El Gabán Trabalenguas

The Tongue Twister Coat

El Gabán Trabalenguas

Ah tananayAh tananay

Gentlemen, I have a coatSeñores tengo un gabán
From my plains, good for conversationDe mi llano bueno para conversar
Spell, hum, tongue twistersDeletrea tararea trabalenguas
The harp plays it wellEn el arpa se la toca bien trama
If you want to meet him, little cameramanSi lo quiere conocer camarita
Oh yay, I'll introduce him to youAh ya yay se lo voy a presentar
My singing, partying overcoatMi gabán cantador, parrandero
A womanizer is a real cattle rancherMujeriego es un veguero por demás

My overcoat was born in my areaMi gabán nació en mi zona
Very close to a ravineCerquita de una quebrá
I grabbed my little coatYo agarré a mi gabancito
Starting to walkEmpezando a caminar
From the flakes of a palm treeDe los copos de una palma
I took it to my momSe lo lleve a mi mamá
My mom raised him eatingMi mamá lo crió comiendo
Pure boiled cassavaPura yuca sancocha
Cariaco corn atoleAtol de maíz cariaco
And toasted cornmealY harina de maíz tosta

The old woman grabs him, hugs him, and kisses himLa vieja lo agarra lo abraza y lo besa
My overcoat is popularMi gabán tiene popularidad
And dawn breaks drinking with all the drunksY amanece tomando con to' los borrachos
Beer and sugarcane juice, forwards and backwardsCerveza y guarapo pa' lante y pa' allá
When he sees a girl from the neighborhood walking byCuando ve una chama del barrio que pasa
The flame faces him and begins to whistleLa llama de frente y comienza a silbar
He lovingly holds her legsLe agarra las piernas con mucho cariño
He makes a face and starts jumpingLe hace morisqueta y comienza a brincá
Hop on one leg taratacatacatacataBrinca en una sola pata taratacatacatacata
Look at the chubby little girl, she's pretty and she really likes the way she talksMira la gordita chiquita y bonita le gusta mucho su forma de hablar
He composes and sings llanera musicCompone y canta música llanera
Creole little passages that make you cryPasajitos criollos como pa' llorá
If you see a posh, hot blondeSi ve una catira sifrina y buenota
He likes to kiss her on her pink lipsLe gusta besarla en su boca rosa'
When he sees a black woman, he raises his wingsCuando ve una negra levanta las alas
He lays her down on the bed and starts to playLa acuesta en la cama y comienza a juga'
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I'm going to tell you a phraseLes voy a decir una frase
That my dad taught himQue le enseño mi papá
Japa japa jupa jupaJapa japa jupa jupa
Aylalai tralailailai tralalayAylalai tralailailai tralalay
TananaytananananaytananananananayTananaytananananaytananananananay

Ah tananayAh tananay

Gentlemen, the overcoat is backSeñores volvió el gabán
From my plains, good for conversationDe mi llano bueno para conversar
Spell it out, hum it, my little criolloDeletrea tararea mi criollito
As an inheritance from his father and motherComo herencia de su pai y su mamá
Tralalaitralalai tralalalalalalaiTralalaitralalai tralalalalalalai
From her dad and her momPor su papá y su mamá
The story of my overcoatLa historia de mi gabán
I wouldn't want to tell itNo la quisiera contar
Every time I remember herCada vez que la recuerdo
It makes me want to cryMe dan ganas de llorar
His first recordingSu primera grabación
Just four songsCuatro temas nada más
Twenty-month-old guavaGuayabo de veinte meses
He left behind his royal fameDejó su fama rega
Then the president's coatDespués el gabán presidente
He had a lot to tellTuvo mucho que contar
Thanks to the vendorsGracias a los vendedores
And to all of humanityY a toda la humanidad
Now comes another coatAhora viene otro gabán
Quite seriouslyCon bastante seriedad
It's the tongue-twister overcoatEs el gabán trabalenguas
Listen carefully, it soundsEscúchenlo bien sona
He dresses in whiteEl se viste de blanquito
When he goes out partyingCuando sale a parrandear
And all the girlsY toditas las muchachas
They start shouting itLo comienzan a gritar

The old woman grabs him, hugs him, and kisses himLa vieja lo agarra lo abraza y lo besa
My overcoat is popularMi gabán tiene popularidad
And dawn breaks drinking with all the drunksY amanece tomando con to los borrachos
Beer and sugarcane juice, forwards and backwardsCerveza y guarapo pa lante y pa allá
When he sees a girl from the neighborhood walking byCuando ve una chama del barrio que pasa
He stands in front of her and starts whistling at herLa llama de frente y le empieza a silbar
He lovingly holds her legsLe agarra las piernas con mucho cariño
He makes a face and starts jumpingLe hace morisqueta y empieza a brincar
Hop on one leg taratacatacatacataBrinca en una sola pata taratacatacatacata
Look at the chubby little girl, she's pretty and she really likes the way she talksMira la gordita chiquita y bonita le gusta mucho su forma de hablar
He composes and sings llanera musicCompone y canta música llanera
Creole songs that make you cryPasajitos criollos como pa llorar
If you see a posh, hot blondeSi ve una catira sifrina y buenota
He likes to kiss her on her pink mouthLe gusta besarla en su boca rosa
When he sees a black woman, he raises his wingsCuando ve una negra levanta las alas
He lays her down on the bed and starts to playLa acuesta en la cama y comienza a jugar

My overcoat says goodbyeSe despide mi gabán
In the form of a humEn forma de tararea
Tarara tarararara tananatanaynaynaTarara tarararara tananatanaynayna
TananaytananananaytananananananayTananaytananananaytananananananay
TananaytananananaytananatanananayTananaytananananaytananatanananay