Caserón de Tejas

House with Tile Roof

Caserón de Tejas

Belgrano neighborhood!Barrio de belgrano!
House with tile roof!Caseron de tejas!
Do you remember, sister,Te acordas, hermana,
Of the warm nightsDe las tibias noches
On the sidewalk?Sobre la vereda?
When a nearby trainCuando un tren cercano
Left us old,Nos dejaba viejas,
Strange longingsRaras añoranzas
Under the gentleBajo la templanza
Temperance of the rose bush?Suave del rosal?

Everything was so simple!Todo fue tan simple!
Clear as the sky!Claro como el cielo!
Good as the taleBueno como el cuento
That in the sweet napsQue en las dulces siestas
Grandpa told us!Nos conto el abuelo!
When in the little pianoCuando en el pianito
Of the dark roomDe la sala oscura
Bled the pureSangraba la pura
Tenderness of a waltz.Ternura de un vals.

It revived! It revived!Revivio! revivio!
In the sleeping voices of the piano,En las voces dormidas del piano,
And with the subtle spell of your handY al conjuro sutil de tu mano
The grandfather's coat-tail will come...El faldon del abuelo vendra ...
Call it! Call it!Llamalo! llamalo!
We will live the distant taleViviremos el cuento lejano
That in that house in BelgranoQue en aquel caseron de belgrano
Defeating the mysterious calls us mom...Venciendo al arcano nos llama mama ...

Belgrano neighborhood!Barrio de belgrano!
House with tile roof!Caseron de tejas!
Where is the water tank,Donde esta el aljibe,
Where are your courtyards,Donde estan tus patios,
Where are your bars?Donde estan tus rejas?
You will return to the piano,Volveras al piano,
My old little sister,Mi hermanita vieja,
And in the melodiesY en las melodias
The clear daysViviran los dias
Of home will live.Claros del hogar.

Your smile, sister,Tu sonrisa, hermana,
Sheltered my sorrow,Cobijo mi duelo,
And as in the taleY como en el cuento
That in the sweet napsQue en las dulces siestas
Grandpa told us,Nos conto el abuelo,
The little piano will returnTornara el pianito
To the dark roomDe la sala oscura
To bleed the pureA sangrar la pura
Tenderness of a waltz...Ternura de un vals ...

It revived! It revived!Revivio! revivio!
In the sleeping voices of the piano,En las voces dormidas del piano,
And with the subtle spell of your handY al conjuro sutil de tu mano
The grandfather's coat-tail will come...El faldon del abuelo vendra ...
Call it! Call it!Llamalo! llamalo!
We will live the distant taleViviremos el cuento lejano
That in that house in BelgranoQue en aquel caseron de belgrano
Defeating the mysterious calls us mom...Venciendo al arcano nos llama mama ...