La Telenovela

The Soap Opera

La Telenovela

Joaquín: Mr. judge, Mr. judgeJoaquín: señor juez, señor juez
This letter is for youEsta carta es para usted
I abandon this lifeAbandono yo esta vida
Since nothing consoles meYa que nada me consuela
My wife has left meMi mujer me ha dejado
For a soap opera...Por una telenovela. . .
When I arrive homeCuando llego a mi casa
It never smells like foodNunca huele a comida
My wife always in her roomMi mujer siempre en su cuarto
And the TV onY la televisión prendida
When she watches the soap operaCuando mira la novela
She even forgets my nameHasta mi nombre se le olvida
She gives me a kiss and says...Me da un beso y me dice. . .
Lucía: 'Luis Alfredo of my life'Lucía: "luis alfredo de mi vida"
Joaquín: Hey, it's meJoaquín: oye, soy yo
Lucía: 'Luis Alfredo of my life'Lucía: "luis alfredo de mi vida"
Joaquín: Hey, it's meJoaquín: oye, que soy yo
Lucía: 'Luis Alfredo of my life'Lucía: "luis alfredo de mi vida"
Let me tell youDéjame que te la cuente
She is pregnantElla está embarazada
That child is not hisEse hijo no es suyo
But he doesn't know anythingPero el no sabe nada
Joaquín: I won't worry about itJoaquín: por mi que no se preocupe
I won't say a wordNo diré ni una palabra
For a plate of foodPor un plato de comida
And a cold beerY una cerveza bien helada
Hey, please!Oye, por favor!
A cold beerUna cerveza bien helada
Chorus: Hey, pleaseCoro: oye, por favor
A cold beerUna cerveza bien helada
Joaquín and chorus: She doesn't talk to me, doesn't look at meJoaquín y coro: no me habla, no me mira
Doesn't bathe, doesn't cookNo se baña, no cocina
The children are hungryLos niños tienen hambre
The youngest had a crampAl menor le dio un calambre
Our dog diedSe nos murió el perro
And our grandmother is going to dieY se nos va a morir la abuela
But at home, there's no one who canPero en casa no hay quien pueda
With the soap operaCon la telenovela
Joaquín: Oh, no! No one canJoaquín: oh, no! no hay quien pueda
With a soap operaCon una telenovela
Oh no! No one canOh no! no hay quien pueda
With a soap operaCon una telenovela
Chorus: Oh, no! No one canCoro: oh, no! no hay quien pueda
With a soap operaCon una telenovela
Oh no! No one canOh no! no hay quien pueda
With a soap operaCon una telenovela
Joaquín: I thought to myselfJoaquín: pensé para mis adentros
This will end somedayEsto acabará algún día
Ma'am, do you watch the soap opera?Señora, ¿ve la novela?
I asked a neighborPregunté a una vecina
She said it was shortMe dijo que era cortita
That it would end soonQue pronto terminaría
Neighbor, it's episode 800Vecina va el capítulo 800
There are still 500 leftFaltan 500 todavía
Joaquín: Hey, what a horror;Joaquín: oye, que horror;
There are still 500 leftFaltan 500 todavía
Chorus: Hey, what a horror;Coro: oye, que horror;
There are still 500 leftFaltan 500 todavía
Joaquín and chorus: She doesn't talk to me, doesn't look at meJoaquín y coro: no me habla, no me mira
Doesn't bathe, doesn't cookNo se baña, no cocina
The children are hungryLos niños tienen hambre
The youngest had a crampAl menor le dio un calambre
Our dog diedSe nos murió el perro
And our grandmother is going to dieY se nos va a morir la abuela
But at home, there's no one who canPero en casa no hay quien pueda
With the soap operaCon la telenovela
Joaquín: Mr. judge, Mr. judgeJoaquín: señor juez, señor juez
I have thought about this wellEsto lo he pensado bien
And I regret to tell youY lamento yo decirle
That I can no longer commit suicideQue suicidarme ya no pueda
I need to knowEs que tengo que saber
The endEl final
Of the soap operaDe la novela
Joaquín and chorus: She doesn't talk to me, doesn't look at meJoaquín y coro: no me habla, no me mira
Doesn't bathe, doesn't cookNo se baña, no cocina
The children are hungryLos niños tienen hambre
The youngest had a crampAl menor le dio un calambre
Our dog diedSe nos murió el perro
And our grandmother is going to dieY se nos va a morir la abuela
But at home, there's no one who canPero en casa no hay quien pueda
With the soap operaCon la telenovela