Se Llamaba Serafín

His Name Was Serafín

Se Llamaba Serafín

They called him SerafínLo llamaban serafín
In the neighborhood of tin cansEn el barrio de las latas
Funyi, tongue, and espadrillesFunyi, lengue y alpargatas
And a never-ending gazeY una mirada sin fin

He had a reputation as a smooth talkertenía fama de piolin
When he was among strangersCuando entre extraños estaba
And if someone crossed the lineY si alguno se pasaba
He would definitely get into a fightQue se broncaba era fijo
He would definitely get into a fightQue se broncaba era fijo
And right there, he would embroiderY allí nomás un barbijo
A mask for the fanciest oneAl más pintao le bordaba

But one day a cardboard manPero un día un cartonazo
From an unknown neighborhoodDe un barrio desconocido
Cut off his last nameLe corto hasta el apellido
With a point, a slash, and a blowA punta, tajo y hachazo
Left him with half a noseLo dejo con medio naso
An ear like a watermelonOreja como sandia
One eye looking the other wayUn ojo pa' l'otra via
He gave him a slap of cold cutsDe fiambre de dio un tortazo
He gave him a slap of cold cutsDe fiambre de dio un tortazo
And for dessertY de postre
A dance with the girl he had!¡El esquinazo con la mina que tenía!

After this 'festival'después de este "festival"
He dedicated himself to drinkingSe dedico al beberaje
With long hair, dirty suitMelenudo, sucio el traje
I have never seen such miseryNo he visto miseria igual

Never again did the suburbNunca más el arrabal
See him in the daylightLo vio con la luz de día
Nor bullfighting as he knewNi taurear como el sabía
And they say in the tinY cuentan en el estaño
And they say in the tinY cuentan en el estaño
That he died right at the end of the yearQue murió justo a fin de año
Toasting with cold milk!¡Brindando con leche fría!