Cueca Del Guitarrero

The Guitarist's Cueca

Cueca Del Guitarrero

Tie the pencil to the bridgeAte el lápiz de puente
With the string, with the stringCon la pitilla, con la pitilla
Tie the pencil to the bridgeAte el lápiz de puente
With the string, with the stringCon la pitilla, con la pitilla
'Cause it's a poor man's guitarQue es guitarra de pobre
With an extra stringCuerda añadida
'Cause it's a poor man's guitarQue es guitarra de pobre
With an extra stringCuerda añadida

Made with chisels and knivesHecha a lesna y cuchillos
Are the pegs, are the pegsSon las clavijas, son las clavijas
Made of wood and tightenedDe madera y se aprietan
With a little spitCon salivita
Made of wood and tightenedDe madera y se aprietan
With a little spitCon salivita

Borrowed little guitarGuitarrita emprestada
It's for the occasion, it's for the occasionEs para el caso, es para el caso
Like a married womanComo mujer casada
In another's armsEn otros brazos
Like a married womanComo mujer casada
In another's armsEn otros brazos

By G and dominantPor Sol y dominante
Let's play and sing, let's play and singToca y cantemos, toca y cantemos
By G and dominantPor Sol y dominante
Let's play and sing, let's play and singToca y cantemos, toca y cantemos
And that we're from CuyoY que somos cuyanos
Let's never forgetNunca olvidemos
And that we're from CuyoY que somos cuyanos
Let's never forgetNunca olvidemos

Strum it on the bridgeCajoneale en el puente
That nails and fingers, that nails and fingersQue uñas y dedos, que uñas y dedos
Ring out in rhythmRepiquen referentes
To the heel-tappingAl taconeo
Ring out in rhythmRepiquen referentes
To the heel-tappingAl taconeo

Borrowed little guitarGuitarrita emprestada
What crazy luck, what crazy luckQue suerte loca, que suerte loca
Like a married womanComo mujer casada
That someone else playsQue otro la toca
Like a married womanComo mujer casada
That someone else playsQue otro la toca