Steemit Open Mic Week 94 - Pedro Navaja - Ruben Blades (cover)
Por la esquina del viejo barrio lo vi pasar
con el tumbao' que tienen los guapos al caminar,
las manos siempre en los bolsillos de su gabán
pa' que no sepan en cuál de ellas lleva el puñal.
Usa un sombrero de ala ancha de medio lao'
y zapatillas por si hay problemas salir volao',
lentes oscuros pa' que no sepan qué está mirando
y un diente de oro que cuando rie se ve brillando.
Como a tres cuadras de aquella esquina una mujer
va recorriendo la acera entera por quinta vez,
y en un zaguán entra y se da un trago para olvidar
que el día está flojo y no hay clientes pa' trabajar.
Un carro pasa muy despacito por la avenida
no tiene marcas pero toos' saben ques' policia uhm.
Pedro Navaja las manos siempre dentro 'el gabán,
mira y sonríe y el diente de oro vuelve a brillar.
Mientras camina pasa la vista de esquina a esquina,
no se ve un alma está desierta toa' la avenida,
cuando de pronto esa mujer sale del zaguán,
y Pedro Navaja apreta un puño dentro 'el gabán.
Mira pa' un lado mira pal' otro y no ve a nadie,
y a la carrera pero sin ruido cruza la calle,
y mientras tanto en la otra acera va esa mujer,
refunfuñando pues no hizo pesos con qué comer.
Mientras camina del viejo abrigo saca un revolver, esa mujer,
iba a guardarlo en su cartera pa' que no estorbe,
un trenta y ocho esmithanhueson del especial
que carga encima pa' que la libre de todo mal.
Y Pedro Navaja puñal en mano le fue pa' encima,
el diente de oro iba alumbrando toa' la avenida, ¡se le hizofacil!,
mientras reia el puñal le hundía sin compasión,
cuando de pronto sonó un disparo como un cañon,
y Pedro Navaja cayó en la acera mientras veía, a esa mujer,
que revolver en mano y de muerte herida ahí le decía:
"Yo que pensaba 'hoy no es mi día estoy salá',
pero Pedro Navaja tu estas peor, no estas en na' "
Y creanme gente que aunque hubo ruido nadie salió,
no hubo curiosos, no hubo preguntas nadie lloró,
Sólo un borracho con los dos cuerpos se tropezo,
Cojió el revolver, el puñal, los pesos y se marchó,
Y tropezando se fue cantando desafinao'
El coro que aqui les traje y da el mensaje de mi cancion.
"La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida" ay Dios...
pedro navaja matón de esquina
quien a hierro mata, a hierro termina
La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida ay Dios...
Valiente pescador, al anzuelo que tiraste,
en vez de una sardina, un tiburón enganchaste.
La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida, ay Dios
cinco millones de historias tiene la ciudad de nueva york
la vida te da sorpresas ,sorpresas te da la vida,ayy dios
Como decía mi abuelita, el que último rie, se rie mejor....
la vida te da sorpresas sorpresas te da la vida
Cuando lo manda el destino no lo cambia ni el más bravo,
si naciste pa' martillo del cielo te caen los clavos.
La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida ay Dios.
Barrio de guapos cuidao en la acera.
Cuidao camara' que el que no corre vuela.
La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida ay Dios.
Como en una novela de Kafka el borracho dobló por el callejón
with the tumbao 'that the handsome ones have when walking,
hands always in the pockets of his coat
so they do not know which of them carries the dagger.
Wear a wide-brimmed hat
and slippers in case there are problems leaving volao ',
dark glasses so they do not know what he's looking at
and a gold tooth that when it laughs it is seen shining.
About three blocks from that corner a woman
he's walking the entire sidewalk for the fifth time,
and in a hall enters and takes a drink to forget
that the day is loose and there are no clients to work.
A car passes very slowly down the avenue
does not have brands but all 'know what' police uhm.
Pedro Navaja hands always inside 'the overcoat,
look and smile and the gold tooth shines again.
While walking, he passes the view from corner to corner,
you do not see a soul is deserted toa 'the avenue,
when suddenly that woman leaves the hall,
and Pedro Navaja clenches a fist inside 'the overcoat.
Look for 'one side looks at another' and does not see anyone,
and to the race but without noise crosses the street,
and meanwhile on that sidewalk that woman goes,
grumbling because he did not do pesos with what to eat.
While walking out of the old coat, he takes out a revolver, that woman,
I was going to keep it in your wallet so that it does not get in the way,
a thirty-eight esmithanhueson of the special
which he loads over to free it from all evil.
And Pedro Navaja dagger in hand went over him,
the golden tooth was lighting up the avenue, it was hizofacil!
while laughing the dagger plunged him without compassion,
when suddenly a shot rang out like a cannon,
and Pedro Navaja fell on the sidewalk while he saw that woman,
that to stir in hand and of wounded death there said to him:
"I thought 'today is not my day I'm out',
but Pedro Navaja you are worse, you are not in na '"
And believe me people who although there was noise no one left,
There were no curious people, there were no questions, nobody wept,
Only a drunkard with the two bodies stumbled,
He picked up the revolver, the dagger, the weights and left,
And stumbling he went singing "desafinao"
The chorus that I brought to you here and gives the message of my song.
"Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life" oh God ...
Pedro Razor Bully Knife
who to iron kills, to iron ends
Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life to God ...
Brave fisherman, to the hook you threw,
instead of a sardine, a shark hooked.
Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life, oh God
five million stories has the city of new york
life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life, ayy god
As my grandmother used to say, the one who laughs the last laughs best ...
life gives you surprises surprises gives you life
When it is sent, fate does not change it or the bravest,
If you were born to the hammer of heaven, your nails fall.
Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life to God.
Barrio de guapos cuidao on the sidewalk.
I take care of the camera 'that the one that does not run flies.
Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life to God.
As in a novel by Kafka, the drunk turned down the alley.
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