La Canera

The Cane

La Canera

Malicious aguardienteAguardiente malicioso
warm up my poverty,calentame la pobreza,
the poor man sucks with bitternessque el pobre chupa de encono
and the rich man with ease.y el rico con ligereza.

Put in Mr. Pancho Sosa,Métale don Pancho Sosa,
poke the stormpuntale la tormenta
whistle with good aguardientechifle con buen aguardiente
from afar bring the mints.dende lejos trae las mentas.

Brazilian aguardienteAguardiente brasilero
I know you by the aroma,te conozco del aroma,
weighing down the throathaciendo peso al garguero
when you climb the hill.cuando repuntás la loma.

Bay aguardienteAguardiente pelo bayo
sharp as chili,peliagudo como ají,
because of you the riggingpor tu culpa el aparejo
was cut by a buzzard.me lo cortó un zurubí.

And in the jacket,Y en la chamarra,
the eight fingers of that dark-skinned manlos ocho dedos de aquel moreno
who was monthly,que era mensual,
for each key his soul cried,por cada tecla su alma lloraba,
because it was the traditional soul.porque era el alma tradicional.

He stayed in the canteen,Se quedó en la cantimplora,
turning my soul around,dando vuelta el alma mía,
just like a rustler,lo mismito que cuatrero
running into the police.topando a la polecía.

Returning aguardiente,Aguardiente volvedor,
I know you in the little bottle,te conozco en el frasquillo,
you leave me because of malice,te me vas por la malicia,
you make me come back because of the knife.me volvés por el cuchillo.

And in the jacket,Y en la chamarra,
the eight fingers of that dark-skinned manlos ocho dedos de aquel moreno
who was monthly,que era mensual,
for each key his soul cried,por cada tecla su alma lloraba,
because it was the traditional soul.porque era el alma tradicional.

Wake-up aguardiente,Aguardiente de velorio,
fast as lightning,corredor como centella,
and the deceased would risey el finao se levantara
to make the bottle clink.pa hacer teclear la botella.

Baptism aguardiente,Aguardiente de bautismo,
blessed and uplifting,bendecido y subidor,
only the buddies remainquedan sólo los compadres
with the priest and the singer.con el cura y el cantor.

And in the jacket,Y en la chamarra,
the eight fingers of that dark-skinned manlos ocho dedos de aquel moreno
who was monthly,que era mensual,
for each key his soul cried,por cada tecla su alma lloraba,
because it was the traditional soul.porque era el alma tradicional.
for each key his soul criedpor cada tecla su alma lloraba
because it was the traditional soul...porque era el alma tradicional...