| Soledad, la de barracas (original) | Soledad, la de barracas (translation) |
|---|---|
| Aunque no tuve colegio | Although I did not have school |
| a nadie supe faltar. | I knew how to miss no one. |
| Hoy ando medio animado | Today I'm half animated |
| con unos tragos de más. | with a few more drinks. |
| Es que evocando el pasado | It is that evoking the past |
| se me dio por festejar. | I was given to celebrate. |
| Como no tengo costumbre | as I am not used to |
| media copa me hace mal. | half a glass makes me sick. |
| Disculpen si me he pasado. | Excuse me if I have passed. |
| No me gusta importunar, | I don't like to bother |
| pero charlo demasiado | but i talk too much |
| cuando tomo un par de tragos | when i have a couple of drinks |
| y me da por recordar. | and it makes me remember. |
| La cosa fue por Barracas. | The thing was for Barracas. |
| La llamaban Soledad. | They called her Soledad. |
| No hubo muchacha más guapa… | There was no more beautiful girl... |
| Soledad, la de Barracas, | Soledad, the one from Barracas, |
| que me trajo soledad. | that she brought me loneliness. |
| Para servirlos, Vallejo, | To serve you, Vallejo, |
| bastante mayor de edad. | quite old. |
| Conozco mejores días | I know better days |
| y supe andar en señor. | and I knew how to walk in the Lord. |
| Uno está abajo o arriba | One is up or down |
| según mande el corazón. | as the heart commands. |
| Todo ha cambiado en mi vida | Everything has changed in my life |
| por una historia de amor. | for a love story. |
