Perdimos El Control

Nacho Vegas
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Me agarró con fuerza de la mano.

He grabbed my hand firmly.

Yo sonreí e ingerí otro rohipnol.

I smiled and took another rohypnol.

Éramos sólo dos perros abandonados,

We were just two abandoned dogs,

perdimos el control.

we lost control.

Caminamos deprisa y sin rumbo.

We walked fast and aimlessly.

Aquel día abrasaba el sol.

That day the sun was scorching.

Cruzamos corriendo las Siete Autopistas,

We ran across the Seven Highways,

perdimos el control.

we lost control.


Conocimos a una tal Amparo.

We met a woman named Amparo.

Dijo: "No hay más que alivio y dolor."

She said, "There's nothing but relief and pain."

Nos guió hasta aquel cementerio de gatos

She led us to that cemetery of cats

en el que perdimos el control.

where we lost control.

Y quisimos salir de allí.

And we wanted to get out of there.

La miré y ella balbuceó.

I looked at her, and she mumbled.

Ocurrió algo confuso y después la perdí,

Something confusing happened, and then I lost her,

habíamos perdido el control.

we had lost control.


Y nos creímos ángeles,

And we believed we were angels,

y hasta ella quiso volar.

and even she wanted to fly.

Y lo hizo tras dejarme

And she did after leaving me

aquel mensaje aún por contestar:

that message still unanswered:

"¿Dónde estás, corazón?¿Te has cansado de mí?

"Where are you, my love? Have you tired of me?

Yo estoy en el balcón y ¿sabes?, voy a saltar."

I'm on the balcony, and you know, I'm going to jump."

Se rió -"¡JA JA JA!"- y después se cortó.

She laughed - "HA HA HA!" - and then hung up.


No hice más que vagar por un tiempo.

I did nothing but wander for a while.

Traté de limitarme al alcohol.

I tried to confine myself to alcohol.

Intenté no sumirme en la locura o

I tried not to plunge into madness or

perdería el control.

I would lose control.

Conocí a una mujer en Conill.

I met a woman in Conill.

Disfrutamos del mar y del sol.

We enjoyed the sea and the sun.

Un mal día le dije:

One day I told her,

"Esto te gustará, pero perderemos el control."

"You'll like this, but we'll lose control."

Moderated by María Pérez
Mexico City, Mexico September 9, 2024
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