El Retrato de Manuela
A Manuela su retrato le pidió el novio Fidel
y se fue emperifollada a retratarse para él;
se pintó cuatro lunares, se quitó cofia y mandil
y mandó hacer seis postales, tres de frente y tres perfil,
y pensó en dedicatorias pa' Fidel el albañil.
Click, click, click. El retrato ya salió.
Click, click, click.¡Señorita se movió!
Click, click, click. Probaremos otra vez,
pero afine la mirada pa' que no salga al revés
y no enseñe los colmillos que parece Lucifer.
El retrato de Manuela nadie lo reconoció,
retocadas las viruelas su semblante se perdió;
parecía una princesita, muñequita de biscuit,
con su moño colorado y la manita puesta aquí,
la mirada de quien dice:
"¿Ya me ven…? Pues soy así".
Click, click, click. El retrato ya salió.
Click, click, click. El artista se vació.
Click, click, click. Suprimamos el perfil
porque sale la verruga que le crece en la nariz
y se ve re copetona, parece una codorniz.
"El retrato es pa' tus ojos y el original pa' ti",
decía la dedicatoria pa' Fidel el albañil,
quien la recibió amoroso, todo lleno de pasión
y la metió en la cartera que guarda en el pantalón,
en una bolsa trasera, muy cerca del …¡corazón!
Click, click, click. El retrato ya salió.
Click, click, click. Con los cuates presumió.
Click, click, click. Hoy se casa Fidelín,
el retrato de Manuela fue la causa de este fin.
"El retrato es pa' tus ojos y el original pa' ti"
¡Click, click, click!
Manuela's Portrait
Manuela's boyfriend Fidel asked for her portrait
and she got all dolled up to have it done;
she painted four beauty marks, took off her cap and apron
and had six postcards made, three facing forward and three in profile,
and thought of dedications for Fidel the bricklayer.
Click, click, click. The portrait is ready.
Click, click, click. Miss, you moved!
Click, click, click. Let's try again,
but focus your gaze so it doesn't come out backwards
and don't show your fangs, you look like Lucifer.
No one recognized Manuela's portrait,
with her smallpox scars retouched her face was lost;
she looked like a little princess, a biscuit doll,
with her red bow and her hand placed here,
the gaze of someone saying:
"Do you see me...? Well, this is how I am".
Click, click, click. The portrait is ready.
Click, click, click. The artist emptied himself.
Click, click, click. Let's get rid of the profile
because the wart on her nose shows up
and she looks too full of herself, she looks like a quail.
"The portrait is for your eyes and the original for you",
the dedication said for Fidel the bricklayer,
who lovingly received it, full of passion
and put it in the wallet he keeps in his pants,
in a back pocket, very close to his... heart!
Click, click, click. The portrait is ready.
Click, click, click. He showed off with his buddies.
Click, click, click. Today Fidelín is getting married,
Manuela's portrait was the cause of this end.
"The portrait is for your eyes and the original for you"
Click, click, click!