Translation of the song lyrics Del Pasado Efímero - Joan Manuel Serrat

Del Pasado Efímero - Joan Manuel Serrat
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In the genre:Поп
Release date:08.09.2003
Song language:Spanish

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Del Pasado Efímero (original)Del Pasado Efímero (translation)
Este hombre del casino provinciano This country casino man
que vió a Carancha recibir un día, who saw Carancha receive one day,
tiene mustia la piel, el pelo cano he has withered skin, gray hair
ojos velados por melancolía eyes veiled by melancholy
bajo el bigote gris, labios de hastío, under the gray mustache, lips of boredom,
y una triste expresión que no es tristeza, and a sad expression that is not sadness,
sino algo más y menos: el vacío but something more and less: the void
del mundo en la orquendad de su cabeza. of the world in the orbit of his head of it.
Aún luce de corintio terciopelo He still wears corinthian velvet
chaqueta y pantalón abotinado, jacket and buttoned trousers,
y un cordobés color de caramelo and a caramel-colored cordovan
pulido y torneado. polished and turned.
Tres veces heredó y tres ha perdido He three times he inherited and three times he has lost
al monte su caudal;to the mount his flow from him;
dos ha enviudado. two have been widowed.
Sólo se anima ante el azar prohibido He is only encouraged by the forbidden chance
sobre el verde tapete reclinado, reclining on the green rug,
o al evocar la tarde de un torero or by evoking the afternoon of a bullfighter
la suerte de un tahúr o si alguien cuenta the luck of a gambler or if someone tells
la hazaña de un gallardo bandolero, the feat of a gallant bandit,
o la proeza de un matón, sangrienta. or the feat of a thug, bloody.
Bosteza de políticas banales Yawning of banal politics
dicterios al gobierno reaccionario dictates to the reactionary government
y augura que vendrán los liberales and predicts that the liberals will come
cual torna la cigüeña al campanario. which returns the stork to the bell tower.
Un poco labrador, de cielo aguarda A little farmer, from heaven awaits
y al cielo teme;and he fears heaven;
alguna vez suspira he ever sighs
pensando en su olivar, al cielo mira thinking of his olive grove, he looks to the sky
con ojos inquietos si la lluvia tarda. with restless eyes if the rain lasts.
Lo demás, taciturno, hipocondríaco The rest, taciturn, hypochondriac
prisionero de la Arcadia del presente prisoner of present day arcadia
le aburre;he bores her;
sólo el humo del tabaco just tobacco smoke
simula algunas sombras en su frente. simulates some shadows on his forehead from him.
Este hombre no es de ayer, ni es de mañana This man is not from yesterday, nor is he from tomorrow
sino de nunca;but of never;
de la cepa hispana. of the Hispanic strain.
No es el fruto maduro, ni podrido, He is not the ripe fruit, nor rotten,
es una fruta vana it is a vain fruit
de aquella España que pasó y no ha sido of that Spain that passed and has not been
esa que hoy tiene la cabeza cana.the one that today has gray hair.
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