CASTELLANO:
Viene a mis recuerdos la taberna
Y los compañeros del ayer
Donde fuimos juntos tan felices
Hablando del futuro por hacer
ESTRIBILLO:
Que tiempo tan feliz
Que nunca olvidare
Y la canción alegre del ayer
Por nuestra juventud
Y llenos de inquietud
Tuvimos fe y deseos de vencer
La, la, la, la...
Pero encadenados a la vida
Pudimos conocer la realidad
A veces nos veíamos de nuevo
Volviendo con nostalgia a recordar
(ESTRIBILLO)
Hoy pasé otra vez por la taberna
Nada parecía como ayer
Y un reflejo extraño en los cristales
Mi cara no logré reconocer
(ESTRIBILLO)
Escuché una risa conocida
Alguien me llamaba y eras tú
Nuestros corazones no olvidaron
Los sueños de la alegre juventud
(ESTRIBILLO)
INGLÉS:
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we would do
ESTRIBILLO 1:
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La, la, la, la...
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
ESTRIBILLO 2:
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La, la, la, la...
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
(ESTRIBILLO 2)
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same