Perro Que Ladra

Barking Dog

Perro Que Ladra

Lucía: he returned again with the same threat. . .Lucía: volvió de nuevo con la misma amenaza. . .
Joaquín: I'm going to leave tonight from your life. . .Joaquín: voy a marcharme esta noche de tu vida. . .
Lucía: and instead of talking to him and begging him as always,Lucía: y en vez de hablarle y suplicarle como siempre,
Looking him in the eye, I said: "goodbye, my life". . .Mirándolo de frente le dije: "adiós, mi vida". . .
He was so confused that he didn't know what to do,Se quedó tan confundido que no supo qué hacer,
When I saw him silent like never before, I felt empowered,Cuando vi que se callaba como nunca me agrandé,
And I told him to leave so many times to his face!Y le dije en la cara tantas veces: "márchate!"
That out of nerves, shortly after,Que de los nervios, al poco rato,
He started washing the dishes for me. . .Me empezó a lavar los platos. . .
Lucía: you see, you see, it's as people say,Lucía: ya lo ven, ya lo ven, es como dice la gente,
You see, you see, a barking dog doesn't bite. . .Ya lo ven, ya lo ven, perro que ladra no muerde. . .
Joaquín: with pride shattered into a thousand pieces,Joaquín: con el orgullo destrozado en mil pedazos,
I left looking back in case he returned,Me fui mirando para atrás por si volvía,
When suddenly I heard that slam,Cuando de pronto escuché aquel portazo,
I said to myself: "don't pay attention. . . he'll come back someday". . .Me dije: "no hagas caso. . . ya volverá algún día". . .
I called her for a whole month and she didn't want to answer me,La llamé un mes entero y no me quiso responder,
She arranged to meet one morning and as I went I thought,Me citó una mañana y mientras iba yo pensé,
She must have regretted it but when I finally arrived,Debe haberse arrepentido pero cuando al fin llegué,
There was no one, just a note. . . "your clothes are on the street". . .No había nadie, sólo una nota. . . "en la calle está tu ropa". . .
Lucía: you see, you see, it's as people say,Lucía: ya lo ven, ya lo ven, es como dice la gente,
You see, you see, a barking dog doesn't bite. . .Ya lo ven, ya lo ven, perro que ladra no muerde. . .