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| Versione spagnola, da questa pagina. "Versión de Jesus" (sic) |
| The Princess and the Troubadour | LA PRINCESA Y EL MUSICO CALLEJERO |
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| Long before a garden stood on this site | Antaño, en lugar del jardín que hay ahora, |
| This was the district that thrives in the night | En toda esta zona y los alrededores había |
| A hidden hovel of vice and deceit | casuchas y cuchitriles insólitos, |
| These ruins would never be a landmark | ruínas que no tenían nada de romanas. |
| And all the creatures that dwelled in its dark | En cuanto a la fauna que vivía dentro de ellas |
| They were the finest flower, they were the elite. | Era la flor y nata, era la élite. |
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| Flower and elite of the underground | La flor y nata, la élite de la calle. |
| Hustlers and losers and roustabouts | Necesitados, indigentes, marginados, |
| Beggars united in damage and strife | Mendigos a cual de ellos más tarado. |
| Broken down racehorses, deviants galore | Reincidentes buenos para nada, |
| Not to mention a cut-rate troubadour | Entre ellos un rasca-notas, un músico, |
| A shipwreck clinging onto his guitar for dear life. | Un desecho agarrado a su guitarra. |
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| Adopted by this tender underworld | Adoptada por esta buena gente enternecida, |
| There flourished a precious pixie of a girl | Una pequeña hada había florecido, |
| Tucked in the heart of this unholy mess | En medio de toda esta bajeza. |
| Since she’d been found by a dry riverbed | Como la habían encotrado certa del arroyo, |
| Cradled in finest silks and left for dead | Abandonada en una suntuosa cuna, |
| Soon she was known all around by the name of “princess”. | Sin pensarlo la llamaron “princesa”. |
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| One fine night, so help us, oh holy Ghost | Y una noche, ¡Dios del cielo, protégenos1 |
| She slinks in his room and she takes off her coat | He aquí que se sube a las rodillas |
| She crawls on his lap after closing the door | Del rasca-notas y dulcemente suspira, |
| Blushing a little she says with a sigh | Ruborizándose al menos un poquito: |
| “It’s you that I love and you may if you like | “Yo te quiero y si quieres, puedes |
| Kiss me on the mouth and then do even more.” | besarme en la boca en incluso más...” |
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| “Hold it there, Princess, that’s not my style | “- Bueno, bueno, princesa, detente un poco, |
| I don’t have the makings of a pedophile | no tengo madera de sátiro, |
| You’re only thirteen, and I’m almost thirty years old | tienes trece años y yo treinta contantes y sonantes, |
| That’s a big difference and I don’t see the point | mucha diferencia y no estoy dispuesto |
| Of spending the rest of my days in the joint | a dormir en la paja húmeda de un calabozo... |
| "She answers “It’s OK, I will not tell a soul.” | - Pero, musiquillo, yo no se contaré a nadie...” |
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| “Don’t push it, girl” comes his mocking reply | “- No insistas, dijo él, con un tono burlón, |
| “First off you’re not my type and besides | de entrada, no eres mi tipo y por otro lado |
| My heart already belongs to a woman.” | mi corazón ya está ocupado por una adulta...” |
| So Princess burst into tears as she fled | Entonces princesa se fue corriendo, |
| So Princess ran as she bitterly wept | Entonces princesa se fue llorando, |
| Feeling the burning sting of her first rejection. | Dolida porque se había rechazado su ofrenda. |
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| Corruption of a minor did not take place | No hubo corrupción de menor, |
| The singer, at dawn, without leaving a trace | El musiquillo por la mañana, temprano, |
| Made his escape in the broken down cart | Sin despedirse, se montó en la carreta |
| Of an old farmhand, while strumming a tune. | De los traperos, rascando su guitarra. |
| Twenty years later, passing by the same room | Pasando por allí, unos veinte años después, |
| He feels a twinge of regret deep down in his heart. | Tuvo la sensación de que lo lamenta. |
