Lo Que Le Paso a Neptolio

What Happened to Neptolio

Lo Que Le Paso a Neptolio

Gentlemen, I'm going to tell youSeñores, voy a contarles
What happened to NeptolioLo que le pasó a Neptolio
Gentlemen, I'm going to tell youSeñores, voy a contarles
What happened to NeptolioLo que le pasó a Neptolio

In the mouth of Atrato, gentlemenEn la boca de Atrato, señores
They held a grand wake for himLe hicieron un gran velorio
In the mouth of Atrato, gentlemenEn la boca de Atrato, señores
They held a grand wake for himLe hicieron un gran velorio

What happened to NeptolioLo que le pasó a Neptolio
Is something that saddens meEs cosa que me entristece
What happened to NeptolioLo que le pasó a Neptolio
Is something that saddens meEs cosa que me entristece

For being a party animal, gentlemenPor andar de parrandero, señores
He drowned his clarinetSe le ahogó su clarinete
For being a party animal, gentlemenPor andar de parrandero, señores
He drowned his clarinetSe le ahogó su clarinete

This is what Danielito saidEsto dijo Danielito
Talking to SalamandraHablando con Salamandra
This is what Danielito saidEsto dijo Danielito
Talking to SalamandraHablando con Salamandra

That in the mouth of Atrato, NeptolioQue en la boca del Atrato a Neptolio
Was going to be eaten by a SardaSe lo iba a comer una Sarda
That in the mouth of Atrato, NeptolioQue en la boca del Atrato a Neptolio
Was going to be eaten by a SardaSe lo iba a comer una Sarda

In Turbo they mourn himEn Turbo le guardan luto
In Beté they are crying for himEn Beté lo están llorando
In Turbo they mourn himEn Turbo le guardan luto
In Beté they are crying for himEn Beté lo están llorando

But Neptolio is not dead, gentlemenPero Neptolio no ha muerto señores
I saw him in Quibdó playingYo lo vi en Quibdó tocando
But Neptolio is not dead, gentlemenPero Neptolio no ha muerto señores
I saw him in Quibdó playingYo lo vi en Quibdó tocando

(That's what happened to Neptolio, gentlemen, for being a party animal)(Eso le paso a Neptolio señores por andar de parrandero)
That's what happened to Neptolio, gentlemen, for being a party animalEso le paso a Neptolio señores por andar de parrandero
(That's what happened to Neptolio, gentlemen, for being a party animal)(Eso le paso a Neptolio señores por andar de parrandero)

Oh Neptolio, damn, he was lostAy Neptolio caramba andaba perdido se
He thought he was dead and here a mess was stirredCree que era un muerto y aquí se armó un lío
(That's what happened to Neptolio, gentlemen, for being a party animal)(Eso le paso a Neptolio señores por andar de parrandero)
That's what happened to Neptolio for being a wild oneEso le paso a Neptolio por andar de cambambero

(That's what happened to Neptolio, gentlemen, for being a party animal)(Eso le paso a Neptolio señores por andar de parrandero)
Neptolio, Neptolito, what a party animalNeptolio, Neptolito tremendo vacilón
You're the life of the party in the whole regionEres el parrandero de toda la región

(Oh tell me why Neptolio they held a grand wake for you)(Ay dile porque Neptolio te hicieron un gran velorio)
And people cried for him, how they love you NeptolioY la gente lo lloraba como te quieren Neptolio
(Oh tell me why Neptolio they held a grand wake for you)(Ay dile porque Neptolio te hicieron un gran velorio)
What sadness they expressed, everyone at the wakeQue tristeza lamentaban todo el mundo en el velorio

(Oh tell me why Neptolio they held a grand wake for you)(Ay dile porque Neptolio te hicieron un gran velorio)
And when they saw he was alive, a huge celebration broke outY al verlo que estaba vivo se armó un tremendo jolgorio
(Oh tell me why Neptolio they held a grand wake for you)(Ay dile porque Neptolio te hicieron un gran velorio)
Chirimía and aguardiente... And the people started dancingChirimía y aguardiente… Y empezó a bailar la gente