A Su Merced

At Your Mercy

A Su Merced

Danzón dedicated toDanzón dedicado a
Doña Jesuza Ramírez GamaDoña Jesuza Ramírez Gama
And friends who accompany herY amigos que la acompañan

For all who enjoyPara todo el que disfruta
The vegetables and fruitsDe la verdura y la fruta
This danzón is dedicatedVa este danzón dedicado
At your mercy, the marketA su merced, el mercado

The oranges were talkingPlaticaban las naranjas
That the limes are very freshQue las limas son bien frescas
That the common mandarinQue la vulgar mandarina
Feels so tangerineSe siente tan tangerina

And advised by the prickly pearsY aconsejadas las tunas
Against the treacherous applePor la pérfida manzana
They grabbed as snacksSe agarraron de botana
The poor olivesA las pobres aceitunas

Everything passes, everything passesTodo pasa, todo pasa
Even the, even theHasta la, hasta la
Even the plum passesHasta la ciruela pasa

Everything passes, everything passesTodo pasa, todo pasa
Even the, even theHasta la, hasta la
Even the plum passesHasta la ciruela pasa

Ladies, don't be fruitsSeñoras, no sean frutas
We are all tastyQue todas somos sabrosas
Those who feel like kingsAquellos se sienten reyes
Are just all talkPero son puros mameyes

Oh, how refined my neighbors areUy qué finas mis vecinas
Mocked the dark sapoteSe burló el prieto zapote
Then criticized the quinceLuego criticó al membrillo
Which is like a yellow gringoQue es como un gringo amarillo

Don't be so vulgarNo sea usted tan chabacano
Replied the pomegranateContestole la granada
You are the dark sapoteEs usted zapote prieto
And no one said a wordY nadie le dijo nada

Everything passes, everything passesTodo pasa, todo pasa
Even the, even theHasta la, hasta la
Even the plum passesHasta la ciruela pasa

Everything passes, everything passesTodo pasa, todo pasa
Even the, even theHasta la, hasta la
Even the plum passesHasta la ciruela pasa