Desde La Cana

From The Cana

Desde La Cana

Hey, grela, hit the left-handed guyChe, grela, batile al zurdo
That yesterday seems like a lie!Que ayer ¡parece mentira!
In court he sent me a stripEn corte me mandó un tira
With the iron and the balurdoCon el fierro y el balurdo

And as I was curedY como me hallaba curdo
I beat the right one and ruined itBatí el justo y la arruiné
I got involved in the cigaretteSobre el pucho me avoqué
To get the goruta cleanPa’ sacar limpio al goruta
That the police had spotted himQue lo había catao la yuta
Working in a companyLaborando en societé

Beat the big PerocaBatile al grone Peroca
Let the fool burn in the peepholeQue queme el bobo en el pío
Along with my wickerworkJunto con el zarzo mío
The cobbled and the marrocaLa empiedrada y la marroca
That it reduces, even if it is a littleQue reduzca, aunque sea poca
The kitchenwareLa menaje del bulín
My Moroccan tasboMis tasbo de marroquín
The clothes and the cotLas pilchas y la catrera
And you... Hillside plantationY vos... Piantá de ladera
With the Pachín mineCon la mina de Pachín

If I get the shot rightSi me sale bien el tiro
And the judge dismisses the caseY sobresee el magistrao
I think I'll be retiredCreo seré jubilao
To circulate in the yiroDe circular en el yiro
That's why I stretchEs por eso que me estiro
On the question of the summaryEn la cuestión del sumario
Why you, to the secretary?Pa’ que vos, al secretario
You work it with caution andLo trabajés con cautela y
Who tells you, che grela¡Quién te dice, che grela
Clean me up, you idiot!Que me limpien por otario!

Anyway, I'm in jailEn fin, estoy en gayola
Without joints, badly dressedSin fasos, mal empilchao
From the evil-looking guardDel celador mal mirao
Due to lack of chirolaPor carencia de chirola
Bring me (if you pay attention to me)Tráime (si es que me das bola)
At least a goman, my daughterSiquiera un goman, m’hijita
Don't miss the visitNo faltés a la visita
And remember this thingY acordate de este coso
That, although spouting and ranfañosoQue, aunque chorro y ranfañoso
He knows how to call you, Grelita!¡Sabe llamarte, grelita!