Martín Fierro
Aquí me pongo a cantar
al compás de la vigüela,
que al hombre que lo desvela
una pena estraordinaria
como el ave solitaria,
con el cantar se consuela
Hacete amigo del juez,
no le des de qué quejarse
y cuando quiera enojarse
vos te tenés que encojer
Pues siempre es bueno tener
palenque ande ir a rascarse.
A naides tengas envidia
es muy triste el envidiar
cuando veas a otro ganar
a estorbarlo no te metás
Cada lechón en su teta
es el modo de mamar
Y si canto de este modo
por encontrarlo oportuno,
no es para mal de ninguno,
sino para bien de todos
Martín Fierro
Here I start to sing
to the rhythm of the guitar,
that to the man who is tormented
by an extraordinary sorrow
like the lonely bird,
with singing he finds solace
Make friends with the judge,
don't give him a reason to complain
and when he wants to get angry
you have to keep quiet
Because it's always good to have
a place to go scratch yourself.
Don't envy anyone,
it's very sad to envy
when you see someone else succeed
don't get in their way
Each piglet has its own teat
that's the way to suckle.
And if I sing in this way
for finding it appropriate,
it's not to harm anyone,
but for the good of all