Gente Decente Lyrics in English Julieta Venegas
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gente Decente by Julieta Venegas from Spanish to English.
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En la mesa hablábamos despacio
At the table we talked slowly
Comíamos silencio, masticando sin hablar
We ate in silence, chewing without speaking
En la mesa se ponían los cubiertos
Cutlery was placed on the table
Al lado de los platos con bordes nacarados
Next to the plates with pearly edges
En la mesa había copitas de champagne
There were glasses of champagne on the table.
Un florero con jazmines, servilletas de algodón
A vase with jasmines, cotton napkins
Estaban bordadas con hilo rojo de pasión
They were embroidered with red thread of passion
En la sala había diminutas porcelanas
In the room there were tiny porcelains
Atrapadas en vitrinas de un limpísimo cristal
Trapped in showcases of crystal clear glass
De mañana venía la señora, cuyo nombre no recuerdo
In the morning the lady came, whose name I don't remember.
A ordenar, pulir y nuestro reino limpiar
To organize, polish and our kingdom clean
Sacudía, abría puertas y ventanas
She shook, opened doors and windows
Entrando aire por botones, alfombra en el balcón
Air coming in through buttons, carpet on the balcony
Cómo me gustaba el detergente de limón
How I liked lemon detergent
Éramos gente delicada y prudente
We were delicate and prudent people
De un fino sentimiento y muy poco de mostrar
Of a fine feeling and very little to show
A nuestra manera éramos gente decente
In our own way we were decent people
Con ajena aspiración y agotada libertad
With foreign aspiration and exhausted freedom
En la mesa éramos gente reservada
At the table we were reserved people
Dejando en los platos el resto por decir
Leaving the rest on the plates to say
Éramos gente delicada y prudente
We were delicate and prudent people
De un fino sentimiento y muy poco de mostrar
Of a fine feeling and very little to show
A nuestra manera éramos gente decente
In our own way we were decent people
Con ajena aspiración y agotada libertad
With foreign aspiration and exhausted freedom
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