Juan Carlos Baglietto — Amor Siciliano song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Amor Siciliano" by Juan Carlos Baglietto.
Lyrics
Aprendiste las palabras prohibidas
Porque nunca consultaste al diccionario
De acero inoxidable eran tus tripas
Para bancarte a un pais tan sanguinario
Con una mano encima de la otra
Y el surco de la guerra en los bolsillos
Estabas en la foto de familia
Desafiando el aire de los conventillos
Ni bueno, ni malo, ni sueño prestado
Lejos del lirismo afila el cuchillo
Para cortar en dos la luna llena
Y alimentar al mundo de posguerra
Y una noche de julio en medio del campo
Al borde de un camino empantanado
Se aparecio el demonio y lo corriste
Con la estampita de San Cayetano
Fundaste un sindicato clandestino
Hecho de sudor y de destierro
Perón los hizo suyos y argentinos
Con una mano dulce como el hierro
Ni bueno, ni malo, amor siciliano
Dolce farniente, vendeta caliente
Buscando el sueño de la juventud
Te convertiste en un fantasma, a plena luz
Lyrics translation
You learned the forbidden words
Because you never consulted the dictionary
Stainless steel were your guts
To banish such a bloodthirsty country
With one hand on top of the other
And the furrow of war in the pockets
You were in the family photo.
Defying the air of the conventillos
No good, no bad, no borrowed dream
Away from lyricism sharpen the knife
To cut the full moon in two
And feed the post-war world
And a July night in the middle of the field
On the edge of a bogged down road
The demon appeared and you ran him
With the stamp of San Cayetano
You founded a clandestine syndicate.
Made of sweat and banishment
Peron made them his and Argentines
With a hand as sweet as iron
Neither good nor bad, Sicilian love
Sweet laziness, hot vendetta
Seeking the dream of youth
You became a ghost, in full light