Sábado Distrito Federal

Saturday Federal District

Sábado Distrito Federal

Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Ay, ay, ay!¡Ay, ay, ay!

From ten o'clock there's nowhere to park the carDesde las diez ya no hay donde parar el coche
Not a taxi driver willing to take youNi un ruletero que lo quiera a uno llevar
Getting to the center, crossing it is a messLlegar al centro, atravesarlo es un desmoche
An anthill doesn't have as many animalsUn hormiguero no tiene tanto animal

The stores and shops are a show-offLos almacenes y las tiendas son alarde
Of crowds that come to buyDe multitudes que así llegan a comprar
On credit because things are heating upAl puro fiado porque está la cosa que arde
They only go to the bank to withdrawAl banco llegan nada más para sacar

Those who did nothing during the week are brokeEl que nada hizo en la semana está sin lana
They'll pawn anything, even the basin, at the Monte de PiedadVa a empeñar la palangana, y en el Monte de Piedad
There are three-block lines at the ungrateful placesHay unas colas de tres cuadras las ingratas
And there are fools who try to cut in lineY no faltan papanatas que le ganen el lugar

The pulquería filled up at noonDesde las doce se llenó la pulquería
The bricklayers finished their workLos albañiles acabaron de rayar
Otilia made some really spicy enchiladas¡Que re' picosas enchiladas hizo Otilia
The street food vendor who cooks on her griddle!La fritangera que allí pone su comal!

Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Ay, ay, ay!¡Ay, ay, ay!

The bureaucrats go to the cantina at twoLa burocracia va a las dos a la cantina
All the fireworks always start at twoTodos los cuetes siempre empiezan a las dos
The wealthy leave with their fancy clothesLos potentados salen ya con su charchina
To Cuernavaca, to Palo Alto, who knows where!Pa' Cuernavaca, pa' Palo Alto, ¡qué sé yo!

All afternoon the lazy ones go to the caféToda la tarde pa'l café se van los vagos
Others play poker, billiards, or dominoesOtros al pókar, al billar o al dominó
There the embezzlement begins its damageAhí el desfalco va iniciando sus estragos
And the family? Very well, thank you, they didn't eat!¿Y la familia? ¡Muy bien, gracias, no comió!

The nightclubs at night have dance floorsLos cabaretes en las noches tienen pistas
Packed with tourists and high societyAtascadas de turistas, y de la alta sociedad
They pay their bills with bounced checksPagan sus cuentas con un cheque de rebote
Or 'I'll leave you this big watch, I'll come back to get it'O "ahí te dejo el relojote, luego lo vendré a sacar"

They go for brothels around dawnVan a los caldos a eso de la madrugada
Those lucky enough to escape the policeLos que por suerte se escaparon de la Vial
A trio sings to them in Indianilla, where it all endsUn trío les canta en Indianilla, donde acaban
Rich and poor from the Federal DistrictRicos y pobres del Distrito Federal

That's a Saturday in the Federal DistrictAsí es un sábado Distrito Federal
Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal
Saturday Federal DistrictSábado Distrito Federal