Carrer de L'amargura

Street of Bitterness

Carrer de L'amargura

Leave Valencia in July, damn lifeDeixa Valencia a Juliol puta vida
Last exam, first ray of sunUltim exàmen, primer raig de Sol
Hands clenched from doing extrasPorta les mans arrapaes de fer extres
All the pain from the vineyard in the kidneysTot el dolor de la vinya al renyons
Cross the track from Silla at noonCreua la pista de Silla a migdia
The inheritance sounds, sweat fallsSona l'herència, li cau la suor
Look at the rice, the shining riverbankMira l'arròs, la ribera que brilla
Go inside: Inland AlicanteTira per dins: Alacant interior

Go from Alicante up to MariolaIx d'Alacant cara amunt la Mariola
She goes back and forth to the village daily, she can'tVa I torna al poble a diari, no pot
With the rent and the job, she's aloneAmb el lloguer I amb el curro ella sola
She cooks dinner for her mother, she doesn't wantCuina el sopar de sa mare, no vol
No one knows what she earns per hourQue ningú sapia què cobra per hora
Just enough concessions, loveCondescendències les justes, amor
Everything she has for her son who says helloTot el que té pel seu fill que diu hola
From her womb, her heart beatsDes del seu ventre, batega el seu cor

But the clock stops up therePerò el rellotge s'atura allà dalt
And madness, death, and carnival mixI es mesclen la locura, la mort I el carnaval

And the festivities arrive againI arriben festes de nou
And what's cooking no longer healsI allò que cou já no cura
And the town eats in the streetI el poble sopa al carrer
In your street, street of bitternessAl teu carrer, carrer de l'amargura

Look at the landscape sitting in the squareMira el paissatge sentat a la plaça
Lights and flowers hang from the balconiesPenjen les llums I les flors dels balcons
Can't go to the social club or huntingNo pot anar al casal ni de caça
And the olives give him little breadI les olives li donen pa poc
This year the orchestra is in front of the houseEnguany la orquesta està enfront de casa
Music and party, dance, the caneMúsica I festa, la dansa, el bastó
At these heights, no matter what he doesA estes altures, I faça el que faça
The whole procession is already insideJá va per dins tota la processó

But the clock stops up therePerò el rellotge s'atura allà dalt
And another creature begins an adventureI una altra criatura comença una aventura
And grandpa knows the end is nearI el iaio sap que s'acosta el final
And madness, death, and carnival mixI es mesclen la locura, la mort I el carnaval