Acquaforte (part. Miguel Montero)

Strong Water (feat. Miguel Montero)

Acquaforte (part. Miguel Montero)

It's midnightEs medianoche
The cabaret awakensEl cabaret despierta
Many womenMuchas mujeres
Flowers and champagneFlores y champagne
It's about to startVa a comenzar
The eternal and sad partyLa eterna y triste fiesta
Of those who liveDe los que viven
To the rhythm of a tangoAl ritmo de un gotan

Forty years of lifeCuarenta años de vida
Shackle meMe encadenan
White hair, old heartBlanca la testa viejo el corazón
Today I can lookHoy puedo ya mirar
With much sorrowCon mucha pena
At what other years I looked atLo que otros años mire
With excitementCon ilusión

The poor tangosLas pobres milongas
Doped with kissesDopadas de besos
Look at me strangelyMe miran extrañas
With curiosityCon curiosidad
They don't even recognize meYa ni me conocen
I'm alone and oldEstoy solo y viejo
There's no light in my eyesNo hay luz en mis ojos
Life is slipping awayLa vida sé va

An old lecherUn viejo verde
Spending his moneyQue gasta su dinero
Getting Lulu drunkEmborrachando a Lulu
With his champagneCon su champagne
Today he denied a raiseHoy le negó el aumento
To a poor workerA un pobre obrero
Who asked forQue le pidió
A bit more breadUn pedazo más de pan

And that poor womanY aquella pobre mujer
Selling flowersQue vendé flores
Who was onceY fue en sus tiempos
The queen of MontmartreLa reina de Montmartre
Offers me with a smileMe ofrece con sonrisa
Some violetsUnas violetas
To maybe brighten my lonelinessPara alegrar tal vez mi soledad

And I think about lifeY pienso en la vida
The mothers who sufferLas madres que sufren
The children who wanderLos hijos que vagan
Without a roof, without breadSin techo sin pan
Selling La PrensaVendiendo La Prensa
Earning a couple of bucksGanando dos guitas
How sad it all isQue triste es todo eso
I want to cryQuisiera llorar