Mi Chorro de Voz

My Voice Stream

Mi Chorro de Voz

I had a stream of voice,Yo tenía un chorro de voz,
I was the master of falsetto...yo era el amo del falsete. . .
Oh, lalalai...Ay, laralai. . .
for singing I went to hellpor el canto me di al "cuete"
and from smoking I got the cough,y por fumar me dio la tos,
and from that stream of voicey de aquel chorro de voz
only a squirt remains.sólo me quedó un chisguete.

I used to sing a lot,Cantaba un titipuchal,
the girls admired me,las chamacas me admiraban,
they sighed for my songspor mis cantos suspiraban
and I made myself desired,y yo me daba a desear,
but today when I wanted to singpero hoy que quise cantar
the roosters got agitated.los gallos se alborotaban.

Poor voice that's gone to wastePobre voz que anda al garete
because of partying and hell,por la parranda y el cuete,
because of smoking and the cough,por fumar y por la tos,
when I wanted to hit a high notecuando quise echar falsete
only a measly squirt comes outsolo sale un vil chisguete
from that great stream of voice.de aquel gran chorro de voz.

I had a stream of voiceYo tenía un chorro de voz
and I got my package...y me daba mi paquete. . .
Jorge Negrete admired me,me admiró Jorge Negrete,
Pedro Vargas and two others,Pedro Vargas y otros dos,
but from the stream of voicepero del chorro de voz
only a squirt remains.sólo me quedo el chisguete.

The other night I went to sing,Anteanoche fui a cantar,
Casimira was celebrating,festejaba Casimira,
at the first strum of the lyreal primer compás de lira
they started to shout:comenzaron a gritar:
--The hat and jacket--El sombrero y la chamarra
of the gentleman who's leaving.del señor que se retira.

For those who drink and singAl que toma y al que canta
to them the throat rotsse le pudre la garganta
like it happened to me with the cough,como a mí me dió la tos,
when I try to hit a high notecuando quiero echar falsete
only a measly squirt comes outsólo sale un vil chisguete
from that great stream of voice.de aquel gran chorro de voz.