Aquellos Tiempos

It was the time of change
The time of the stampede
The time of departure
The time of this song

It was the time to see
The time in a different way
And I didn't know it was
The time of the heart

It was the time
For everything in its time
In the time of bossa
Or candombe

In those times I walked
Always short of time
And never found time
Anywhere

It must be said that it's time
To reminisce about the old times
That city
Even if it's just
To know
That from time to time
It's good to remember:
That all past time is worse
There's no time lost worse
Than the time lost in yearning

It was May of '68
But in Montevideo of '83

It was the time of opening up
Time of dictatorships
Crumbling

They were times of upheavals
Protests
I started smoking

And when I smoked
Time passed more slowly
And I sat down
To watch it go by
To watch it go by

It must be said that it's time
To reminisce about those times
The university
Even if it's just
To know
That time doesn't usually
Turn back

And all past time is worse
There's no time lost worse
Than the time lost in yearning