El Bautizo de Cheto

Cheto's Baptism

El Bautizo de Cheto

Cheto came to this world from Camila the lazy,Vino a este mundo Cheto de Camila la gandul,
The stork sent him complete with his cake and his trunk;La cigüeña lo envió completo con su torta y su baúl;
It was his dad Quirino and a man who was there...Fue su papá Quirino y un señor que estaba ahí...
He volunteered to be the godfather with his wife Mimí.Se prestó para ser padrino con su esposa la Mimí.

Cheto caused a commotion that night he was born:Cheto armó un alboroto aquella noche en que nació:
It was the night of the earthquake when the Angel fell.Fue la noche del terremoto cuando el Ángel se cayó.
-Cover up and get out of here because his head is shaking-Tápate algo y salte pa´ juera que le tiembla la mollera
and if it shakes, there's an earthquake;y si le tiembla es que hay temblor;
Oh, my goodness, it's cracking!, no wonder I'm getting wet!,¡ay, nanita se está cuarteando!, ¡con razón me está mojando!,
Is it the baby or is it me?¿será el niño o seré yo?

-Oh, what a dark little brat!-,-¡Ay, qué re prieto escuincle!-,
opined journalists who came to see him.opinaron periodistas que lo fueron a mirar.
-He looks like a bug-;-Tiene cara de chinche-;
and they took lots of photos of the dad and the mom.y sacaron hartas fotos del papá y de la mamá.

-Oh, what a cool kid!-,-¡Ay, qué re chulo niño!-,
those nosy women said who just came to snoop around.decían esas creticonas que nomás van a fisgar.
-He looks just like Eutimio...-Es igualito a Eutimio...
Oh, I mean: Mr. Quirino; he looks...just like you, no doubt.¡Oh, que diga: don Quirino; se parece...a usté, ni hablar.

I saw Cheto from Camila the lazy get baptized,Vi bautizar a Cheto de Camila la gandul,
Wrinkled, snub-nosed, and dark in his blue robe.Arrugado, trompudo y prieto con su ropón azul.
Panuncio made big curls with a medallion,Bolos hizo Panuncio con tamaño medallón,
But on the back he printed an ad for Columbus' Glories.Pero atrás imprimió un anuncio de Las Glorias de Colón.

They had Cheto there in the baptismal font;Ya me tenían a Cheto ahí en la pila bautismal;
With the water, he got restless and they started to pour it.Con el agua se puso inquieto y que la empiezan a regar.
-Uncover his little chest here.-Pos destápele aquí el pechito.
-Oh sir, no, poor thing, he might catch a cold,-Ay señor, no, pobrecito, se nos puede hasta resfriar.
Uncover him, it's baptism; if he gets wet, God wanted it,-Pos destápele que es bautizo; si se moja, Dios lo quiso,
You can take him out to sunbathe.ahí lo saca usté a asolear.

-Oh, Cheto is so dark!-¡Ay que re prieto es Cheto!
It doesn't matter that he's dark, he deserves a slap..Pos no le hace que esté prieto, se merece un alipuz..
-I think he's so dark-Yo creo que está tan prieto
because it's been about a year since they cut our power.porque ya hace como un año que nos cortaron la luz.

-Oh, Cheto is so cool!-¡Ay, que re chulo es Cheto!
They didn't give me my ticket like they gave Juan.No me dieron mi boleto como le dieron a Juan.
-It's not called a ticket:-No se llama boleto:
it's the curl, Mr. Cristeto, ask Sebastian for one.es el bolo, don Cristeto, pídale un a Sebastián.