Natalio Ruiz, el hombrecito del sombrero gris [English translation]

And when time had passed

Somebody asked himself

Wherever Natalio Ruiz had been gone to,

The little man with the grey hat.

He used to walk along Main Street

From the balcony of his beloved

To his house to write

Those verses from a time

When my grandfather lived.

Where are you now, Natalio Ruiz,

Little man with the grey hat?

I remember you today, with your glasses,

What a serious man, strolling over the square!

Of what use was it to take so much care not to get a cold?

Not taking in more than the doctor indicated

To retain form for what people would be saying

And to make love every time a bishop dies,

And to never be bold enough to ask for her hand,

Out of fear of that aunt with the harpye's face?

And where are you? Where have you gone to?

And what happened with your grey hat?

Today you are at a place

That is more in line with your ancestry

At the Recoleta1.

And where are you? Where have you gone to?

And what happened with your grey hat?

Today you are at a place

That is more in line with your ancestry

At the Recoleta.

1. famous cemetary and noble neighbourhood in Buenos Aires

• Artist:Sui Generis
• Album:Vida (1972)