Mentiras Criollas

Creole Lies

Mentiras Criollas

If you want to live happilySi querés vivir feliz
If you want to have illusionsSi ilusión querés tener
Be content to believeConformate con creer
Without getting into argumentsSin entrar a discutir
That they kiss you out of loveQue te besan por amor
That a cabaret is cheerfulQue es alegre un cabaret
That for ten they give what's worth a hundredQue por diez dan lo de cien
When there's a saleCuando hay liquidación

That if they run to winQue si corren pa' ganar
They come to tell youTe lo vienen a decir
That they will get youQue te van a conseguir
A national jobUn empleo nacional
That the beef you eatQue no ha sido "mancarrón"
Hasn't been 'mancarrón'La ternera que comés
The wine that cheers you upY que el vino que te alegra
Has seen the grape at some pointVio la uva alguna vez

If you're going around seeking adviceSi al consejo andás cuerpeando
I warn you as a friendTe prevengo como amigo
That the things I tell youQue las cosas que te digo
Are truths in reverseSon verdades al revés
Give them wings, meditate on themDalas vuela, medítalas
Ring the bell that they're shadyCampaneá que son fuleras
And see what awaitsY mirá lo que espera
If you don't believe in liesSi en mentira no creés

You'll be dead if you analyzeVas tomuer si analizás
Don't act like a know-it-allNo te hagás el Kayserlín
It's better to play dumbQue es mejor hacerse el gil
To be a believer and not doubtSer creyente y no dudar
That you'll arrange the marriageQue el casorio arreglarás
With the raffle of the chaletCon la rifa del chalet

That you sign the promissory notesQue firmás los pagarés
For the money they give youPor la guita que te dan
That the boss will give you a raiseQue el patrón te va a aumentar
If you work from sunrise to sunsetSi cinchás de Sol a Sol
That as a musician or doctorQue de músico o doctor
You'll learn by mailPor correo aprenderás
That the cold remedyQue el calmante pa'l resfrío
Doesn't numb your heartNo te pasma el corazón
And for its written valueY por su valor escrito
You'll play for the millionJugarás la del millón