Gajito de Cedrón

Little Cedar Leaf

Gajito de Cedrón

Remember it was on a SundayTe acordás que fue en domingo
When I saw you for the first timeQue te vi por vez primera
After that raceDespués de aquella carrera
That I won with my horseQue yo gané con mi pingo

They danced at the gringo's placeSe bailaba en lo del gringo
The guy running the bathhouseEl puestero del bañao
I was watching you, mesmerizedYo te miraba embobao
Like a fox in a henhouseComo zorro en gallinero
When the guy with the stick shoutedCuando gritó el bastonero
For everyone! Crazy catPa' tuitos! Gato polqueao

I told you with some nervesYo te dije con temores
Hey girl, will you join me?Diga moza, ¿me acompaña?
You shot back with a smirkVos retrucaste con maña
Of course! A thousand lovesComo no! De mil amores

You tossed the flowersVos revoleaste las flores
From your scarlet skirtDe tu pollera escarlata
I started to shake my legYo empecé a menear la pata
And one of the many onlookersY uno de tantos mirones
Said: I’ll bet ten bucksDijo: Voy diez patacones
On the one with the silver hoovesAl de las tabas de plata

The crazy cat dance endedTerminó el gato polqueao
The couples took their seatsSe sentaron las parejas
And in a corner, several old ladiesY en un rincón varias viejas
Were talking about the pastHablaban de lo pasao
And I, sitting next to youY yo que estaba a tu lao
Playing innocentHaciéndome el inocente
Gave you a kiss out of the blueTe di un beso y de ripente
And an old lady heard the smackY una vieja oyó el chasquido
And said: Bold cowboyY dijo: Gaucho atrevido
Doesn’t even respect that there are people!Ya ni respeta que hay gente!

What a nice time that was, buddyLindo tiempo aquel canejo
When you still loved meCuando entuavía me amabas
And you showed up at the dancesY a los bailongos llegabas
Riding on my blue horseEn ancas de mi azulejo

Now all that's left is the reflectionYa solo queda el riflejo
Of so many beautiful SundaysDe tantos lindos domingos
They married you off to a gringoTe casaron con un gringo
Who had a lot of moneyQue tenía mucha plata
But... That race, sweetheartPero... Esa carrera, ñata
My horse had already won it.Ya la había ganao mi pingo