Cosecha Nocturna

Night Harvest

Cosecha Nocturna

I risked it for four monthsMe la rifé cuatro meses
From seed to ballDe la semilla a la bola
Wet and poorly cookedMojadas y malpasadas
Chula the poppy gave inChula se dió la amapola
The Huachos came closeCalleron cerca los Huachos
We left the plant aloneDejamos la planta sola

I was really bummed outEstaba bien agüitado
So much work for nothingTanto trabajo pa’ nada
And then I came up with a planY que se me ocurre un plan
I had to act quicklyTenia que actuar de bolada
Let's grind at nightBamos a rallar de noche
Even if the gum is wateryAunque la goma este aguada

I put double bladesLe puse doble navaja
To all the scrapersA todos los rayadores
It has to drip nicelyTiene que chorrear agusto
That's what I told the workersAsi le dije a los peones
Don't be afraid, buddiesNo tengan miedo compitas
The baldies are fast asleepTan dormidos los pelones

With lamps on our foreheadsCon lamparas en la frente
Those from huntingDe esas de la cazeria
Each one with the horn slungCada uno el cuerno terciado
Who knows what time it would beQuien sabe a que hora seria
The joke is that in the morningEl chiste es que en la mañana
I laughed at the HuachosDe los Huachos me reia

I quickly went to sell itEn corto me fui a venderla
I needed the moneyNesecitaba el dinero
To pay the workersPara pagarle a los peones
First things firstLo primero es lo primero
And then more calmlyYya despues mas con calma
I went to buy a new carFui a comprarme un carro Nuevo

That's how I managed to harvestAsi logré cosechar
The Government was on top of meEl Gobierno estaba encima
I had to risk itMe la tuve que rifar
Estimating my life littlePoco estimando mi vida
While the Huachos snoredMientras los Huachos roncaban
I gathered kilos of the fineJunté kilos de la fina