Marriage Chant

Canto Matrimonial

Marriage Chant

el matrimonio es imposible el matrimonio es aburridomarriage is impossible marriage is dull
tu tarjeta de baile está vacía tu plato está demasiado llenoyour dance card is empty your plate is too full
es algo que ninguna persona sensata haríait's something no sensible person would do
quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casadoi wish i was married i wish I was married
quisiera estar casado contigoi wish i was married to you

el matrimonio es antinatural el matrimonio es difícilmarriage is unnatural marriage is hard
cambias tus neumáticos trabajas en el jardínyou rotate your tires you work in the yard
discuten por nada cada hora o dosyou fight about nothing every hour or two
quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casadoi wish i was married i wish i was married
quisiera estar casado contigoi wish i was married to you

los niños hacen berrinches en aeropuertos y demásthe children throw fits in airports & such
vomitan proyectilmente sobre la tía Ruth en el almuerzothey projectile vomit on aunt ruthie at lunch
y tus suegros saben exactamente qué deberías hacer& your in-laws know just what you should do
pero quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casadobut i wish i was married i wish i was married
quisiera estar casado contigoi wish i was married to you

me gustaría prepararte mi caldo especial cuando estás enfermoi'd like to fix you my special broth when you're sick
me gustaría pelear contigo cuando estás siendo tercoi'd like to fight with you when you're bein' real thick
no hay fin a lo que me gustaría hacerthere is no end to what i would like to do
quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casadoi wish i was married i wish i was married
quisiera estar casado contigoi wish i was married to you

me gusta el rollo en el rock & rolli like the roll in rock & roll
y todo lo que sé es que eres la hermana de mi alma& all i know is you're the sister of my soul
y formamos un círculo solo nosotros dos& we make a circle just we two
y quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casado& i wish i was married i wish i was married
quisiera estar casado contigoi wish i was married to you

el cielo impredecible misterioso el marthe sky unpredictable mysterious the sea
deseamos más por lo que nunca puede serdo we wish most for what never can be
nunca puede ser supongo que es verdadit never can be i guess that's true
pero quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casadobut i wish i was married i wish i was married
quisiera estar casado contigoi wish i was uh huh huh to you

dicen que el pasto siempre es más verdethe grass is always greener is what they say to me
si fuera tu esposo tal vez estaría de acuerdoif I was your husband maybe I'd agree
me gustan los pastos marrones y los votos que se mantienen fielesi like brown grass & vows that stay true
y quisiera estar casado quisiera estar casado& i wish i was married i wish i was married
quisiera estar casado contigo contigo contigo mmm contigoi wish i was married to you to you to you mmhmm to you