Los años salvajes de Frank
Frank se instaló en el Valle
y colgó sus años salvajes del
clavo que atravesó en
la frente de su mujer.
Vendía muebles de oficina usados
en la carretera de San Fernando y
tomó un crédito de 30.000 al
15 % en cómodas cuotas
por un dos ambientes.
Su esposa era una pieza gastada de un jet de descarte.
Hacía buenos bloody-marys, y casi siempre
mantenía la boca cerrada, tenían un pequeño chihuahua
llamado Carlos que estaba totalmente ciego y
padecía cierta enfermedad de la piel.
Tenían una cocina absolutamente moderna
con horno autolimpiante y todos los chiches.
Frank conducía un pequeño sedán.
Eran tan felices.
Una noche Frank, de regreso a casa,
se detuvo en un negocio de licores
y compró un par de Mickey's Big Mouth's,
las bebió en el coche, camino
a una Shell; compró una lata
de cuatro litros de nafta.
Manejó hasta la casa, la roció íntegra
y le prendió fuego.
Se estacionó enfrente riendo,
viéndola quemarse, como una
calabaza de Halloween
naranja con chimenea roja.
Frank puso el top forty en la radio
y tomó la autopista de Hollywood
con rumbo al norte.
Nunca pudo soportar a ese perro.
Frank se instaló en el Valle
y colgó sus años salvajes del
clavo que atravesó en
la frente de su mujer.
Vendía muebles de oficina usados
en la carretera de San Fernando y
tomó un crédito de 30.000 al
15 % en cómodas cuotas
por un dos ambientes.
Su esposa era una pieza gastada de un jet de descarte.
Hacía buenos bloody-marys, y casi siempre
mantenía la boca cerrada, tenían un pequeño chihuahua
llamado Carlos que estaba totalmente ciego y
padecía cierta enfermedad de la piel.
Tenían una cocina absolutamente moderna
con horno autolimpiante y todos los chiches.
Frank conducía un pequeño sedán.
Eran tan felices.
Una noche Frank, de regreso a casa,
se detuvo en un negocio de licores
y compró un par de Mickey's Big Mouth's,
las bebió en el coche, camino
a una Shell; compró una lata
de cuatro litros de nafta.
Manejó hasta la casa, la roció íntegra
y le prendió fuego.
Se estacionó enfrente riendo,
viéndola quemarse, como una
calabaza de Halloween
naranja con chimenea roja.
Frank puso el top forty en la radio
y tomó la autopista de Hollywood
con rumbo al norte.
Nunca pudo soportar a ese perro.
Thomas Alan Waits (Pomona, California, 1949).
Versión de Silvia Camerotto
Frank's Wild Years
Frank settled down in the Valley,/and he hung his wild years on a/nail that he drove through his/wife's forehead./He sold used office furniture out/there on San Fernando Road and/assumed a $30,000 loan at/ 15 1/4 % and put a down payment/on a little two bedroom place./His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash/ Made good bloody-marys, kept her mouth/shut most of the time, had a little Chihuahua/named Carlos that had some kind of skin/disease and was totally blind./They had a thoroughly modern kitchen;/self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)/Frank drove a little sedan./They were so happy./One night Frank was on his way home/from work, stopped at the liquor store,/picked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouth's./Drank 'em in the car on his way to the/Shell station; he got a gallon of gas in a can./Drove home, doused everything in/the house, torched it./Parked across the street laughing,/watching it burn, all Halloween/orange and chimney red./Frank put on a top forty station,/got on the Hollywood Freeway/headed North.//Never could stand that dog.
Video: Tom Waits, Frank's Wild Years.
Versión de Silvia Camerotto
Frank's Wild Years
Frank settled down in the Valley,/and he hung his wild years on a/nail that he drove through his/wife's forehead./He sold used office furniture out/there on San Fernando Road and/assumed a $30,000 loan at/ 15 1/4 % and put a down payment/on a little two bedroom place./His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash/ Made good bloody-marys, kept her mouth/shut most of the time, had a little Chihuahua/named Carlos that had some kind of skin/disease and was totally blind./They had a thoroughly modern kitchen;/self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)/Frank drove a little sedan./They were so happy./One night Frank was on his way home/from work, stopped at the liquor store,/picked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouth's./Drank 'em in the car on his way to the/Shell station; he got a gallon of gas in a can./Drove home, doused everything in/the house, torched it./Parked across the street laughing,/watching it burn, all Halloween/orange and chimney red./Frank put on a top forty station,/got on the Hollywood Freeway/headed North.//Never could stand that dog.
Video: Tom Waits, Frank's Wild Years.
warm beer and cold women, I
ResponderBorrarjust don't fit in
every joint I stumbled into tonight
that's just how it's been
all these double knit strangers with
gin and vermouth and recycled stories
in the naugahyde booths
with the platinum blondes
and tobacco brunettes
I'll be drinkin' to forget you
lite another cigarette
and the band's playin' something
by Tammy Wynette
and the drinks are on me tonight
all my conversations I'll just be
talkin' about you baby
borin' some sailor as I try to get through
I just want him to listen
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that's all you have to do
he said I'm better off without you
till I showed him my tattoo
now the moon's rising
ain't got no time to lose
time to get down to drinking
tell the band to play the blues
drink's are on me, I'll buy another round
at the last ditch attempt saloon
warm beer and cold women, I
just don't fit in
every joint I stumbled into tonight
that's just how it's been
all these double knit strangers with
gin and vermouth and recycled stories
in the naugahyde booths
with the platinum blondes
and tobacco brunettes
I'll be drinking to forget you
lite another cigarette
and the band's playing somethin'
by Johnnie Barnett
and the drinks are on me tonight
tom waits, warm beer and cold women