La de La Morral

The One with the Backpack

La de La Morral

Hey, oh, oh, old sandal-wearing ladyHay, ay, ay vieja huarachuda
Cracked footPata rajada
Split heelTalón agrietado
ConceitedPresumida
You paint your cheek with pieces of red tissue paperTe pintas el cachete con pedazos de papel de china colorado
And you come to show off that you wear bileY bienes a presumir de que usas bile

You arrived last yearLlegaste el año pasado
I saw you arrive barefootYo te vi llegar descalza
Carrying a backpackTraías un morral cargando
When you came from your houseCuando venias de tu casa
Now you're showing offAhora andas apantallando
And stirring up the crowdY alborotando a la raza.

You had a braid on your backTraías la trenza en la espalda
Adorned with little bowsCon moñitos adornada
You've shaved with a razorYa te pelaste a navaja
You look like a used-up mulattoPareces mulata tusada
And now you're wearing a miniskirtY ahora andas de minifalda
You already had your sancha peeledYa traías la sancha pelada.

You don't even hear the honkingYa ni escuchas el pitido
Of my sweet potato carDe mi carro de camotes
Maybe some guyTal vez algún individuo
Passed you honking in a carTe paso pitando en coche
You already changed the little backpackYa cambiaste el morralito
For a snap bagPor una bolsa de broche.

Now that you're wearing shoesAhora que ya traías zapatos
You became a flirtTe volviste removiera
You already gave your pictureYa le diste tu retrato
To the porter's sonA un hijo de la portera
But he doesn't throw you a ropePero el no te hecha ni un lazo
Because you're so streetwisePor que eres re callejera.

When you went back to your ranchCuando fuiste pa´ tu rancho
You said you were an artistDijiste que eras artista
That you had already become a starQue ya te habían hecho estrella
In a revue theaterEn un teatro de revista
And that a producer is waiting for youY que un productor te espera
Because he has you on his list.Por que te trae en su lista.