El Apagón [English translation]

I was alone in the street

When it suddenly happened

A blackout

I better not tell

The adventure I experienced

Someone grabbed me by the waist

Took me to a portico

And in that dark street

Ah! What has happened to me!

With the blackout, such things happen!

Such things happen with the blackout!

With the blackout, such things happen!

Such things happen with the blackout!

I remained very still in that

Awful darkness

And a hand oh! so swift

Handled me with confidence and freedom

If there was danger up here

Down there the situation was worse

The attack was so serious...

Ah! What has happened to me!

With the blackout, such things happen!

Such things happen with the blackout!

With the blackout, such things happen!

Such things happen with the blackout!

And unable to see the enemy in that terrible darkness

They took off my coat

The hat and... How awful!

I was thinking about the punishment

That shameless person

Was going to get from me

When the lights came back on

Ah! It was my dad!

With the blackout, such things happen!

Such things happen with the blackout!

With the blackout, such things happen!

Such things happen with the blackout!

• Artist:Yuri (Mexico)
• Album:Soy libre (1990)