El Chúcaro

The Wild One

El Chúcaro

He’s off to the firstSe va a la primerita

Dawn breaksDespunta la madrugada
Life goes with himSe va la vida con él
The dancer of the nightEl bailarín de la noche
Don Santiago AyalaDon Santiago Ayala
The great dancerEl gran bailarín

The dancer of the nightEl bailarín de la noche
Don Santiago AyalaDon Santiago Ayala
The great dancerEl gran bailarín

He carries a zamba in his soulLleva en el alma una zamba
The malambo sleeps with himDuerme el malambo con él
And with a chacareraY con una chacarera
He kisses in his soulSe besa en el alma
He has no womanNo tiene mujer

And with a chacareraY con una chacarera
He kisses in his soulSe besa en el alma
He has no womanNo tiene mujer

Is it that the wild one alwaysSerá que el chúcaro siempre
Has always been wild and grayFue siempre chúcaro y gris
That women don’t last for himQue no le duran mujeres
He wears them out dancingLas gasta en el baile
Until they drop deadHasta hacerlas morir

That women don’t last for himQue no le duran mujeres
He wears them out dancingLas gasta en el baile
The great dancerEl gran bailarín

From his moves cameSalieron de sus mudanzas
Carnations, roses, jasmineClaveles, rosas, jazmín
And today they’ll fly around the worldY hoy volarán por el mundo
Carrying the memoryLlevando el recuerdo
Of the great dancerDel gran bailarín

And today they’ll fly around the worldY hoy volarán por el mundo
Carrying the memoryLlevando el recuerdo
Of the great dancerDel gran bailarín

No one knows if he’s sungNo se sabe si ha cantado
But he loves to singPero le gusta cantar
He’s got plenty of guitarEs que le sobra guitarra
The fiddle by his sideLa viola a su lado
It’s an immortal songEs un canto inmortal

He’s got plenty of guitarEs que le sobra guitarra
The fiddle by his sideLa viola a su lado
It’s an immortal songEs un canto inmortal

Is it that the wild one alwaysSerá que el chúcaro siempre
Has always been wild and grayFue siempre chúcaro y gris
That women don’t last for himQue no le duran mujeres
He wears them out dancingLas gasta en el baile
Until they drop deadHasta hacerlas morir

That women don’t last for himQue no le duran mujeres
He wears them out dancingLas gasta en el baile
The great dancerEl gran bailarín

Carrying the memoryLlevando el recuerdo
Of the great dancerDel gran bailarín
And today they’ll fly around the worldY hoy volarán por el mundo
Carrying the memoryLlevando el recuerdo
Of the great dancerDel gran bailarín

No one knows if he’s sungNo se sabe si ha cantado
But he loves to singPero le gusta cantar
He’s got plenty of guitarEs que le sobra guitarra

The fiddle by his sideLa viola a su lado
It’s an immortal songEs un canto inmortal
He’s got plenty of guitarEs que le sobra guitarra
The fiddle by his sideLa viola a su lado
It’s an immortal songEs un canto inmortal

Is it that the wild one alwaysSerá que el chúcaro siempre
Has always been wild and grayFue siempre chúcaro y gris
That women don’t last for himQue no le duran mujeres

He wears them out dancingLas gasta en el baile
Until they drop deadHasta hacerlas morir
That women don’t last for himQue no le duran mujeres
He wears them out dancingLas gasta en el baile
The great dancerEl gran bailarín