The Night Pat Murphy Died

La noche en que murió Pat Murphy

The Night Pat Murphy Died

La noche en que murió Paddy Murphy
The Night That Paddy Murphy Died

Oh, la noche en que Paddy Murphy murió es una noche que nunca olvidaré
Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died is a night I'll never forget
Algunos de los chicos se emborracharon y aún no están sobrios
Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't got sober yet;
Mientras pasaba una botella, todo hombre se sentía gay
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay,
O'Leary vino con las gaitas algo de música para tocar
O'Leary came with the bagpipes some music for to play.

Así demostraron su respeto por Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy,
Así demostraron su honor y su orgullo
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
Dijeron que era pecado y vergüenza y se guiñaron el uno al otro
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another,
Y cada bebida del lugar estaba llena la noche en que Pat Murphy murió
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died.

Mientras la Sra. Murphy se sentaba en la esquina derramando su dolor
As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief,
Kelly y su banda vinieron desgarrando la calle
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street;
Entraron en una habitación vacía y robaron una botella de whisky
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole,
Pusieron la botella con el cadáver para mantener frío ese whisky
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold.

Así demostraron su respeto por Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy,
Así demostraron su honor y su orgullo
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
Dijeron que era pecado y vergüenza y se guiñaron el uno al otro
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another,
Y cada bebida del lugar estaba llena la noche en que Pat Murphy murió
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died.

Sobre las dos de la mañana después de vaciar la jarra
About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the jug,
Doyle enrolla la tapa de la caja de hielo para ver a la pobre taza de Paddy
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy's mug;
Paramos el reloj para que la Sra. Murphy no pudiera decir la hora
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time,
Y a un cuarto después de dos, argumentamos que eran nueve
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine.

Así demostraron su respeto por Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy,
Así demostraron su honor y su orgullo
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
Dijeron que era pecado y vergüenza y se guiñaron el uno al otro
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another,
Y cada bebida del lugar estaba llena la noche en que Pat Murphy murió
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died.

Detuvieron el coche fúnebre en George Street a las afueras de Sundance Saloon
They stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon,
Todos entraron a las ocho y media y se tambalearon al mediodía
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon;
Subieron al cementerio, tan sagrados y sublimes
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime,
¡Averigüé que cuando llegaron allí, habían dejado el cadáver atrás!
Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!

Así demostraron su respeto por Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy,
Así demostraron su honor y su orgullo
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
Dijeron que era pecado y vergüenza y se guiñaron el uno al otro
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another,
Y cada bebida del lugar estaba llena la noche en que Pat Murphy murió
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died.

Oh, la noche en que Paddy Murphy murió es una noche que nunca olvidaré
Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died is a night I'll never forget,
Algunos de los chicos se emborracharon y aún no han estado sobrios
Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet;
Mientras pasaba una botella, todo hombre se sentía gay
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay,
O'Leary vino con las gaitas algo de música para tocar
O'Leary came with the bagpipes some music for to play.

Así demostraron su respeto por Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy,
Así demostraron su honor y su orgullo
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
Dijeron que era pecado y vergüenza y se guiñaron el uno al otro
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another,
Y cada bebida del lugar estaba llena la noche en que Pat Murphy murió
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died.