El Perro Viejo

Today they told me, little dark one, that I'm too old to take you
That I'm too old to take you
That the paths are twisted, they twist towards my part of your things and mine, dark one, who knows nobody
That I'm already an old dog and I don't care about the new ones
That I should make room for another
That I no longer stick my neck out when I feel you on my shoulder

The one who says it knows it, I count the seconds, the minutes, and the hours
For the greatest thing in the world, which is to take the lady

I don't care if they criticize me and what people say
And what people say
It seems like the Virgin belongs to them, they have believed that
As long as you need me, I'll be a bearer until death
He gets in for pleasure, he should be scared by the weight of the Virgin
As if there were a better place in the world to die

The one who says it knows it, I count the seconds, the minutes, and the hours
For the greatest thing in the world, which is to take the lady

I'll take you, little dark one, and I wouldn't trade myself for anyone
And I wouldn't trade myself for anyone, I never show my wounds or boast
About carrying your weight, it doesn't hurt me and I don't count my bruises
And you never told him, and I never told anyone, lady, this tangle between a son and a mother, between a mother and a son

The one who says it knows it, I count the seconds, the minutes, and the hours
For the greatest thing in the world, which is to take the lady

If one day I feel on my shoulder, dark one, that I'm not taking you
Dark one, that I'm not taking you, even if it seems soon, I swear to be the first
To make room for another, to die to be your bearer
To be looked at as a son by someone who fulfills and finishes what my father asked of me
Always take me to the Virgin who blessed your mother

The one who says it knows it, I count the seconds, the minutes, and the hours
For the greatest thing in the world, which is to take the lady