Calle Melancolia Lyrics in English Joan Manuel Serrat , Joaquin Sabina
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Calle Melancolia by Joan Manuel Serrat from Spanish to English.
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No soy un fulano con la lagrima fácil
I'm not a guy with easy tears
De esos que se quejan solo por vicio
Of those who complain only for vice
Si la vida se queja le meto mano
If life complains I put my hand
Y si no aun me excita mi oficio,
And if my job still excites me,
Y como ademas sale gratis soñar
And since it is also free to dream
Y no creo en la reencarnación,
And I don't believe in reincarnation
Con un poco de imaginación
with a little imagination
Partiré de viaje enseguida
I'll leave on the trip right away
A vivir otras vidas,
To live other lives
A probarme otros nombres,
To try other names,
A colarme en el traje y la piel
To sneak into the suit and the skin
De todos los hombres
of all men
Que nunca seré:
That I will never be:
Al capone en Chicago
al capone in chicago
Legionario en mejilla
legionnaire on cheek
Pintor en montparnesse,
painter in montparnesse,
Mercader en Damasco
Merchant in Damascus
Costalero en Sevilla
Costalero in Seville
Negro en nueva Orleans,
black in new orleans
Viejo verde en Sodoma
Dirty old man in Sodom
Deportado en Siberia
Deported in Siberia
Sultan en un haren,
Sultan in a harem,
Policia, ni en broma
Police, no kidding
Triunfador de la feria
fairground winner
Gitanito en jeres,
Gypsy in jeres,
Tahur en Montecarlo
Tahur in Monte Carlo
Cigarrillo en tu boca
cigarette in your mouth
Taxista en Nueva York
Taxi driver in New York
El mas chulo del barrio
The coolest in the neighborhood
Tiro porque me toca
I shoot because he touches me
Suspenso en religión,
suspense in religion,
Confesor de la reina
queen's confessor
Banderillero en Cadiz
Banderillero in Cadiz
Tabernero en Dublin
publican in dublin
Comunista en las Vegas
communist in vegas
Ahogado en el Titanic
Drowned on the Titanic
Flautista en Jamelin
Pied Piper in Jamelin
Billarista a tres bandas
three-way billiard player
Insumiso en el cielo
insubmissive in the sky
Dueño de un cabaret
owner of a cabaret
Arañaso en tu espalda
scratch on your back
Tenor en rigoletto
tenor in rigoletto
Pianista de un burdel
brothel pianist
Bongosero en la Havana
Bongo player in Havana
Casanova en Venecia
Casanova in Venice
Anciano en Shangri La,
old man in shangri la,
Polizón en tu cama
stowaway in your bed
Vocalista de orquesta
orchestra vocalist
Mejor tiempo en Le Mans
Best time at Le Mans
Cronista de suceros
chronicler of events
Detective en apuros
detective in distress
Conservado en alcohol
preserved in alcohol
Violador en tus sueños
rapist in your dreams
Suicida en el viaducta
suicide on the viaduct
Guapo en un culebrón
Handsome in a soap opera
Morfínomano en China
Morphine addict in China
Desertor en la guerra
deserter in war
Boxeador en Detroid
Boxer in Detroit
Cazador en la India
hunter in india
Marinero en marsilla
sailor in marrilla
Fotógrafo en Play Boy
Photographer at Playboy
Pero si me dan a elegir
But if they give me a choice
Entre todas las vidas yo escojo
Among all the lives I choose
La del pirata cojo
The one with the lame pirate
Con pata de palo,
with wooden leg,
Con parche en el ojo,
With eye patch
Con cara de malo,
With an evil face
El viejo truhan, capitán
The old rogue, captain
De un barco que tuviera
Of a ship that had
Por bandera
by flag
Un par de tibias y una calavera
A pair of shins and a skull
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