La Armonia

The Harmony

La Armonia

-Excuse me, my commissioner.-permiso mi comesario.
-Go ahead, Agent Belisario!-!pase, agente belisario!
Is there any news??hay alguna noveda'?
-To tell you the truth-pa' decirle la verda'
None, my commissioner.Ninguna mi comesario.

I've only seen severalSolamente he visto varios
Countrymen at the barPaisanos en el boliche
Who at Gaucho Felipe's placeQue en lo del gaucho felipe,
Were playing a little trickEstaban jugando un truquito
But all calmPero todo tranquilito,
Like a child with his toy.Como nene con su chiche.

It seems that some playParece que alguna jugada
Must have been somewhat doubtfulHabra' sido algo dudosa
Because I saw CarrascosaPorque lo vi a carrascosa
Who, lifting a chairQue levantando una silla
Broke four ribsLe rompio cuatro costillas
Of little BarbosaAl enanito barbosa
Who, to make matters worse,El que, pa' empeorar la cosa,
Broke his crown.Le rompio' la coronilla.

The hungry barmanEl bolichero con hambre
To avoid the commotionPara evitar el tumulto
Went straight for the knifeSe me jue' derecho al bulto
To cut some ham.Con la de cortar fiambre.

He opened the flank for the ChineseAl chino le abrio' el matambre
Made a little cut for LeivaAl leiva le hizo un tajito
Who was left sittingQue lo dejo' sentadito
With an ear in his handCon una oreja en la mano
While the other, LucianoEndemientras al otro, al luciano
Cleanly cut his throat!!el cogote corto' limpito!

And he pulled out the gunY ya saco' la pistola,
There's always a troublemaker!!nunca falta un bochinchero!
And he blew the farmerY le revento' al tambero
Four shots in the belly.Cuatro tiros en el mondongo.
They left Martinez's headLa cabeza como un hongo
Like a mushroomLe dejaron a martinez,
And a skinny guy's intestinesY a un flaco los chinchulines
Hung like fringes.Le colgaban como flecos.

And they cut ChuecoY a un tajo le han echo al chueco
From his forehead to his boots.De la frente a los botines.
They all kept playingTodos siguieron jugando
Continuing the gameContinuando la partida
For a little more or lessPor un tanto ma's o menos
They're all good boys!!todos son muchachos guenos!
Playing a little trickJugando un truquito
And lovers of the truth.Y amantes de la verda'.

I told you! It's a temple of goodness!yo le dije! es un templo de bonda'
The Harmony bar.El boliche l'armoni'a.