| Me asomé a la ventana
| I looked through the window
|
| Y vi venir al cartero
| And I saw the postman come
|
| Me entretuve pensando
| I entertained myself thinking
|
| En una carta de amor
| in a love letter
|
| Más no, no, no…:
| More no, no, no…:
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| Eran la cuenta del refri
| They were the fridge bill
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| Y del televisor
| And from the TV
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| Me asomé a la ventana
| I looked through the window
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| Y vi venir al Homero
| And I saw Homer coming
|
| Me entretuve pensando
| I entertained myself thinking
|
| En que venía a saludar
| When I came to say hello
|
| Más no, no, no…:
| More no, no, no…:
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| Eran seis meses de renta
| It was six months rent
|
| Que tenía que pagar
| What did I have to pay?
|
| Me asome a mis adentros:
| I peek inside myself:
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| Sólo vi viejos cuentos
| I only saw old tales
|
| Y una manera insólita
| and an unusual way
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| De sobrevivir
| Of survive
|
| Mire hacia todos lados
| look around
|
| Dije: «Dios, ¿qué ha pasado?»
| I said, "God, what happened?"
|
| «Nada muchacho
| "nothing boy
|
| Sólo eres un asalariado.»
| You are just a salaryman.”
|
| Por la puerta entraron
| through the door they entered
|
| Mi mujer y mis hijos
| My wife and my children
|
| Preparo la alegría
| I prepare the joy
|
| Que nos va a acariciar
| that is going to caress us
|
| Más no, no, no…:
| More no, no, no…:
|
| La despensa y la escuela
| The pantry and the school
|
| Se tienen que pagar
| they have to pay
|
| Pagar, pagar
| pay, pay
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| Pagar sin descansar
| Pay without rest
|
| Pagar tus pasos
| pay your steps
|
| Hasta tus sueños…
| Even your dreams...
|
| Pagar tu tiempo
| pay your time
|
| Y tu respirar
| and you breathe
|
| Pagar la vida con alto costo
| Pay life with high cost
|
| Y una moneda sin libertad
| And a currency without freedom
|
| Suben las cosas
| things go up
|
| Menos mi sueldo;
| Minus my salary;
|
| ¿qué es lo que se espera
| what is expected
|
| De este lugar?
| From this place?
|
| No, no, no
| No no no
|
| Me fui para la iglesia
| I went to church
|
| A buscar un milagro
| to look for a miracle
|
| Rezándole a un retrato
| Praying to a portrait
|
| Quise ver la cuestión
| I wanted to see the question
|
| Más no, no, no…:
| More no, no, no…:
|
| Lo que vi
| What I saw
|
| Fue al diablo de la devaluación
| He went to the devil of devaluation
|
| Me asome a mis adentros:
| I peek inside myself:
|
| Sólo vi viejos cuentos
| I only saw old tales
|
| Y una manera insólita
| and an unusual way
|
| De sobrevivir
| Of survive
|
| Mire hacia todos lados
| look around
|
| Dije: «Dios, ¿qué ha pasado?»
| I said, "God, what happened?"
|
| «Nada muchacho
| "nothing boy
|
| Sólo eres un asalariado.»
| You are just a salaryman.”
|
| Me asomé a la ventana
| I looked through the window
|
| Y vi venir a tu hermana…
| And I saw your sister come…
|
| Me asome a la ventana
| I looked through the window
|
| Y vi venir a tu hermana | And I saw your sister come |