Paroles et traduction Nacha Guevara - Sueldo

Sueldo

Aquella esperanza que cabía en un dedal
Aquel ir y venir del sueño
Aquel horóscopo de un larguísimo viaje
Aquella confianza desde no sé cuándo
Aquel juramento hasta no sé dónde
Ese alguien que yo hubiera podido ser
Con otro ritmo y alguna lotería
En fin, para decirlo de una vez por todas
Aquella esperanza que cabía en un dedal
Evidentemente, no cabe en este sobre
Con sucios papeles de tantas manos sucias
Que me pagan, es lógico, en cada veintinueve
Por tener los libros rubricados al día
Y dejar que, simplemente, transcurra la vida

Salary

That hope that could fit in a thimble
Those dreams that came and went
That horoscope that foretold of a faraway journey
That confidence that I had had since God knows when
That oath taken God knows where
That someone that I could have been
With a different rhythm and a little bit of luck
Well, to say it once and for all
That hope that could fit in a thimble
Obviously, it doesn't fit in this envelope
With its dirty paper from so many dirty hands
That pay me, of course, on the twenty-ninth of every month
For having the ledgers signed and up to date
And for letting life simply pass me by