Pajarillo

Little Bird

Pajarillo

Bulk makeupMaquillaje a granel
I used it dailyUsaba a diario
And he sold his skinY vendía su piel
At an expensive priceA precio caro
From eight to tenDe las ocho a las diez
In a cornerEn una esquina
He was young and faithfulEra joven y fiel
It was rose and thornEra rosa y espina
And his name was I don't knowY se llamaba no se
I never knewNunca lo supe
I never asked himNunca le pregunte
I never hadNunca dispuse
Of his time and his skinDe su tiempo y su piel
He was a bratEra un mocoso
And I just looked at himY tan solo le mire
From well to wellDe pozo en pozo

And it was a little birdY era un pajarillo
Of white wingsDe blancas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcón en balcón
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
OffererOfrecedora
For the highest bidderPara el mejor postor
From his tuneDe su tonada

Five winters passedCinco inviernos pasaron
And there it continuedY ahí seguía
Same time as yesterdayMisma hora de ayer
The same cornerLa misma esquina
He was young and faithfulEra joven y fiel
And she still had the rose of her skinY aun tenia la rosa de su piel
And the thorn is biggerY mas grande la espina
And smiled as he passed byY sonreía al pasar
From the voyeursDe los mirones
Under that lanternBajo de aquel farol
Night after nightNoche tras noche
And twenty times it is saidY veinte veces se la
They took prisonerLlevaron presa
And I sing his songY canto su canción
Behind barsTras de las rejas

And it was a little birdY era un pajarillo
Of white wingsDe blancas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcón en balcón
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
OffererOfrecedora
For the highest bidderPara el mejor postor
From his tuneDe su tonada

His skin wrinkledSe le arrugo la piel
And the makeupY el maquillaje
It was not enoughSuficiente no fue
To cover it upPara taparle
The mark I leaveLa huella que dejo
The sixth winterEl sexto invierno
The color is goneSe le acabo el color
And even the breathY hasta el aliento

And from eight to tenY de las ocho a las diez
Alone in the cornerSolo en la esquina
That lantern remainedSe quedo aquel farol
And that cornerY aquella esquina
The rose did not sealLa rosa no sello
Where would it be?Donde seria
His name was... I don't knowSe llamaba... No se
And he smiledY sonreía

And it was a little birdY era un pajarillo
Of white wingsDe blancas alas
From balcony to balconyDe balcón en balcón
From square to squareDe plaza en plaza
Seller of loveVendedora de amor
OffererOfrecedora
For the highest bidderPara el mejor postor
From his tuneDe su tonada