Hablaba de Flamenco

Talking About Flamenco

Hablaba de Flamenco

It's for you, but above all, it's about meVa por ti, pero sobre todo va de mi
Like everything that comes from poetry, it happens just like thatComo todo lo que sale de la poesía, ocurre sin más
Like an unexpected stumble, an unfinished loveComo un tropiezo inesperado, un amor inacabado
A pseudo saint without miraclesUn seudo santo sin milagros

Committing crimes without blinking for every grape left unpickedCrimen sin pestañear por cada uva sin pisar
Preferring to toast with gasolinePor preferir brindar con gasolina
One drop and another to see us overflowUna gota y otra más para vernos desbordar

When I already smelled itCuando ya me lo olía
This can't happenEsto no puede pasar
I kept repeating while prayingMe repetía al rezar
In my bed looking at that little pictureEn mi cama mirando esa estampita

But I don't know if it was Granada or youPero no sé si fue Granada o tu
Daughter of the Alhambra, or that you were thereHija de la Alhambra, o que estuvieras ahí
As if nothingComo si nada
Beyond the body, as long as art lives, I will liveMás allá del cuerpo, mientras viva el arte, viviré yo

On the day of the flight under the sunsetsEl día del vuelo bajo los atardeceres
They were left waitingSe quedaron esperando
Until the eagle laid its handsHasta que el águila poso sus manos
And we cried in rhythmY lloramos a compas
We are not so aloneNo estamos tan solas

You already knew art and have little to fearYa conociste el arte y poco tienes que temer
You hollowed out the wing leaving rosesTu ahuecaste el ala dejando rosas
And now if there is meaning, it's because of that womanY ahora si hay sentido es por esa mujer
And I don't know if it was Granada or youY yo no sé, si fue Granada o tu
Daughter of the Alhambra, or that you were thereHija de la Alhambra o que estuvieras ahí
As if nothingComo si nada

Beyond the body, as long as art lives, I will liveMás allá del cuerpo, mientras viva el arte, viviré yo
You were talking about flamencoTu hablabas de flamenco
And I applied it to lifeY yo lo aplique a la vida
As if they were different thingsComo si fueran cosas distintas