La Balada del Diablo y la Muerte Lyrics in English La Renga
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Balada del Diablo y la Muerte by La Renga from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Estaba el Diablo mal parado
The Devil was in a bad position
En la esquina de mi barrio
In the corner of my neighborhood
Ahí donde dobla el viento y se cruzan los atajos
There where the wind bends and the shortcuts cross
Al lado de él estaba la muerte
Next to him was death
Con una botella en la mano
With a bottle in hand
Me miraban de reojo y se reían por lo bajo
They looked at me sideways and giggled
Y yo que esperaba no sé a quién
And I was waiting I don't know who
Al otro lado de la calle del otoño
across the street from autumn
Una noche de bufanda que me encontró desvelado
A scarf night that found me awake
Entre dientes oí a la Muerte
Through my teeth I heard Death
Que decia, que decía así
What did he say, what did he say like that
Cuántas veces se habrá escapado
How many times will he have escaped
Como laucha por tirante
Like a mouse for a strap
Y esta noche que no cuesta nada
And tonight that doesn't cost anything
Ni siquiera fatigarme
I don't even get tired
Podemos llevarnos un cordero
We can take a lamb
Con solo cruzar la calle'
Just by crossing the street
Yo me escondí tras la niebla
I hid behind the fog
Y miré al infinito
and I looked into infinity
A ver si llegaba ese que nunca iba a venir
Let's see if the one that was never going to come
Estaba el díablo mal parado
The devil was in a bad position
En la esquina de mi barrio
In the corner of my neighborhood
Al lado de él estaba la Muerte con una botella en la mano
Next to him was Death with a bottle in his hand
Y temblando como una hoja
And shaking like a leaf
Me crucé para encararlos
I crossed to face them
Y les dije 'me parece que esta vez me dejaron bien plantado'
And I told them 'it seems to me that this time they left me well planted'
Les pedí fuego y del bolsillo
I asked them for fire and from the pocket
Saqué una rama pa' convidarlos
I took out a branch to invite them
Y bajo un árbol del otoño nos quedamos chamuyando
And under an autumn tree we stay chamuyando
Me contaron de sus vidas
They told me about their lives
Sus triunfos y sus fracasos
His triumphs and his failures
De que el mundo andaba loco y hasta el cielo fue comprado
That the world was crazy and even heaven was bought
Y más miedo que ellos dos
And scarier than the two of them
Me daba el propio ser humano
He gave me the human being
Oh oh, woah woah woah
oh oh woah woah woah
Y quizás yo no esperaba a nadie
And maybe I didn't expect anyone
Y entre las risas del Aquelarre
And among the laughter of the Coven
El día blo y la Muerte se me fueron amigando
The bloody day and Death became friends with me
Ahí donde dobla y el viento
There where it bends and the wind
Y se cruzan los atajos
And the shortcuts are crossed
Ahí donde brinda la vida
There where life offers
En la esquina de mi barrio
In the corner of my neighborhood
De mi barrio
From my neighborhood
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