Pobre Bohemio

Ana Gabriel
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Haz que suene esa lira mi hermano

Make that lyre sound, my brother

haz que lloren las cuerdas sus quejas

make the strings cry their complaints

acompaña mi canto paisano

accompany my song, countryman

porque voy a contarles mis penas

because I am going to tell you my sorrows


Este pobre bohemio que miran

This poor bohemian they see

trovador de cantina en cantina

tavern troubadour from bar to bar

que con llanto les cuenta su vida

who with tears tells them his life

y llorando les cuenta sus cuitas

and crying tells them his troubles


Muchas hembras tuve en mi camino

I had many women in my path

y el dinero corrio por mis manos

and money flowed through my hands

hoy de pronto cambio mi destino

today suddenly my destiny changed

y al momento quedé abandonado

and in an instant, I was abandoned


El dinero y las hembras no es nada

Money and women mean nothing

no me duele el haberlos perdido

I don't hurt for having lost them

lo que si me lastima en el alma

what does hurt my soul

ver dejado mi pueblo querido

is having left my beloved town


En el pueblo dejé yo a mis padres

In the town, I left my parents

a mi novia que tanto adoraba

my girlfriend whom I adored so much

a correr yo me fuí por el mundo

I ran away around the world

sin saber lo que a mi me esperaba

without knowing what awaited me


Una tarde lluviosa de junio

One rainy June afternoon

a mi casa feliz regresaba

I happily returned home

a mis padres encontré en la tumba

I found my parents in the grave

y ami novia la encontré casada

and my girlfriend, I found married


Comprendí que era falso en la vida

I understood that life is false

con dinero se cobra y se paga

with money, one pays and is paid

mientras tuve un cariño sincero

while I had a sincere love

y por eso mi vida es amarga

and that's why my life is bitter


Y por eso te digo mi hermano

And that's why I tell you, my brother

trovador de cantina en cantina

tavern troubadour from bar to bar

así pienso pasarme la vida

that's how I plan to spend my life

y con copas contarles mi vida

and with drinks tell them my life

Moderated by Elena Rodríguez
Buenos Aires, Argentina August 19, 2025
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