Peces De Ciudad Lyrics in English by Joaquin Sabina
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Peces De Ciudad by Joaquin Sabina from Spanish to English.
Se peinaba a lo garcon
He combed his hair like garcon
La viajera que quiso enseñarme a besar
The traveler who wanted to teach me how to kiss
En la gard'Austerlitz
In the gard'Austerlitz
Primavera de un amor
Spring of a love
Amarillo y frugal
Yellow and frugal
Como el sol
Like the sun
Del veranillo de San Martín
From the summer of San Martín
Hay quien dice que fui yo
There are those who say it was me
El primero en olvidar
The first to forget
Cuando en un si bemol de Jacques Brel
When in a B flat by Jacques Brel
Conocí a mademoiselle Amsterdam
I met Mademoiselle Amsterdam
En la fatua Nueva York
In the fatwa New York
Dá más sombra que los limoneros
Gives more shade than lemon trees
La estatua de la libertad
The statue of Liberty
Pero en Desolation Row
But on Desolation Row
La sirenas de los petroleros
The sirens of the oil tankers
No dejan reír ni volar
They don't let you laugh or fly
Y en el coro de Babel
And in the choir of Babel
Desafina un español
Untunes a Spanish
No hay más ley
There is no more law
Que la ley del tesoro
That the law of the treasure
En las minas del rey Salomón
In King Solomon's mines
Y desafiando el oleaje sin timón ni timonel
And braving the waves without rudder or coxswain
Por mis sueños va
It goes through my dreams
Ligero de equipaje sobre un cascarón de nuez mi
Light of baggage on a nutshell my
Corazón de viaje
Travel heart
Luciendo los tatuajes de un pasado bucanero
Wearing the tattoos of a buccaneer past
De un velero al abordaje de un
From a sailboat to boarding a
de un no te quiero querer
I don't want to love you
Y como ir cuando no quedan islas para naufragar?
And how to go when there are no islands left to shipwreck?
Al país donde los sabios se retiran
To the country where the wise men retire
Del agravio de buscar labios
From the insult of looking for lips
Que sacan de quicio
What drives you crazy
Mentiras que ganan juicios tan sumarios
Lies that win such summary trials
Que envilecen el cristal de los acuarios de
That degrade the glass of aquariums
de los peces de ciudad
of city fish
Que mordieron el anzuelo
who took the bait
Que bucean al ras del suelo
that dive close to the ground
Que no merecen nadar
They don't deserve to swim
El dorado era un champú
The gold was a shampoo
La virtud unos brazos en cruz
Virtue, arms in a cross
El pecado una pagina web
sin a web page
En Comala comprendí
In Comala I understood
Que al lugar donde haz sido feliz
To the place where you have been happy
No debieras tratar de volver
You shouldn't try to go back
Cuando en vuelo regular
When on a regular flight
Pisé el cielo de Madrid
I stepped on the sky of Madrid
Me esperaba
I was waiting
Una recien casada
A newly married
Que no se acordaba de mi
That she didn't remember me
Y desafiando el oleaje sin timón ni timonel
And braving the waves without rudder or coxswain
Por mis venas va
It goes through my veins
Ligero de equipaje
Light luggage
Sobre un cascarón de nuez mi
On a nutshell my
Corazón de viaje
Travel heart
Luciendo los tatuajes de pasado bucanero
Wearing tattoos from the buccaneer past
De un velero al abordaje de un
From a sailboat to boarding a
Liguero de mujer
women's garter belt
Y como huir cuando no quedan islas para naufragar?
And how to escape when there are no islands left to shipwreck?
Al país donde los sabios se retiran del agravio
To the country where the wise retreat from wrongs
De buscar labios que sacan de quicio
To look for lips that drive you crazy
Mentiras que gana juicios tan sumarios
Lies that win such summary trials
Que envilecen el cristal de los acuarios de
That degrade the glass of aquariums
De los peces de ciudad
Of the city fish
Que perdieron las agallas
who lost their guts
En un banco de morralla
On a whitebait bank
En una playa
In a beach
Sin mar
Without sea
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"Peces De Ciudad" by Joaquín Sabina is a poetic reflection on love, loss, and the complexities of life, set against the backdrop of various cities and experiences. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a traveler's encounters and memories, from fleeting romances to disillusionment with urban life. Sabina's introspective musings on happiness, nostalgia, and the passage of time are woven together with evocative imagery and a sense of longing for something more. The song captures the essence of navigating through the highs and lows of existence, ultimately questioning the pursuit of happiness and the inevitability of change.
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