Paroles et traduction Joan Manuel Serrat - Havia de Ser Aixi

Havia de Ser Aixi

Que és trist aquell racó i com l′enyoro
Un fum que ho tapa tot malgrat el sol
Que, pàl·lid i ullerós, com una dona
Ve a compadir-nos com qui vol i dol
Racons i fums guanyats a força d'anys d′estar-hi
Malaguanyats per mi, si ara us heu fos
No us recordo prou bé, però us estimo
Que em vàreu seguir sempre com un gos
I a força de portar-vos al darrere
Us vaig considerar talment un os
Un tros de pis, tres llits i xemeneies
Un tren amb molta gent que en vol sortir
Recordo aquell pitar que em fonia l'orella
I ara que la tinc bé, no el puc sentir
Olors indefinibles d'aquells barris
Memòries dels bons dies de l′ahir
I ara que estic sol amb la meva guitarra
N′he fet una cançó, havia de ser així
Que és trist aquell racó i com l'enyoro
Un fum que ho tapa tot malgrat el sol

It Had to Be This Way

How sad that corner is and how I miss it
A smoke that covers everything despite the sun
Who, pale and bespectacled, like a woman
Comes to pity us as if she wanted to and is sorry
Corners and fumes earned after years of being there
Wasted by me, if now you have disappeared
I don't remember you well enough, but I love you
You always followed me like a dog
And by dint of carrying you behind me
I treated you like a bone
A piece of floor, three beds and fireplaces
A train with many people who want to get out
I remember that whistle that melted my ear
And now that I have it well, I can't hear it
Indefinable smells of those neighborhoods
Memories of the good old days
And now that I'm alone with my guitar
I've made a song about it, it had to be this way
How sad that corner is and how I miss it
A smoke that covers everything despite the sun