Mateo Gamarra

Mateo Gamarra

Mateo Gamarra

Attention please, folks, just a moment hereAtención pido, señores, un momento pehendumi
A tragedy happened at the Guaraní PortLa desgracia sucedido en el Puerto Guaraní
On the 12th of October, a dance was heldEl 12 mes de octubre un baile oje-ofrecé
By Mateo Gamarra, in the hands of his wifeOmano Mateo Gamarra en manos de su mujer

They say he was rolling in the sheets that nightOje'ói la farrahápe pe pyhareve asaje
Spinning in this world forever on this dayRodando en este mundo para siempre en este día
On that cursed Wednesday at noonEl miércoles desgraciado a las 11 del mediodía
In Miguel Medina's house, the tragedy struckEn la casa Miguel Medina la desgracia o-sucedé

Gamarra arrived there, a polka just for meOg̃uahẽ upépe Gamarra una polka para mí
Emilia Ortiz was dancing, looking so fineOsẽma ombojeroky un tal Emilia Ortiz
Without a doubt, Gamarra was chatting up EmiliaSin recelo voi Gamarra Emíliape omongeta
And the maid's name was a certain Delfina ServínHa héra la iserviha un tal Delfina Servín

So Gamarra made the whole place come aliveUpéichandaje Gamarra toda la pieza ojapo
Delfina told him: "Don't you dare act like that!"He'ima chupe Delfina: ¡Anivéna péicha reiko!
No way, Gamarra said, and he kept on goingNo hay caso, he'i Gamarra ha upéichante oseguí
If you’re gonna get mad, just take it out on meSi es que ojedisgustarõ, che apoíntene ichugui

And when Delfina heard this, she shot back at GamarraHa upéva ohendu Delfina, Gamárrape osẽ he'i
"And for your business, who knows, my man!"¡Ha nde negozaharã, quién sabe che karai!
I’m Delfina Servín, you don’t know meChe ha'e Delfina Servín ne'ĩra cheikuaapa
A woman like me, you better not mess with meKuña jepéniko che, anicheva'erã che burlá

Then Delfina stepped out with a revolver in handOsẽma upépe Delfina con un revólver en la mano
Five shots fired straight at Gamarra, oh manLos cinco tiros seguido Gamárrape ojapipa
Gamarra fell down, "Help!" he cried outHo'áma upépe Gamarra, ¡Socorro! Ojerure
"Why, Delfina, did you do this to me?"¿Mba'ére piko, Delfina, rejapo kóicha cherehe?

"Do you know what Gamarra is saying about Delfina?"¿Reikuaámapa Gamarra ku Delfina oje'eha?
"I swear you’re gonna regret it if I don’t warn you in time"Anichéne rejekeha, si a tiempo roavisá
Gamarra couldn’t speak, more than he had saidGamarra noñe'ẽvéima, más que solo he'iva'ekue
"Goodbye, my friends! Take care of me, please!"¡Adiósmante, los amigos! Pevy'aitékena cherehe