Mi Chorro de Voz

My Stream of Voice

Mi Chorro de Voz

I had a stream of voiceYo tenía un chorro de voz
I was the master of falsettoYo era el amo del falsete
Ay, la, ra, laiAy, la, ra, lai
For singing, I gave myself to the 'cuete'Por el canto me di al "cuete"
And from smoking, I got a coughY por fumar me dio la tos
And from that stream of voiceY de aquel chorro de voz
I was left with just a trickleSólo me quedó un chisguete

I sang a lotCantaba un titipuchal
The girls admired meLas chamacas me admiraban
They sighed for my songsPor mis cantos suspiraban
And I made myself desiredY yo me daba a desear
But today when I wanted to singPero hoy que quise cantar
The roosters got agitatedLos gallos se alborotaban

Poor voice that's gone to wastePobre voz que anda al garete
Because of partying and 'cuete'Por la parranda y el cuete
Because of smoking and the coughPor fumar y por la tos
When I wanted to hit a high noteCuando quise echar falsete
Only a measly trickle comes outSolo sale un vil chisguete
From that great stream of voiceDe aquel gran chorro de voz

I had a stream of voiceYo tenía un chorro de voz
And I got my packageY me daba mi paquete
Jorge Negrete admired meMe admiró Jorge Negrete
Pedro Vargas and two othersPedro Vargas y otros dos
But from the stream of voicePero del chorro de voz
I was left with just a trickleSólo me quedo el chisguete

The night before last, I went to singAnteanoche fui a cantar
Casimira was celebratingFestejaba Casimira
At the first strum of the lyreAl primer compás de lira
They started to shoutComenzaron a gritar
The hat and jacketEl sombrero y la chamarra
Of the man who leavesDel señor que se retira

For those who drink and singAl que toma y al que canta
Their throats rotSe le pudre la garganta
Like mine did with the coughComo a mí me dió la tos
When I try to hit a high noteCuando quiero echar falsete
Only a measly trickle comes outSólo sale un vil chisguete
From that great stream of voiceDe aquel gran chorro de voz