El Pariente

The Relative

El Pariente

Who sees him, doesn't even imagineQuien lo ve, ni se imagina
The troubles he gets intoEn las broncas que se mete
Because he looks very calmPorque se ve muy tranquilo
And always smilingY ademas siempre sonriente
Those who know him sayLos que lo conocen dicen
He comes from brave blood.Que es de sangre de valientes.

He knows a lot about businessDe negocios, sabe mucho
Because he has always workedPorque siempre ha trabajado
But he has always preferredPero siempre ha preferido
The delicate trade,El oficio delicado,
With his cousins and a buddyCon sus primos y un compadre
Today they control a big market.Hoy controlan gran mercado.

The relative has appointed himEl pariente le ha nombrado
To the bald guy's gangA la banda del pelon
Because there is a very closePorque existe un parentesco
Relationship with the bossMuy cercano hacia el señor
Besides, he never failsAdemas el nunca falla
That has given him control.Eso le ha dado control.

Everything is going smoothlyTodo marcha sobre ruedas
Don't worry, counselorNo se aguite licencado
Then he made another callLuego leecho otra llamada
To check on Chicago,Para ver lo de chicago,
California and Texas,Lo de california y texas,
That is already confirmed.Eso ya esta confirmado.

Envy is not good.Las envidias no son buenas.
The relative has always saidEl pariente siempre ha dicho
To do well in lifePara estar bien en la vida
You have to work hardHay que trabajar masizo
From experience I sayPor experiencia lo digo
I have what I need.Tengo lo que necesito.

Those who have the reignLos que tienen el reinado
Have a lot of affection for meMe tienen mucho cariño
Maybe because I haven't failed,Tal vez porque no he fallado,
That has favored me,Eso me ha favorecido,
I wonder if one day I failMe pregunto si un dia fallo
What would happen to me?¿que sucederia conmigo?