20TH OF APRIL

(20 de Abril)

J H Cifuentes / I Martin
DRO, SA  1991
Translation: Ian Telfer

First released on: Trawler, 1994

20th of April, 1990
thought I'd write and say hello
are you surprised to get this letter?
it all seems so long ago

sitting here alone, I was thinking
memories came rolling back
I felt a strange kind of sadness
and then I knew we had to speak

¿recuerdas aquella noche en la cabana del Turme?
las risas que nos haciamos antes todos juntos
hoy no queda casi nadie de los de antes
y los que hay han cambiado, han cambiado …

[do you remember that night in the hut at Turmo's? 
the laughs we had then, all together…
now there's almost no one left around from those days
and the ones that are have changed, they've changed…] how has your life been, I wonder how do you get on with that guy? maybe you've even got kids now I hope it all works out fine me, I just go on as usual this same old road that I ride though I don't get tired of the music sometimes I'm empty inside it's time now, time I was going drop me a line if you like meanwhile these words that I send you I hope they stay in your mind goodbye, girl, it was nothing maybe we'll meet again some day I'll carry on with my music you carry on with your dreams ¿recuerdas aquella noche en la cabana del Turme? las risas que nos haciamos antes todos juntos hoy no queda casi nadie de los de antes y los que hay han cambiado, han cambiado …