Quien Te Lo Iba a Decir

Who Would Have Told You

Quien Te Lo Iba a Decir

In your eyes olive groves dwellEn tus ojos habitan olivares
of ashen earth is your throatde tierra cenicienta es tu garganta
habitual dwelling of truthsmorada habitual de las verdades
that are only true if you sing themque solo son verdad si tu las cantas
Cicada of the misunderstood sidewalkCigarra de la acera incomprendida
minstrel of incorrigible defeatjuglar de la derrota incorregible
corner street guitarguitarra callejera de la esquina
care of sacristan terrible versecara de sacristan verso terrible

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Who would have told youQuien te lo iba a decir
twenty years beforeveinte años antes
soundtrack of passersbybanda sonora de los viandantes
from the Madrid metro mouthsde las bocas de metro de madrid
Who would have told youQuien te lo iba a decir
such a small thingtan poca cosa
that Cibeles would get jealousque la cibeles se iba poner celosa
because you no longer sing there.porque ya nunca cantas por alli.

Don Quixote in a world of ambitiousQuijote en un mundo de ambiciosos
scourge of established powerazote del poder establecido
seeking Dulcinea del Tobosoque busca a Dulcinea del Toboso
flirts with Jimena on the way.se liga a Jimena en el camino.

You could have been, I have no doubtPodrias haber sido no lo dudo
banker, president of the governmentbanquero, presidente del gobierno
but you are incapable from a young agepero eres incapaz desde pequeño
to take even the pencil that is not yours.de llevarte ni el lapiz que no es tuyo.

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Gypsy who gives his talentGitano que regala su talento
to causes that require poetrya causas que requieren poesia
weathervane that obeys a single windveleta que obedece un solo viento
serene of street melancholysereno de calle melancolia
Quevedo with Bob Dylan waysQuevedo con maneras de Bob dylan
inseparable friend of the moonamigo inseparable de la luna
of chords and verses your fortunede acordes y de versos tu fortuna
caste and figure say what they say.casta y figura digan lo que digan

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In your eyes olive groves dwellEn tus ojos habitan olivares
of ashen earth is your throatde tierra cenicienta es tu garganta
habitual dwelling of truthsmorada habitual de las verdades
that are only true if you sing themque solo son verdad si tu las cantas