Las Cuarenta Lyrics in English Andrés Cepeda

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Las Cuarenta by Andrés Cepeda from Spanish to English.
Con el pucho de la vida
With the last puff of life
Apretado entre los labios
Pressed between his lips
La mirada turbia y fría
His gaze troubled and cold
Y un poco lento el andar
And his walk a little slow
Dobló la esquina del barrio
He turned the neighborhood corner
Curda ya de recuerdos
Already drunk on memories
Como volcando un veneno
As if spilling a poison
Esto se le oyó cantar
This he was heard singing
Vieja calle de mi barrio
Old street of my neighborhood
Donde he dado el primer paso
Where I took my first step
Vuelvo a ti doblado el mazo
I return to you with a folded hand
En dificil barajar
Difficult to shuffle
Con una daga en el pecho
With a dagger in my chest
Con mi sueño hecho pedazos
With my dream shattered
Que se rompio en un abrazo
That broke in an embrace
Que le diera la verdad
That truth delivered
Aprendí todo lo bueno
I learned all the good
Aprendí todo lo malo
I learned all the bad
Sé del beso que se compra
I know of the kiss that's bought
Sé del beso que se da
I know of the kiss that's given
Del amigo que es amigo
Of the friend who's a friend
Siempre y cuando le convenga
Only when it suits him
Y sé que con mucha plata
And I know that with lots of money
Uno vale mucho más
One is worth much more
Aprendi que en esta vida
I learned that in this life
Hay que llorar si otros lloran
You have to cry if others cry
Y si la murga se ríe
And if the crowd laughs
Uno se debe reir
One must laugh
No pensar ni equivocado ¿para qué?
Don't even think wrong, what for?
Si igual se vive
If you live just the same
Y además corres el riesgo
And besides, you run the risk
Que te bauticen gil
That they call you a fool
La vez que quise ser bueno
The time I wanted to be good
En la cara se me rieron
They laughed in my face
Cuando grité una injusticia
When I shouted an injustice
La fuerza me hizo callar
Force made me shut up
La esperanza fue mi amante
Hope was my lover
El desengaño mi amigo
Disillusionment my friend
Cada carta tiene contra
Every card has a counter
Y cada contra se da
And every counter is dealt
Hoy no creo ni en mí mismo
Today I don't even believe in myself
Todo es truco todo es falso
Everything's a trick, everything's false
Y aquel que está más alto
And he who is highest
Es igual a los demás
Is the same as the rest
Por eso no ha de extrañarte
So it shouldn't surprise you
Si alguna noche borracho
If some night, drunk
Me vieras pasar de brazos
You saw me pass arm in arm
Con quien no debo pasar
With whom I shouldn't be
Aprendi todo lo bueno
I learned all the good
Aprendi todo lo malo
I learned all the bad
Sé del beso que se compra
I know of the kiss that's bought
Sé del beso que se da
I know of the kiss that's given
Del amigo que es amigo
Of the friend who's a friend
Siempre y cuando le convenga
Only when it suits him
Y sé que con mucha plata
And I know that with lots of money
Uno vale mucho más
One is worth much more
Aprendí que en esta vida
I learned that in this life
Hay que llorar si otros lloran
You have to cry if others cry
Y si la murga se ríe
And if the crowd laughs
Uno se debe reir
One must laugh
No pensar ni equivocado ¿para qué?
Don't even think wrong, what for?
Si igual se vive
If you live just the same
Y ademas corres el riesgo
And besides, you run the risk
Que te bauticen gil
That they call you a fool
Que te bauticen gil
That they call you a fool
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Francisco Gorrindo, Roberto Leon
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curda — drunk / inebriated

Curda is a colloquial and somewhat old-fashioned term in some Spanish-speaking regions, particularly Argentina, meaning 'drunk' or 'inebriated'. It's more evocative than a common word like 'borracho'.

In the song, the lyric "Curda ya de recuerdos" paints a vivid picture of someone not just physically drunk, but also 'drunk on memories', overwhelmed and muddled by the past. This metaphorical use makes the word particularly interesting and memorable.

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