El Chavo De Las Máquinas - Larry Hernandez traduction en anglais

El Chavo De Las Máquinas

En la pobreza fue criado
Es humilde es el chavalo
Se sabe que aunque es calmado
A los trompos le ha atorado
Y el respeto se ha ganado...

De niño había aspiraciones
Pero nunca tuvo opciones
No hubo escuela ni tutores
Solo había preocupaciones
Y un platito de frijoles...

Un balero y las canicas
Son lo que me divertían
Jugando una cascarita
Cargaba un tira bolitas
Y si unos pesos tenía
Le echaba a las maquinitas
De la tienda de la esquina...

(musica)

Limpiaba vidrios de carro
Vendí chicles de chamaco
Varias veces me asaltaron
Y mi edad no respetaron
Por cierto hasta me golpearon...

Ha pasado mucho tiempo
Ahora hasta negocios tengo
Mi familia es lo primero
Y le doy gracias al cielo
Porque tengo lo que quiero...

Ya no más preocupaciones
Para mi madre querida
Hoy los míos tienen de todo
Las cosas que no tenía
Caigo al rancho todavía
Y aun le echo a las maquinitas
De la tienda de la esquina...

The Kid of the Arcade Machines

In poverty I was raised, my love,
Humble is this young man, you see,
It's known that although I'm calm and mild,
I've faced my troubles, bold and wild,
And respect, my dear, I've earned for me...

As a child, I had aspirations high,
But options, darling, passed me by,
No school, no tutors to guide my way,
Only worries filled each day,
And a small plate of beans to satisfy...

A balero and some marbles bright,
Were the things that brought me delight,
Playing a little street soccer game,
Carrying my slingshot, all the same,
And if I had a few pesos to spare,
I'd spend them on the arcade machines there,
At the store on the corner, without a care...

(music)

I cleaned car windows, day by day,
Sold gum as a kid, come what may,
Several times I was robbed, you see,
And they didn't respect my age, not even me,
In fact, they even beat me, brutally...

Much time has passed, my love, so true,
Now I even have businesses, a few,
My family comes first, you should know,
And I thank heaven for the afterglow,
Because I have what I desired, long ago...

No more worries now, my dear, I swear,
For my beloved mother, my love and care,
Today my loved ones have everything they crave,
The things I never had, the things I couldn't save,
I still go back to the ranch, day by day,
And I still play the arcade machines, come what may,
At the store on the corner, without delay...