Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Rufino by Luz Casal from Spanish to English.
Hace algún tiempo en un bar
Some time ago in a bar
conocí a un buen señor de cierta edad
I met a good man of a certain age
jefe de una empresa de publicidad
head of an advertising company
vestía traje de tweed
he wore a tweed suit
olía a un perfume de 'Givenchy'
It smelled like a 'Givenchy' perfume
y sin ningún motivo
and for no reason
se acerco hasta mi mesa y me dijo así
He came up to my table and he told me like this
dime muñeca ?no me encuentras atractivo?
Tell me doll, don't you find me attractive?
dime muñeca, te invito a un aperitivo
tell me doll, I'll invite you to an aperitif
Rufino, me lleva a jugar al casino
Rufino, take me to play at the casino
Rufino: me invita a comer langostinos
Rufino: he invites me to eat prawns
me gusta verle bailar
I like to see him dance
con su aire de ping|ino
with his penguin air
Rufino es: Libertino, divino y superficial
Rufino is: Libertine, divine and superficial
Anoche lo encontré
I found it last night
sentado en la terraza de un café
sitting on the terrace of a cafe
disfrazado de moderno
disguised as modern
los años embutidos en un corsé
the years stuffed into a corset
bebiendo un daiquiri
drinking a daiquiri
oliendo a su eterno 'Givenchy'
smelling like his eternal 'Givenchy'
enfrascado en la lectura
engrossed in reading
por fuera -La Luna- dentro el -ABC-
outside -The Moon- inside -ABC-
dime muñeca, ?no me encuentras atractivo?
Tell me doll, don't you find me attractive?
dime muñeca, te invito a un aperitivo
tell me doll, I'll invite you to an aperitif
Rufino: me lleva a jugar al casino
Rufino: he takes me to play at the casino
Rufino: me invita a comer langostinos
Rufino: he invites me to eat prawns
me gusta verle bailar
I like to see him dance
con su aire de pinguino
with his penguin air
Rufino es: Libertino, divino y superficial
Rufino is: Libertine, divine and superficial
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