La Calaca

Death

La Calaca

Take care, gentlemenMucho cuidado señores
Because death is on its wayPorque la muerte anda lista
In the Pantheon of SorrowsEn el Panteón de Dolores
He already has a little spot for usYa nos tiene una posita
For the composersPara los compositores
And one and another journalistY uno que otro periodista
Graduates and doctorsLicenciados y doctores
All are on the listTodos están en la lista

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How ridiculous death isQué recanija calaca
When we least think of itCuando menos lo pensamos
It comes to give us the bootNos hace estirar la pata
I escaped him once beforeYo me le escapé una vez
But he almost caught mePero por poco y me atrapa

Death does not care about moneyLa muerte no enseña el cobre
Nor does it make distinctionsTampoco hace distinciones
The same fate comes to the poorLo mismo se lleva al pobre
As the rich with their millionsQue al rico con sus millones
One goes in a golden casketUno va en estuche de oro
The other purely in his underwearY el otro en puros calzones
But with the passing of a little timePero pasadito el tiempo
They are both equally as baldQuedan igual de pelones

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How ridiculous death isQué recanija calaca
Weak ones and strong onesDebiles y poderosos
No one escapes from deathDe morir nadie se escapa
We arrive at the same endLlevamos el mismo fin
In a backpack or in a flaskEn petate o en petaca

I knew a merchantYo conocí un comerciante
Who was good at robbing the clientBueno pa' robar al cliente
The things that were worth fiveLas cosas que valen cinco
He always sold them for twentyÉl siempre las daba a veinte
But he did from coldPero se murió de frío
Poor thing, suddenlyPobrecito, de repente
They sent him to hellLo mandaron al infierno
For the devil to warm him upPa' que el diablo lo caliente

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How ridiculous death isQué recanija calaca
To all those mitesA todos esos careros
Have them wear tiesLlévatelos de corbata
Undesirable usersIndeseables usureros
Suck like ticksChupan como garrapatas

The worker earns his breadEl obrero gana el pan
With the sweat of his browCon el sudor de su frente
For his children to eatPara que sus hijos coman
Although it is not sufficientAunque no lo suficiente
Meanwhile, many abusersMientras muchos abusivos
Live in violation of the lawsViven violando las leyes
Earning what they wantGanando lo que ellos quieren
By playing the foolPor andar haciéndose güeyes

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How ridiculous death isQué recanija calaca
I apologizeYo le pido una disculpa
If I've already messed upSi es que ya metí la pata
Although they're very similarAunque son muy parecidos
An ox is not the same as a cowNo es lo mismo buey que vaca

The balance of lifeLa balanza de la vida
Is very unevenEstá muy desnivelada
There are few who earn a lotHay pocos que ganan mucho
And many do not earn a thingY muchos no ganan nada
The work of the laborerEl trabajo del obrero
Has no compensationNo tiene compensaciones
With this mini-salaryCon esto de mini-sueldo
It's not even enough for trucksNo alcanza ni pa' camiones

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How ridiculous death isQué recanija calaca
If you meet the devilSi tú conoces al diablo
Beg him not to be meanRuégale que no sea ingrato
So that the cost of livingPa' que el costo de la vida
Will be cheaper for usSe nos ponga más barato

Take care, gentlemenMucho cuidado, señores
Those that are already votersLos que ya son votadores
The elections are comingAhí viene las elecciones
With their manipulatorsCon sus manipuladores
And each party saysY cada partido dice
That you must vote for themQue votar por ellos debes
And that from here, on-outY que de aquí en adelante
They'll give us the life of kingsNos darán vida de reyes

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How ridiculous death isQué recanija calaca
Here comes another presidentAhí viene otro presidente
Sounding the noisemakerA sonarnos la matraca
He comes promising muchViene prometiendo mucho
But he will give purePero dará pura
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