| Aquello (original) | Aquello (translation) |
|---|---|
| En la noche fría | in the cold night |
| Se ha perdido aquello | that has been lost |
| Se extravió su alma | his soul was lost |
| En el vendaval | in the gale |
| Tanta hermosura | so much beauty |
| Que alegró las tardes | That she brightened up the afternoons |
| Que encendió las luces | that she turned on the lights |
| De nuestra ciudad | of our city |
| En la noche oscura | in the dark night |
| Se ha perdido aquello | that has been lost |
| En los diarios viejos | in the old newspapers |
| Se apagó su voz | his voice faded |
| La ropa tendida | the clothes hanging |
| Sobre los alambres | about the wires |
| Saluda al ausente | Say hello to the absent |
| Prolonga el adiós | Prolong the goodbye |
| Dicen que se fue | They say that she left |
| Dicen que está acá | They say that she is here |
| Dicen que se ha muerto | They say he's dead |
| Dicen que volverá | They say that he will return |
| En las avenidas | in the avenues |
| Limpian las vidrieras | They clean the windows |
| Se abren los balcones | balconies open |
| Para que entre el sol | for the sun to come in |
| La gente retoma | people pick up |
| Su tenso camino | his tense path |
| Retumba el trabajo | rumble work |
| Sobre el hormigón | on the concrete |
| En la melodía | in the melody |
| Que a veces resuena | that sometimes resonates |
| Anunciando el paso | announcing the step |
| Del afilador | of the sharpener |
| El barrio respira | the neighborhood breathes |
| Los tiempos de antes | The times of before |
| Las nubes de otoño | the autumn clouds |
| Aquella ilusión | that illusion |
| Dicen que se fue | They say he's gone |
| Dicen que está acá | They say that he is here |
| Dicen que se ha muerto | They say he's dead |
| Dicen que volverá | They say it will come back |
