Ese Gato Blanco

That White Cat

Lo veo desde mi ventanaI see him through my window
El gato blanco del vecindario marcando mi casaThe white neighbourhood cat marking my house
Se supone que era mi casaIt's supposed to be my house
Pero creo que, según los gatos, ahora la casa es suyaBut I guess, according to cats, now it's his house
Mi mamá me dijo: Las cosas te van a dejarMama told me: Things will leave you
Se rompen, se pierdenThey get broken, they get lost
Lo único en lo que puedes confiarThe only thing you can trust
Es en lo que has vividoIs what you lived through

Mamá, ¿y cuando yo muera?Mama, how 'bout when I die?
¿A qué te aferras? OyeWhat do you hold onto? Hey

Ya, ya-ya-ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yaYa-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, ya-ya-ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, ya-ya-ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yaYa-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, ya-ya-ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya-ya

Tengo que ir a trabajarGotta go to work
Para pagar la casa de ese gatoTo pay for that cat's house
Por la avispa del corsé rojoFor the red-corseted wasp
Que vive en el techoWho lives in the roof
Por la familia de zorrillosFor the family of possums
Por los insectos que beben mi sangreFor the bugs who drink my blood
Y por los pájaros que se comen a esos insectosAnd the birds who eat those bugs
Para que ese gato blanco pueda matar a los pájarosSo that white cat can kill the birds
¿A qué te aferras? OyeWhat do you hold onto? Hey

Ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-yaYa-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, yaYa, ya
Ya, ya-ya-ya-yaYa, ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, ya, ya-ya-yaYa, ya, ya-ya-ya
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yaYa-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Ya, yaYa, ya