde ayer no come nada,
she thinks her mother went downcree que su madre ha bajado
to buy bread at the store next door.a comprar pan a la tienda de al lado.

You both enter the house,Entráis los dos en la casa,
the girl looks at your hands.la niña mira tus manos.
Surprised to see nothing,Sorprendida al no ver nada,
she stays quiet and goes to bed crying.calla y se acuesta llorando.
The father is in a cornerEl padre está en un rincón
head in his hands.cabeza entre las manos.
The mother stays silent, turns on the gas,La madre calla, abre el gas,
dry eyes, sits next to him.ojos secos, se sienta a su lado.

It's the end, everything is overEs el fin, todo ha acabado
You look at each other in horror.Os miráis con espanto.
The silent machine,La máquina callada,
clenched fists, thinking...los puños apretados, pensando...
thinking.pensando.