Primera de Jarana (picarescas)

First Jarana (mischievous)

Primera de Jarana (picarescas)

I had a black womanUna negra tuve yo,
Who wore a wigQue usaba pelo postizo,
I don't know what happenedNo se que le paso
That her hair fell out.Que el pelo se le cayo.(1)

Manuel mixed for whimManuel micho por capricho
Mixed the meat of the maleMechó la carne del macho.
Yesterday a drunkard said:Ayer decia un borracho:
A lot of male mixes Manuel.Mucho macho mecha micho.(2)

Here I am because I have comeAquí estoy porque he venido,
Because I have come, here I amPorque he venido aquí estoy,
If they give me a bad lookSi me ponen mala cara,
As I came, I'll leave.Como he venido me voy.(3)

I complain because it hurts meMe quejo porque me duele,
Because if I didn't complainPorque si no me quejara
Who is the one who complains¿quien es aquel que se queja
If nothing ever hurts him?Si nunca le duele nada?(4)

The clock of San AndresEl reloj de san andres
Is accurate but littleTiene tino pero poco,
As it is the creation of a madmanComo es hechura de un loco
It gives the hours backwards.Da las horas al revés.(5)

I saw the bedbug playing the harpVide al chinche tocar arpa
The hen sewingA la gallina coser,
The mouse singing in massAl raton cantando en misa
And the cat learning to read.Y al gato aprendiendo a leer.(6)

I saw a funeral pass byVi yo un entierro pasar,
I asked who was dyingPregunté quién se moría
And the priest replied:Y el cura me contestó:
Those who are going to bury.Aque que van a enterrar.(7)

They have already started to danceYa salieron a bailar
The rose with the carnationLa rosa con el clavel,
The carnation wiltingEl clavel a marchitarse
And the rose blooming.Y la rosa a florecer.(8)

What happened, happenedLo que pasando pasó
And step by step, happeningY paso a paso,pasando,
Happening it is forgottenPasando se va olvidando
What happened, happened.Lo que pasando pasó.(9)

Black the burning chapelNegra la capilla ardiente
Black the dead and his coffinNegro el muerto y su ataud,
Inside people cryAdentro llora la gente,
Outside they say bless you.Afuera dicen salud. (10)