Y Nos Dieron las Diez
Joaquín Sabina Lyrics

Fue en un pueblo con mar, una noche después de un concierto
The singer met a woman after a concert in a small seaside town.

Tú reinabas detrás de la barra del único bar que vimos abierto
The woman worked behind the bar in the only open bar they found.

Cántame una canción al oído y te pongo un cubata
The singer asks the woman to sing to him while he buys her a drink.

Con una condición, que me dejes abierto el balcón de tus ojos de gata
The singer asks the woman to keep her eyes wide open while he sings to her.

Loco por conocer los secretos de tu dormitorio
The singer is intrigued and excited by the possibility of being intimate with the woman.

Esa noche canté al piano del amanecer todo mi repertorio
The singer played his entire songbook on the piano until dawn.

Los clientes del bar, uno a uno se fueron marchando
The other customers in the bar left one by one, leaving the singer and the woman alone.

Tú saliste a cerrar, yo me dije "Cuidado, chaval, te estás enamorando"
The woman went outside to close up the bar, and the singer realizes he is falling in love with her.

Luego todo pasó, de repente, tu dedo en mi espalda
Suddenly the woman touched the singer's back, and they became intimate.

Dibujo un corazón y mi mano le correspondió debajo de tu falda
The woman drew a heart on the singer's back, and he responded by touching her intimately.

Caminito al hostal nos besamos en cada farola
The couple kissed under every lamp post on the way to the hotel.

Era un pueblo con mar yo quería dormir contigo y tú no querías dormir sola
The singer wanted to spend the night with the woman, and she didn't want to be alone either.

Y nos dieron las diez y las once Las doce y la una, y las dos y las tres Y desnudos al anochecer nos encontró la luna
The couple spent the night together until dawn, and the moon was witness to their love.

Nos dijimos adiós, ojalá que volvamos a vernos
The couple said goodbye, hoping they would meet again.

El verano acabó, el otoño duró lo que tarda en llegar el invierno
Time passed, and the seasons changed quickly.

Y a tu pueblo el azar, otra vez el verano siguiente
The singer returned to the town by chance the following summer.

Me llevó, y al final del concierto me puse a buscar tu cara entre la gente
The singer searched for the woman's face in the crowd after his concert.

Y no halle quien de ti me dijera ni media palabra
Nobody knew where the woman was or what had happened to her.

Parecía como si me quisiera gastar el destino una broma macabra
The singer feels like fate is playing a cruel joke on him.

No había nadie detrás de la barra del otro verano
The woman wasn't working at the bar during the next summer.

Y en lugar de tu bar me encontré una sucursal del banco hispano americano
The bar had been replaced by a bank.

Tu memoria vengué a pedradas contra los cristales
The singer reacted violently, throwing stones at the bank windows in frustration.

"Sé que no lo soñé" protestaba mientras me esposaban los municipales
The singer protested, knowing that his memories of the woman were real, as the police arrested him.

En mi declaración alegué que llevaba tres copas
The singer tried to explain his actions by saying he was drunk.

Y empecé esta canción en el cuarto donde aquella vez te quitaba la ropa
The song is written as the singer remembers the night he spent with the woman.