El Día de San Juan

Saint John's Day

El Día de San Juan

On June 24th, Saint John's Day itselfEl 24 de junio, el mero día de San Juan
A dance was being celebratedUn baile se celebraba
In that town of IxtlanEn ese pueblo de Ixtlan

Micaela, early in the morningMicaela, desde temprano
Smiling, says to JuanSonriendo, le dice a Juan
Because it's your saint's dayPor ser el día de tu santo
You must take me to the danceAl baile, me has de llevar

I don't want to offend youNo quiero hacerte el desaire
But I have a feelingPero algo presiento, yo
That tonight at the danceDe que esta noche en el baile
The function will be ruined for meSe me amargue la función

Look Micaela, I'm telling youMira Micaela, que te hablo
Don't go to that gatheringNo vayas a esa reunión
The devil is tempting meQue está tentándome el diablo
To throw Simon off the plateDe echarme al plato a Simón

Micaela arrived firstLlegó, Micaela, primero
Then she started to danceSe puso luego a bailar
And chose as her partnerY escogió a por compañero
Juan's main rivalAl mero rival de Juan

(Oh-haha!)(¡Ay-jaja!)
I wouldn't have done itNo lo hubiera hecho
I wouldn't have done it, MicaelaNo lo hubiera hecho, Micaela
Because they threw her outPorque se la echaron
(Ah-ah-ah!)(¡Ah-ah-ah!)

The hours pass happilyAlegres pasan las horas
The clock strikes 12Las 12, marca el reloj
When a gunshotCuando un tiro de pistola
Pierced two bodiesDos cuerpos atravesó

Fly, fly, little doveVuela, vuela, palomita
Stop at that cemeteryPárate en ese panteón
Where Micaela must beDonde ha de estar Micaelita
With her beloved SimonCon su querido Simón