Un violinista en tu tejado [English translation]

You're as hard as the stone of my lighter

I'm assailed by doubts as to whether (or not) I love you,

You're as cold as the water, that falls down freely from the mountain

CHORUS:

And I don't understand it, it was so fleeting, the wandering 1 of your finger along my back drawing a heart,

And I ask the heavens that they understand these fits of jealousy that come over me if I don't see you again...

I ask the moon to light up your life, mine lies long since burnt out,

With what it costs me loving you only from time to time, it'll be cheaper if I don't love you [at all],

Tired of being the sad fiddler that's on your rooftop

Playing for the Inglés 2 always out of tune

You're as soft as the light that lights up my life,

The ripest, forbidden fruit

So different and similar to the storm that carried away my life...

CHORUS:

And I don't understand it, it was so fleeting, the wandering of your finger along my back drawing a heart,

And I ask the heavens that they understand these fits of jealousy that come over me if I don't see you again...

I ask the moon to light up your life, mine lies long since burnt out,

With what it costs me loving you only from time to time, it'll be cheaper if I don't love you [at all],

Tired of being the sad fiddler that's on your rooftop

Playing for the Inglés always out of tune

I ask the moon to light up your life, mine lies long since burnt out,

With what it costs me loving you only from time to time, it'll be cheaper if I don't love you [at all],

Tired of being the sad fiddler that's on your rooftop

Playing for the Inglés always out of tune

And meanwhile I rummage through your rubbish,

The dwarfs, from this circus

that we set up one day, are growing,

But let there be no doubt: very soon I'll be freed

Because time heals everything,

Because one nail drives out another,

Always out of tune,

And meanwhile I rummage through your rubbish...

The dwarfs, from this circus

that we set up one day, are growing,

But let there be no doubt...

1. lit. 'walking' 2. possibly referring to 'El Corte Inglés'? or 'playing for the Englishman'