Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Blues del Alambique by Joaquin Sabina from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Me busqué, te perdí
I looked for myself, I lost you
Derrapé, malviví
I skidded, I lived badly
Todo es tan extraño
everything is so strange
Conspiré contra el sol
I conspired against the sun
Enviudé de farol
bluff widow
Como pasan los años
how the years go by
Fui cuesta abajo
i went downhill
Sabiendo que llorar
Knowing what to cry
Era un atajo hacia el mar
It was a shortcut to the sea
Se estrelló nuestro avión
our plane crashed
¿Quién mató al capitán?
Who killed the captain?
Lo hizo la tripulación
the crew did it
Corazón de Jesús
Jesus's Heart
Tan marrón, tan feeling blue
So brown, so feeling blue
Puerto de Santa María
Santa Maria Port
Tuve un plan, escapé
I had a plan, I escaped
¿Dónde vive? Dijo el juez
Where you live? said the judge
Yo que sé, señoría
I don't know, Your Honor.
Fui cuesta abajo
i went downhill
Sabiendo que llorar
Knowing what to cry
No es un atajo hacia el mar
It's not a shortcut to the sea
Rayas en el cristal
streaks on the glass
Libertad condicional
Conditional freedom
Calle melancolía
melancholy street
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