Entre Curdas

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Entre Curdas

Last night it closed for mourningAnoche cerro por duelo
The tavern 'la maroma'El bodegon "la maroma"
The little black carmona diedMurio el negrito carmona
A seasoned drinkerRemanyao escabiador
In the mistongo shedEn el mistongo galpon
Where the poor man was laid outDonde el pobre era velado
Several retired drunksVarios curdas jubilados
Around the coffinAlrededor del cajon
Sadly shedding tearsLagrimeban apenados
Drinking a bottle of wine.Empinando un semillon.

A fly had enteredUna mosca habia dentrao
And was circling indifferentlyY rondaba indiferente
It ended up landingSe fue a parar justamente
Right on the deceased's noseEn la nariz del finao
Rocatagliatta the heavyRocatagliatta el pesao
Sucked dry like a cigaretteRechupado como un faso
Seeing the fly on his noseViendo la mosca en el naso
He slapped it so hardLe pego tal bofeton
That with a left hookQue hizo saltar de un zurdazo
He made carmona and the coffin jump.A carmona y al cajon.

The drunk was knocked outEl jonca quedo forfai
And granini drowned in tearsY granini ahogado en llanto
He sat the deceased on a benchSento al difunto en un banco
So he could rest in peacePara que descanse en paz
Beside him the batarazA su lado el bataraz
Wanted to tell him a storyQueria contarle un cuento
While the old man mamertoMientras el taita mamerto
With a sharp knifeCon un filoso puñal
Wanted to stab the dead manQueria clavarlo al muerto
Because he was looking at him funny.Porque lo miraba mal.

The bald barberEl peluquero calvete
Seeing the stiff corpseViendo el cadaver chivudo
Remembered his jobSe acordo de su laburo
And shaved him up to the top.Y le afeito hasta el copete.
The flashy thug arrivedLlego el lunfa firulete
With a few flooziesCon unas cuantas chirusas
Coming from a partyVenian de una garufa
Holding the bandoneonEmpuñando el bandoneon
And among drunks and womenY entre curdas y papusas
A lively milonga was set up.Se armo una milonga flor.

The milonguera reneLa milonguera rene
Sitting next to the deceasedSentada junto al finao
Thinking he was just drunkCreyendo que era un mamao
Wanted to give him coffeeQueria darle café
Melena and el yacareMelena y el yacare
Were playing cardsEstaban jugando al truco
And the big guy benvenuttoY el goruta benvenutto
In charge of the convoyEncargado del convoy
In his nightshirt and confusedEn camison y confuso
Ran off to thirty-two.Rajo pa' la treinta y dos

Suddenly at that gatheringDe pronto en esa reunion
The cops showed upSe hizo presente la yuta
And to the drunk crowd they wentY a la curdela va tutta
They were herded into the truckLa fue arriando pa'l camion
Garabito and chicharronGarabito y chicharron
Ran off with the wineSe piantaron con el vino
And the dead man was arrestedY el muerto fue detenido
By a rookie copPor un novicio boton
Who took him as a witnessQue lo llevo de testigo
To give a statement.Pa' prestar declaración.