Down the Disappointment Street
I went this morning
with bad happiness again
Down the Disappointment Street
My bad happiness drowned
in a small glass of cherry
Down the Disappointment Street
I will walk tomorrow
with bad happiness again
Down the Disappointment Street
My bad happiness stifled
in a small glass of cherry
alleviate me, maria, alleviate me
give me another cherry kiss
I will pay you for it tomorrow
Your laughter makes me laugh too
your warmth gives me courage
give me another liqueur kiss
The word 'malegría' was invented by Manu Chao and it is a mixture of the words mal (bad) and alegría (happiness), according to http://www.ocweekly.com/2001-06-28/features/wander-this-world/
This text http://es.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100517195203AAypNUs explains that the term malegría tries to capture the mixed feelings of happiness and sadness you feel when, for example, a loved one is happy but not near. Everything doesn’t feel right but it is as good as it could be, given all the things we want.