En Casa de Mariquita

At Mariquita's House

En Casa de Mariquita

I am the girl from the heightsYo soy la china del alto
Very patriotic and very from Buenos AiresBien patriota y bien porteña
Says my cockadeLo dice mi escarapela

With a new shawl and earringsCon rebozo nuevo y aros
I was walking through the squareFui paseando por la plaza
To find out what's going onPara saber lo que pasa

I was returning to the heightsMe volvía para el alto
When I went to a nice partyCuando fui a una linda fiesta
With people of high caliberCon gente de tiros largos
And very composed ladiesY señoras muy compuestas
Let me tell youDéjenme que yo les cuente
What I saw in that houseLo que vi en aquella casa
Next to the windowDe al lado de la ventana

At Mariquita's houseEn casa de mariquita
They sang a new songUn canto nuevo dijeron
And I am repeating itY yo lo estoy repitiendo

I, who am from the heightsYo que soy china del alto
And don't understand anythingY que no entiendo de nada
Sang it from outsideDesde afuera lo entonaba

It speaks of a sacred cryDice de un grito sagrado
Of laurels and gloryDe laureles y de gloria
Of equality and freedomsDe igualdad y libertades
Of battles and victoriesDe batallas y victorias
This song that is my homelandEste canto que es mi patria
And was the one I was waiting forY era el que tanto esperaba
Has stuck in my soulSe me ha prendido en el alma