Juan Charrasqueado

Juan the Drunkard

Juan Charrasqueado

I'm gonna sing you a ballad that's well-knownVoy a cantarles un corrido muy mentado
About what happened down at the Flower ranchLo que ha pasado allá en la hacienda de la Flor
The sad story of a rancher in loveLa triste historia de un ranchero enamorado
Who was a drunk, a party guy, and a gamblerQue fue borracho parrandero y jugador

His name was Juan, but they called him the DrunkardJuan se llamaba y lo apodaban charrasqueado
He was brave and reckless in loveEra valiente y arriesgado en el amor
He took the prettiest women awayA las mujeres más bonitas se llevaba
From those fields, not a single flower remainedDe aquellos campos no quedaba ni una flor

One Sunday, while he was getting wastedUn día domingo que se andaba emborrachando
They rushed to the bar to let him knowA la cantina le corrieron a avisar
Watch out, Juan, they’re looking for youCuídate, Juan, que ya por ahí te andan buscando
There are too many men; they might kill youSon muchos hombres no te vayan a matar

He didn’t have time to hop on his horseNo tuvo tiempo de montar en su caballo
Gun in hand, they came at him in drovesPistola en mano se le echaron de a montón
I’m drunk, he shouted, and I’m a tough guyEstoy borracho les gritaba y soy buen gallo
When a bullet pierced through his heartCuando una bala atravesó su corazón

The corn grew tall with the rain in the pastureCreció la milpa con la lluvia en el potrero
And the doves are flying over the gravelY las palomas van volando al pedregal
Pretty bulls are being taken to the slaughterhouse todayBonitos toros llevan hoy al matadero
What a good horse the foreman is ridingQue buen caballo va montando el caporal

The bells of the sanctuary are ringingYa las campanas del santuario están doblando
All the faithful are heading to prayTodos los fieles se dirigen a rezar
And down the hill, the ranchers are comingY por el cerro los rancheros van bajando
To bury a dead man they’re bringing alongA un hombre muerto que lo llevan a enterrar

In a humble shack, a child is cryingEn una choza muy humilde llora un niño
And the women are giving each other advice and leavingY las mujeres se aconsejan y se van
Only his mother remembers him fondlySolo su madre lo recuerda con cariño
Looking up at the sky, she cries and prays for her JuanMirando al cielo llora y reza por su Juan

Here I end this balladAquí termino de cantar este corrido
About Juan the rancher, the Drunkard and the TricksterDe Juan ranchero charrasqueado y burlador
Who thought he was the favorite of the womenQue se creyó, de las mujeres, consentido
Who was a drunk, a party guy, and a gamblerQue fue borracho parrandero y jugador