Pueblos Tristes

Sad Towns

Pueblos Tristes

What does the girl who piles and piles think aboutQué piensa la muchacha que pila y pila
What does the grim man think next to the old womanQué piensa el hombre torvo junto a la vieja
What do the chapel bells sayQué dicen campanas de la capilla
In their notes, how sad, they seem like complaintsEn sus notas, qué tristes, parecen quejas

And that moon that risesY esa luna que amanece
Illuminating sad townsAlumbrando pueblos tristes
How many stories, how many sorrowsQué de historias, qué de penas
How many tears it tells meQué de lágrimas me dice

At the bottom there's a half-hearted saintEn el fondo hay un santo de a medio peso
A candle dying in dirty oilUna vela que muere en aceite sucio
Further on comes a dog that's pure boneMás allá viene un perro que es puro hueso
with hunger barks that God gave himcon ladridos del hambre que Dios le puso

And that moon that risesY esa luna que amanece
Illuminating sad townsAlumbrando pueblos tristes
How many stories, how many sorrowsQué de historias, qué de penas
How many tears it tells meQué de lágrimas me dice