Che Bartolo

Che Bartolo

Che Bartolo

Great sly one from the outskirts, scoundrel of half and wholeGran vivillo de aspamento, malandrín de meta y ponga
brace yourself for this blow that I'm going to shake you,atajate este ponchazo que te voy a sacudir,
it's not that I want to expose you for singing a milongano es que quiera deschavarte por cantar una milonga
but because with your shine you won't fool me.si no porque con tus brillos vos no me vas a engrupir.
Hey, poor rich guy, I'll tell you something that makes me happy,Che, bacán de rango mishio, te diré que algo me alegra,
watching you among the trash that pretends to be Tabarís.relojearte entre la mersa que la va de Tabarís.
The fools call you the Marquis of BoccanegraA vos te llaman los giles el marqués de Boccanegra
just as they call me 'Chorro', 'The blacksmith' or 'The partridge'.como a mi me baten "Chorro", "El herrero" o "El perdiz".

Hey, Bartolo...Che, Bartolo...
beat if you've turned into a foolbatí si te has vuelto colo
trying to disguise yourself.pa' quererte disfrazar.
Boccanegra...Boccanegra...
we must see which mother-in-lawhay que ver cuál es la suegra
will be able to stand you.que a vos te podrá aguantar.
You in black,Vos de negro,
you only have your recordtenés sólo tu prontuario
that I don't know how you hide.que no sé cómo escondés.
Hey, Bartolo...Che, Bartolo...
as a prisoner I ask youcomo reo yo te pido
to drop the last nameque dejés el apellido
of that noble Genoese.de aquel noble genovés.

If the insolent monocle gives you a fancy airSi el monóculo insolente te da un aire bacanejo
and that outfit so debonair paints you as a marquis,y ese empilche tan debute te barniza de marqués,
the old man's curdela doesn't go the same wayno la va del mismo modo el curdela de tu viejo
who among the bar crowd drags his old age.que entre gente de boliche va arrastrando su vejez.
I don't know with what picklock you opened that holeYo no sé con qué ganzúa has abierto ese agujero
that we inmates of my rank call 'society',que los reos de mi rango le llamamos "sociedad",
I think you got it wrong, the one of 'black candomberos'pa' mi que te equivocaste, la de "negros candomberos"
is the right society where you can hang out.es la socieda' indicada donde podés alternar.