Viridiana

Viridiana

Viridiana

In Tijuana, three nights a weekEn Tijuana, tres noches por semana
They worked in Mexico at nightSe trabajaba en México la nuit
What's up, sir? My name is Viridiana¿Qui'hubo, señor? Me llamo Viridiana
And my last name is twenty-five thousandY me apellido veinticinco mil

I wasn't looking for mercenary lovesYo no buscaba amores mercenarios
And she wasn't the Venus of BuñuelY ella no era la venus de Buñuel
But the tequila of the lonelyPero el tequila de los solitarios
Tastes better with you, mademoiselleSabe mejor contigo, mademoiselle

And two rounds later I was kissing herY dos rondas más tarde la besaba
And three kisses later she convinced meY tres besos después me convenció
And in a rented room by the hourY en un meublé por horas que alquilaba
I'll tell you now what happenedAhorita les diré lo que pasó

She gave me so many things I didn't haveTantas cosas me dio que no me daban
So many almost real caressesTantas caricias casi de verdad
That I forgot I was workingQue a mí se me olvidó que trabajaba
And she didn't remember to workY ella no se acordó de trabajar

That's why, without missing a weekPor eso, sin faltar una semana
When they see me enter the cabaretCuando me ven entrar al cabaré
The mariachis, looking at ViridianaLos mariachis, mirando a Viridiana
Sing to her: And return, return, returnLe cantan: Y volver, volver, volver

And, even if I give a dinner on my birthdayY, aunque en mi cumpleaños dé una cena
And my children don't come to dinnerY no vengan mis hijos a cenar
With her, every night is Christmas EveCon ella cada noche es Nochebuena
And the carnival never endsY nunca se termina el carnaval

Because under the Mexican moonPorque no hay bajo la Luna mexicana
There's no better menu for an Andalusian dogMejor menú para un perro andaluz
Nor hands that make, like ViridianaNi manos que hagan como Viridiana
The apple pie of mad loveLa tarta de manzana de amour fou

With the ballad of the beautiful MalincheCon el corrido de la bella Malinche
And the damn SpaniardY el pinche gachupín
Long live Mexico at night! YesQue viva México la nuit! Que sí
(But yes)(Mais oui)