El Monstruo
Alejandro Fernández
Lyrics
Translation
Échale candado a la puerta
Put a lock on the door
anda hambriento el animal
The beast is hungry
escóndele la bicicleta
Hide the bicycle from him
al niño déjalo llorar
Let the child cry
Anda suelto el monstruo...
The monster is loose...
Anda suelto el monstruo...
The monster is loose...
Quítale las llaves del auto
Take the car keys
a ese muchacho loco
From that crazy guy
no sabe lo que es caminar
He doesn't know what it's like
con los zapatos rotos
To walk with broken shoes
Háblale... del monstruo
Tell him... about the monster
Háblale... del monstruo
Tell him... about the monster
Abrázame padre
Hug me, father
no apagues la luz
Don't turn off the light
dime que no te irás
Tell me you won't leave
a pesar de mi edad
Despite my age
Sigo teniendo miedo
I still have fear
miedo a la oscuridad
Fear of the dark
arrúllame madre
Lull me, mother
persigname tú
Chase me
Enciende la luz
Turn on the light
a pesar de mi edad
Despite my age
sigo teniendo miedo
I still have fear
miedo a la oscuridad
Fear of the dark
Háblame, háblame... del monstruo
Talk to me, talk to me... about the monster
Háblame del monstruo...
Tell me about the monster...
Habla con la niña de sexo
Talk to the girl about sex
le llego la pubertad
Puberty has come to her
en vez de cepillarle el cabello
Instead of brushing her hair
cuéntale del animal
Tell her about the beast
Háblale... del monstruo
Tell her... about the monster
Háblale... del monstruo
Tell her... about the monster
Abrázame padre
Hug me, father
no apagues la luz
Don't turn off the light
dime que no te irás
Tell me you won't leave
a pesar de mi edad
Despite my age
Sigo teniendo miedo
I still have fear
miedo a la oscuridad
Fear of the dark
Abrázame padre
Hug me, father
cerremos la puerta
Let's close the door
debemos hablar
We must talk
el monstruo anda afuera
The monster is outside
comiéndose el alma de la humanidad
Eating the soul of humanity
Háblame, háblame... del monstruo
Talk to me, talk to me... about the monster
Háblame del monstruo...
Tell me about the monster...