Traducción de la letra de la canción Those Were The Days - Sandie Shaw

Those Were The Days (original)

Boy, the way Glenn Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade
Guys like me we had it made
Those were the days
Didn’t need no welfare state
Ev’rybody pulled his weight
Gee our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days
And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men
Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again
People seemed to be content
Fifty dollars paid the rent
Freaks were in a circus tent
Those were the days
Take a little Sunday spin
Go to watch the Dodgers win
Have yourself a dandy day
That cost you under a fin
Hair was short and skirts were long
Kate Smith really sold a song
I don’t know just what went wrong
Those were the days

(traducción)

Chico, la forma en que Glenn Miller tocaba
Canciones que hicieron el hit parade
Chicos como yo lo teníamos hecho
Esos eran los dias
No necesitaba ningún estado de bienestar
Todo el mundo tiró de su peso
Vaya, nuestro viejo LaSalle funcionó muy bien
Esos eran los dias
Y sabías quién eras entonces
Las niñas eran niñas y los hombres eran hombres.
Señor, nos vendría bien un hombre como Herbert Hoover otra vez
La gente parecía estar contenta
Cincuenta dólares pagaron el alquiler
Los monstruos estaban en una carpa de circo
Esos eran los dias
Da un pequeño paseo dominical
Ve a ver ganar a los Dodgers
Ten un buen día
Eso te costó menos de una aleta
El pelo era corto y las faldas largas.
Kate Smith realmente vendió una canción
No sé qué salió mal
Esos eran los dias