Pasión Vega — A Orillas de da Ciudad song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "A Orillas de da Ciudad" by Pasión Vega.
Lyrics
Era tan pobre su amor
Que se hizo el fuerte para no mentir
Y sin mirarla le dio
Dos rosas que le arrancó de un jardín
Ella las puso en un florero
A que les diera la luz del basurero
Sobre un roído colchón
Se le entregó sin apenas comer
Y el miedo les susurró
Que uno y uno siempre suman tres;
Y descubrió que eran tan pobres
Que ni los gatos maúllan por la noche
Y a orillas de la ciudad
Se hicieron tal para cual
Bajo el cielo malherido
Y entre nubes de alquitrán
Buscaron a Peter Pan
Como dos niños perdidos
Y por no verla llorar
Se disfrazó de poeta:
«Dame un beso, corazón
Que nos está observando Dios
Y Dios ahoga pero no aprieta»
Y un día, al amanecer
Llegó el progreso y la demolición
Como si fuera papel
Cayó el palacio de chapa y cartón
Y a otra cosa mariposa…
…no respetaron ni las rosas
Y a orillas de la ciudad
Sin patria ni libertad
Bajo un cielo malherido
Entre nubes de alquitrán
Buscaron a Peter Pan
Como dos niños perdidos
Y por no verlo llorar
Lo acarició con dulzura:
«Dame un beso, corazón
No llores más, que existe
Un Dios para los que viven
A oscuras
Dame un beso, corazón
Que yo sí que tengo un Dios
Apretando mi cintura
Dame un beso, corazón
Que nos está observando Dios…
…que él sí que está más
Solo que la una»
Lyrics translation
His love was so poor
That he was strong enough not to lie
And without looking at her she gave
Two roses he plucked from a garden
She put them in a vase
To give them the light of the dumpster
On a gnawed mattress
It was given to him without barely eating
And fear whispered to them
That one and one always add up to three;
And he discovered that they were so poor
That even cats meow at night
And on the edge of the city
They were made just for what
Under the hurt Sky
And among clouds of tar
They looked for Peter Pan.
Like two lost children
And for not seeing her cry
He disguised himself as a poet:
"Give me a kiss, sweetheart
That God is watching us
And God chokes but doesn't squeeze»
And one day, at dawn
There came progress and demolition
As if it were paper
The palace of sheet metal and cardboard fell
And another thing butterfly…
... they didn't respect even the roses.
And on the edge of the city
Without homeland or freedom
Under a badly hurt Sky
Among clouds of tar
They looked for Peter Pan.
Like two lost children
And for not seeing him cry
She caressed him sweetly:
"Give me a kiss, sweetheart
Don't cry anymore, it exists
A God for those who live
In the dark
Give me a kiss, sweetheart
That I do have a God
Tightening my belt
Give me a kiss, sweetheart
That God is watching us…
... that he is more
Only one»