Lyrics and translation Rolando Laserie - Las cuarenta (Remastered)

Las cuarenta (Remastered)

Con el pucho de la vida apretao entre los labios,
la mirada turbia y fría, un poco lento el andar,
dobló la esquina del barrio, curda ya de recuerdo,
como volcando un veneno, esto se le oyó cantar:

Vieja calle de mi barrio donde he dado el primer paso,
vuelvo a vos cansado el mazo en inútil barajar,
con una daga en el pecho, con mi sueño hecho pedazo,
que se rompió en un abrazo que me diera la verdad.

Aprendí todo lo bueno,
aprendí todo lo malo,
sé del beso que se compra,
sé del beso que se da;
del amigo que es amigo
siempre y cuando le convenga,
y sé que con mucha plata
uno vale mucho más.

Aprendí que en esta vida
hay que llorar si otros lloran,
y si la murga se ríe, ji uno se debe reír;
no pensar, ni equivocado, para qué?,
si igual se vive,
y además corres el riesgo que te bauticen gil

La vez que quise ser bueno, en la cara se me rieron.
Cuando grité una injusticia, la fuerza me hizo callar.
La esperanza fue mi amante, el desengaño mi amigo.
cada carta tiene contra y cada contra se da!

Hoy no creo ni en mí mismo, todo es truco, todo es falso,
y aquel que está más alto es igual a los demás.
Por eso no ha de extrañarte si alguna noche borracho
me viera pasar de brazo con quien no debo pasar.

Aprendí todo lo bueno,
aprendí todo lo malo
del beso que se compra,
sé del beso que se da;
del amigo que es amigo
siempre y cuando le convenga,
y sé que con mucha plata,
uno vale mucho más.

Aprendí que en esta vida
hay que llorar si otros lloran,
y si la murga se ríe, ji uno se debe reír;
no pensar, ni equivocado, para qué?,
si igual se vive,
y además corres el riesgo de que te bauticen gil.

Forty (Remastered)

With the butt of life clenched between my lips,
My gaze is cloudy and cold, my gait a little slow,
I turned the corner of the neighborhood, already drunk with memories,
Like pouring out poison, this is what I heard him sing:

Old street of my neighborhood where I took my first step,
I come back to you tired of shuffling cards,
With a dagger in my chest, with my dream shattered,
That was broken in an embrace that gave me the truth.

I learned all the good things,
I learned all the bad things,
I know about the kiss that is bought,
I know about the kiss that is given;
Of the friend who is a friend,
As long as it suits him,
And I know that with a lot of money,
One is worth much more.

I learned that in this life
You have to cry if others cry,
And if the crowd laughs, you have to laugh;
Don't think, even if you're wrong, why?
If you live the same way,
And you also run the risk that they'll call you a fool.

The time I wanted to be good, they laughed in my face.
When I shouted an injustice, the force made me shut up.
Hope was my lover, disappointment my friend.
Every card has a counter and every counter is given!

Today I don't even believe in myself, everything is a trick, everything is false,
And the one who is higher is the same as the others.
That's why you shouldn't be surprised if one drunken night,
You saw me walking arm in arm with someone I shouldn't.

I learned all the good things,
I learned all the bad things
About the kiss that is bought,
I know about the kiss that is given;
Of the friend who is a friend
As long as it suits him,
And I know that with a lot of money,
One is worth much more.

I learned that in this life
You have to cry if others cry,
And if the crowd laughs, you have to laugh;
Don't think, even if you're wrong, why?
If you live the same way,
And you also run the risk that they'll call you a fool.