El Viejo Comunista

Manuel Garcia
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Un viejo que fuera comunista se sienta a fumar la tarde entera

An old man who used to be a communist sits to smoke the entire afternoon

Mientras buena lluvia cae afuera

While good rain falls outside

Con voz desnuda, el viejo piensa

With a naked voice, the old man thinks

¿Por qué coinciden en su ventana palomas grises con la pena que fumara?

Why do gray doves coincide in his window with the sorrow he used to smoke?

¿Palomas grises con la pena que fumara?

Gray doves with the sorrow he used to smoke?


Tornan sus ojos a un día lejos

His eyes turn to a distant day

Cuando a un libro, un verso, a una muchacha, un pensamiento

When to a book, a verse, a girl, a thought

Cuando a un libro, un verso, a una muchacha, un pensamiento

When to a book, a verse, a girl, a thought

Cree que ya nada lo sorprende, que se curó de espanto, desgastó el llanto

He believes that nothing surprises him anymore, that he has cured himself of fright, worn out the tears

Se curó de espanto, desgastó el llanto

Cured himself of fright, worn out the tears


Recordó canciones que cantaba

He remembered songs he used to sing

Y conversaciones con amigos hasta el alba

And conversations with friends until dawn

Y conversaciones con amigos hasta el alba

And conversations with friends until dawn

Recordó la esquina de su casa

He remembered the corner of his house

Cuando dijo adiós y vio a su madre que lloraba

When he said goodbye and saw his mother crying

Cuando dijo adiós y vio a su madre que lloraba

When he said goodbye and saw his mother crying

Y ahora en sus ojos también llueve

And now in his eyes, it also rains

Pues le sorprende que aún le duelen

Because he is surprised that they still hurt him

Los años, la vida, su amor

The years, life, his love

Los años, la vida, su amor

The years, life, his love


Oh, oh, aún le duele, oh, oh, aún le duelen, oh

Oh, oh, they still hurt him, oh, oh, they still hurt him, oh

Oh, aún le duele, oh, oh, aún le duelen

Oh, they still hurt him, oh, oh, they still hurt him

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Santiago, Chile June 10, 2024
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