El Pastor Aleman

The German Shepherd

El Pastor Aleman

There are phrases that are very trueHay frases que son muy ciertas
And others are not entirelyY otras no son por entero
Like they say about menComo quien dice del hombre
The best friend is the dogEl mas amigo es el perro
I trusted the sayingYo por confiar en el dicho
But didn't find trust in my confinement...No alcanse fias en mi encierro...

Some time ago I foundHace tiempo me encontre
A poor dog on the streetPor la calle un pobre can
Full of fleas and hungryLleno de pulgas y ambriento
Who started crying when he saw meQue al verme empezo a llorar
I gave him a check-upLe hise un reconocimiento
He was a German Shepherd...Era un "pastor aleman"...

Since he was a puppyDesde cachorro dio muestras
He showed he was refined and educatedDe ser fino y educado
He was so intelligentEra tan inteligente
That he served the marketQue sirvio para el mercado
To clean my glassesPara calarme los lentes
He was the most suitable...El era el mas indicado...

Some clients from ChicagoA unos clientes de chicago
Liked my dogLes callo en gracia mi can
And they swapped himY me lo cataficciaron
As a gift for a generalPa obsequio de un general
In exchange, they assigned meAcambio me destinaron
A whole arsenal...Todo un completo arsenal...

(And up the ranch, buddy Joel(Y arriba el rancho compa joel
Sing beautifully, old man here)Cantele bonito viejo ajui)
(And up caliber 50, buddy(Y arriba calibre 50 compa
And go for it, my chuy)Y echele mi chuy)

Time flew bySe paso el tiempo volando
And I kept soaringIgual yo segui en el aire
My power was so greatMi basto poder fue tanto
That no one could stop meQue no me atoraba nadie
But my charm endedPero termino mi encanto
At the Nogales border...En la puerta de nogales...

With my passport in handCon mi pasaporte en mano
They sent me to be checkedMe mandan a revisar
Where I was amazedDonde me quede asombrado
When I saw who was going to sniff aroundCuando vi quien hiba a husmear
The decorated dogEl perro condecorado
Was the German Shepherd...Era "el pastor aleman"...

I approached him, showed him affectionMe acerque le hice un cariño
Told him how nice it was to see himLe dije que gusto verte
Now act like you don't know meAhora haste el desentendido
Leaving me with those packagesDejandome esos paquetes
But the ungrateful dogMas el perro mal amigo
Snitched on me to the agents...Me acuso con los agentes...

They confiscated my thingsMe hicieron el decomiso
While the dog barkedMientras que el perro ladraba
As if playing toughComo haciendole al macizo
Seeing me getting handcuffedAl ver que se me esposaba
Trust kills the manLa confianza mata al hombre
The most accurate phrase.La frase mas acertada.