Cantor de Mi Barrio

Singer of My Neighborhood

Cantor de Mi Barrio

I am the singer of my neighborhoodYo soy el cantor de mi barrio
Who came to the center looking to forgetQue vino hasta el centro buscando olvidar
With a tuned guitarCon una guitarra templada
And some old tangos that I learned along the wayY unos tangos viejos que aprendí al pasar
My name doesn't matterMi nombre no tiene importancia
Singer of the neighborhood they usually call meCantor del barrio me suelen llamar
And nobody knows my sorrowY nadie conoce mi pena
Excuse me, boys, I'm going to tell youPerdonen muchachos, les voy a contar

I, who gave lifeYo que a la vida le di
The charm of lovingEl encanto de amar
And by losing, I learnedY perdiendo aprendí
Today, having seen it pass byHoy, que la he visto pasar
I sob when I rememberSollozo al recordar
My old woundMi vieja herida
I never denied her my loveNunca le negué mi amor
It was perverse to loveFue perverso el querer
Because I was good, I loved herPor ser bueno la amé
And seeing her like that, as I saw herY al verla así, como la vi
Through those godforsaken streetsPor esas calle de dios
I wander without faithYo voy vagando sin fe

I am a murmur of the neighborhoodYo soy un murmullo de barrio
Singing my sorrow as I cry alongQue canta su pena llorando al pasar
A man who lives without lifeUn hombre que vive sin vida
Who has lost everything for knowing how to loveQue ha perdido todo por saber amar
They call me a singer in my neighborhoodMe dicen cantor en mi barrio
They ask me to sing, I can't singMe piden que cante, no puedo cantar
If I have such a deep sorrowSi tengo una pena tan honda
Excuse me, boys, I would like to cryPerdonen muchachos, quisiera llorar