Con Abuelo
Andrés Calamaro
With Grandpa
Miguel
I don't know why I started
thinking about him
maybe I didn't have time
to understand it all
that time
Miguel
truly fertile poet
he came with two songs
that he wrote again
to live
you left glory and gave away history
with your gypsy rhythm
you took me by the hand
to the little glory
of playing with him, grandpa
Miguel
will we see each other again?
it's hard to know
Miguel
there would be so many things to tell
that I don't even know
I know I was listening
to Miguel's truck stories
never again
I never saw anyone like him again
not even Miguel
dancer chest, according to the paladin
always at the front
reckless or brave
an example of talent and people
a Maradona who mixed everything
a street kid, enlightened and badass
with a bad attitude and humor
with a certain innocence
an example of what it means to live boldly
Miguel
I'm also a grandpa thanks to him
Miguel
damn, it's just hard
to measure up to him
Mike is so free
Miguel
can't quite say what
the captain of a pirate ship
and Noah's ark
Miguel
who did you sell your soul to?
Miguel
where will you be waiting for me
to keep singing?
Miguel Angel Peralta
it's been ten years since
you left the hospital
what would become of me, that kid
who never wanted to learn?
but I had the strange and pure luck
to be close to him
Miguel
gotta tell you how they remember you
around here
everyone seems to have started a generation
to true rock
the kids come to tell me
every time they see me at the concerts
Mike
I still envy you some verses
like the one about the broken pieces
of the inner mirror
you're still the anthem of my heart
Miguel
and I'm still a bit here, a bit there
trying to learn
you should see me now
Miguel
I miss you enough times a year
to learn to keep going, living
the others are the grays
apprentices of him
of Miguel
damn you seem like Brian Jones
if you had something to say
you said it twice
and it was good fun Miguel
and you knew who to lay
who to give away, who to forget
and live
you taught us all a bit of meaning
of the... musical
of the dancer from Palermo
Miguel uh....
