La Parrala

La Parrala

La Parrala

They say La Parrala was from MoguerLa Parrala dicen que era de Moguer
Others claim she was born in 'La Parma'Otros aseguran que nacia³ en 'La Parma'
But no one could really knowPero nadie pudo de cierto saber
where Trini 'La Parrala' was fromde da³nde sera­a Trini 'La Parrala'
The gossip saidLas malas lenguas deca­an
that the first light of dayque las claritas del da­a
always found her drinkingsiempre le daban bebiendo
but no one understoodpero nadie comprenda­a
why the agony was consuming herel porqua de la agona­a que la estaba consumiendo

Some said she knewUnos deca­an que sa­
Others said she didn'tOtros deca­an que no
And, to say more, La Parrala just sangY, para ma¡s que decir, La Parrala asa­ canta³

"That she knows, that she knows, that La Parrala likes wine"Que sa­ que sa­, que sa­ que sa­, que a la Parrala le gusta el vino
That she doesn't, that she doesn't, neither brandy nor maraschinoQue no que no, que no que no, ni el aguardiente ni el marrasquino
That she knows, that she knows, that if she doesn't drink, she can't singQue sa­ que sa­, que sa­ que sa­, que si no bebe no 'pua' cantar
That she doesn't, that she doesn't, that she only drinks to forget"Que no que no, que no que no, que sa³lo bebe por olvidar"

"Who will buy this mystery,"¿Quian me compra este misterio,
guess the riddle,adivina adininanza,
why she cries, why she drinks,por quian llora, por quian bebe
why she suffers La Parrala?"por quian sufre La Parrala?"

Two men laughed one 'early morning'Dos hombres ria±eron una 'madruga¡'
in the 'cormao' where she sangdentro del 'cormao' donde ella cantaba
And the one who fell 'heroically' said before dyingY el que caya³ 'hera­o' dijo al expirar
"Because of you, Trini La Parrala has died""Por tu culpa ha 'sa­o' Trini La Parrala"

The judges the next dayLos jueces al otro da­a
asked Trini if she knew that mana la Trini preguntaban si a aquel hombre conoca­a
and Trini repliedy la Trini contestaba
"I haven't seen him on my way, I don't know why they killed him""Yo no le he visto en mi va­a ni sa por qua lo mataban"

Some said she knewUnos dijeron que sa­
Others said she didn'tOtros dijeron que no
And, to say more, La Parrala just sangY, para ma¡s que decir, La Parrala asa­ canta³

"That she knows, that she knows, that La Parrala has a lover"Que sa­ que sa­, que sa­ que sa­, que la Parrala tiene un amante
That she doesn't, that she doesn't, that she only loves her singingQue no que no, que no que no, que ella no quiere ma¡s que a su cante
That she knows, that she knows, that if she doesn't drink, she can't singQue sa­ que sa­, que sa­ que sa­, que si no bebe no 'pua' cantar
That she doesn't, that she doesn't, that she only drinks to forget"Que no que no, que no que no, que sa³lo bebe por olvidar"

"Who will buy this mystery,"¿Quian me compra este misterio,
guess the riddle,adivina adininanza,
why she cries, why she drinks,por quian llora, por quian bebe
why she suffers La Parralapor quian sufre La Parrala