Pacto entre Caballeros [English translation]

He couldn't be older than 20,

the older of the three kids

that robbed me in the street last month.

"Pay a hit for us, and don't try to play hero,

I get pretty nervous when I'm mad"

They got 10,500 1pesetas and an Omega watch

with a kitchen skewer against my throat.

But the squinting one realised

and said "Hey, pal,

you look like that Sabina guy, the singer"

It was a night like any other,

it might have been a 13th,

who cares? Might even have been a Tuesday 2

I only know that, sometimes,

the time you expect it the least,

the Devil just up and sides with you.

"We need to wet this meeting with beer 3

fellas, before the rooster sings"

"Relax, guy, sorry about that. Here, take a swig to celebrate"

The three were coked up to their eyeballs.

They took me to a strip joint, just like that.

The didn´t let me buy a round the entire night.

They had three hookers at their tails, but for me they were keeping

"Horny Maruja"'s charms in exclusive.

We got all riled up with beers and joints,

they refrained from stronger stuff out of consideration.

We made some 3-minute photobox shoots,

we looked like the Party Squad 4

Under cover of moonlight they "borrowed" a car,

left me at my flat and sped away

on the veins of the night.

"Be a cool guy and make

one of your cool tunes about us", they told me.

They returned to me, with a wink, my money

the chain, the wallet and the watch.

And since I always honor a pact when it's amongst gentlemen

had to write this song for them.

Today the tallest one's face came up in the newspaper,

I hadn't seen him ever since.

He was escaping from a robbery in a millonaire's country house

and the police waited for them at the door.

So many, so many policemen,

So many, so many policemen...

1. About 63 euros 2. In Spain, the traditional belief that Firday 13 is an unlucky day happpens on Tuesday 13s instead3. Lit. "litrona syrup" "litronas" are 1l. beer bottles.4. Lit. "death squad". A jargon way of referring to a dedicated group of hard partygoers

• Artist:Joaquin Sabina