Paroles et traduction Chico Buarque - Geni Y El Zepelín (Geni E O Zepelim)

Geni Y El Zepelín (Geni E O Zepelim)

De los rengos y los tuertos
Del bajo fondo del puerto
Ella anduvo enamorada
Su cuerpo es de los errantes
Vagabundos y emigrantes,
De los que no tienen nada
Se entregaba desde niña
En garajes o cantinas,
Tras la pileta, en el monte
Reina de los prisioneros,
Las locas, los pordioseros,
Los gurises del asilo
A menudo a su cuidado
Hay viejitos deshauciados
Y viudas sin porvenir
Es buena como son pocas
Por eso la ciudad toda
Repitiendo ha de seguir:
Tírenle piedra a Geni,
Tírenle piedra a Geni
Hecha está para aguantar,
Hecha está para escupir,
Se entrega no importa a quién,
Maldita Geni
Un dia surgió brillante
Entre las nubes fluctuante
Un enorme zepelín
Se paró en los edificios
Abrió unos mil orificios
Con mil cañones así
La ciudad toda espantada
Se quedó paralizada,
Casi se volvió jalea
Mas del zepelín gigante
Descendió el comandante
Diciendo - cambié de idea
Cuando vi en esta ciudad
Tanto horror e iniquidad
Resolví hacerla explotar
Mas puedo evitar el drama
Si es que aquella hermosa dama
De noche se entrega a mí
Esa dama era Geni,
Mas no puede ser Geni,
Hecha está para aguantar,
Hecha está para escupir,
Se entrega no importa a quién,
Maldita Geni
Sin que se lo propusiera
De tan ingenua y sincera
Cautivó al forastero
El guerrero tan vistoso,
Tan temido y poderoso
Quedó de ella prisionero
Ocurre que la doncella
- Y eso era secreto de ella -
Tenía también sus caprichos
Y a darse a hombre tan nobre,
Tan oliendo a brillo y cobre,
Prefería amar los bichos
Al oir tal herejía
La ciudad en romería
Su mano vino a besar
El prefecto de rodillas,
El obispo a hurtadillas,
El banquero y su millar
Anda con él, ve Geni
Anda con él, ve Geni,
La que nos puede salvar,
La que nos va a redimir,
Se entrega no importa a quién,
Bendita Geni
Fueron tantos los pedidos,
Tan sinceros, tan sentidos,
Que ella dominó su asco
Esa noche lancinante
Entregóse a tal amante
Como quién se da al verdugu
Tanta suciedad él hizo
Relamiéndose de vicio
Hasta quedarse saciado
Y no bien amanecía
Partió en una nube fría
Con su zepelín prateado
Con un suspiro aliviado
Ella se acostó de lado
Y trató de sonreír
Mas luego al rayar el día
La ciudad en gritería
Ya no la dejó dormir
- Tírenle piedra a Geni,
Tírenle piedra a Geni,
Hecha está para aguantar,
Hecha está para escupir
Se entrega no importa a quién,
Maldita Geni

Geni and the Zeppelin

Of the lame and the one-eyed,
From the port's underbelly,
She walked, having fallen in love.
Her body belongs to the wanderers,
Vagabonds and emigrants,
To those who have nothing.
She gave herself since she was a child,
In garages or bars,
Behind the fountain, on the hill.
Queen of the prisoners,
The mad, the beggars,
The asylum kids.
Often in her care
There are hopeless old men
And widows with no future.
She is good like few others,
That's why the whole city
Keeps repeating:
Throw stones at Geni,
Throw stones at Geni.
She is made to endure,
She is made to be spat on,
She gives herself to anyone,
Damn Geni.
One day, it emerged shining,
Floating among the clouds,
A huge zeppelin.
It stopped over the buildings,
Opened a thousand holes,
With a thousand cannons like this.
The whole city, frightened,
Became paralyzed,
Almost turned to jelly.
But from the giant zeppelin,
The commander descended,
Saying - I changed my mind.
When I saw in this city,
So much horror and iniquity,
I decided to make it explode.
But I can avoid the drama,
If that beautiful lady
Gives herself to me tonight.
That lady was Geni,
But it can't be Geni,
She is made to endure,
She is made to be spat on,
She gives herself to anyone,
Damn Geni.
Without even trying,
So naive and sincere,
She captivated the stranger.
The warrior, so showy,
So feared and powerful,
Became her prisoner.
It happens that the maiden
- And this was her secret -
Also had her whims.
And to give herself to such a noble man,
So smelling of shine and copper,
She preferred to love the beasts.
Upon hearing such heresy,
The city on pilgrimage
Came to kiss her hand.
The prefect on his knees,
The bishop on the sly,
The banker and his thousand.
Go with him, Geni,
Go with him, Geni,
The one who can save us,
The one who will redeem us,
She gives herself to anyone,
Blessed Geni.
There were so many requests,
So sincere, so heartfelt,
That she overcame her disgust.
That piercing night,
She gave herself to such a lover,
Like one who gives herself to the executioner.
He made so much filth,
Licking himself with vice,
Until he was satiated.
And as soon as dawn broke,
He left in a cold cloud,
With his silver zeppelin.
With a sigh of relief,
She lay on her side
And tried to smile.
But then, as day broke,
The city in an uproar
No longer let her sleep.
- Throw stones at Geni,
Throw stones at Geni,
She is made to endure,
She is made to be spat on,
She gives herself to anyone,
Damn Geni.