Del 63 Lyrics in English Fito Páez
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Del 63 by Fito Páez from Spanish to English.
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Nací en el '63, con Kennedy a la cabeza
I was born in '63, with Kennedy at the helm
Una melodía en la nariz, creo que el aire estaba raro, mediaba marzo
A melody in the nose, I think the air was strange, it was mid-March
El mundo me hizo crecer entre zanahoria y carnes
The world made me grow between carrots and meats
El '69 me encontró viendo a ese hombre en esa luna televisada
'69 found me seeing that man on that televised moon
Y vino el colegio, y vino Vietnam
And school came, and Vietnam came
Los yanquis juraban amar el napalm
Yankees swore to love napalm
Jobim me dormía en la noche cuando todo era calma
Jobim slept me at night when everything was calm
Tocaba folklore, después rock and roll
He played folklore, then rock and roll
Y ahí llegó Lennon hablando de amor
And there came Lennon talking about love
¿Qué pasa en la Tierra que el cielo es cada vez más chico?
What happens on Earth that the sky is getting smaller?
¿Qué pasa en la Tierra que el cielo es cada vez más chico?
What happens on Earth that the sky is getting smaller?
El barrio está igual que ayer
The neighborhood is the same as yesterday
Voltearon la casa de al lado
They flipped the house next door
La gente está igual que ayer
people are the same as yesterday
Con un par de añitos encima
With a couple of years on
Después empecé a fumar en cada rincón oscuro
Then I started smoking in every dark corner
Ya corría el '76, no se puede andar solo en
It was already '76, you can't ride alone in
La calle sin un revolver
the street without a revolver
Y así tuve una mujer en el medio de mis piernas
And so I had a woman in the middle of my legs
Como la marea, un día se fue
Like the tide, one day it's gone
Como bicicleta andaba el mundo, apresurado
The world walked like a bicycle, in a hurry
Recuerdo lugares de mi ciudad
I remember places in my city
Recuerdo aquel beso en el medio del cine
I remember that kiss in the middle of the cinema
Recuerdo al guardián en la plaza con su palo de escoba
I remember the guardian in the square with his broomstick
Hoy mataron a un hombre de pie en Nueva York
Today a man was killed standing up in New York
Comienza otra década a todo motor
Another decade begins at full throttle
El viento me toca la cara, marca un cambio de rumbo
The wind touches my face, marks a change of direction
El viento me toca la cara, marca un cambio de rumbo
The wind touches my face, marks a change of direction
El barrio está igual que ayer
The neighborhood is the same as yesterday
Voltearon la casa de al lado
They flipped the house next door
La gente está igual que ayer
people are the same as yesterday
Con un par de añitos encima
With a couple of years on
Y así empecé el '83, son casi 20 años de historia
And so I started '83, it's almost 20 years of history
El siglo se muere y no cambia más
The century dies and does not change anymore
Está agonizando en cualquier hospital
He is dying in any hospital
Nosotros tenemos la culpa y hay que solucionarlo
We are to blame and we have to solve it
Llamemos al débil y al orador, al mozo, al poeta
Let's call the weak and the orator, the waiter, the poet
Al músico, al peón
To the musician, to the pawn
Llamemos a todos los hombres, que el banquete está listo
Let's call all the men, that the banquet is ready
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