Se abre el telón...
The curtain opens ...
Aparece el payaso.
The clown appears.
Con su cara blanca y su nariz roja...
With his white face and red nose ...
Se queda inmóvil.
He stands still.
El público espera,
The public expects,
Expectante... paciente...
Expectant ... impatient ...
Ni una mueca.
Not a grimace.
Con su sonrisa pintada, con su boca seria.
With his smile painted, with his mouth serious.
El payaso se revela, al humor y a la comedia.
The clown reveals himself, to humor and to comedy.
Se huele la tragedia, el payaso por fin se muestra
The tragedy smells, the clown finally shows.