Recuerdo Cuando Era Chango

I Remember When I Was a Kid

Recuerdo Cuando Era Chango

I remember when I was a kidRecuerdo cuando era chango
Back in my hometownCuando en mis pagos vivía
Running around the fieldsCorreteando por los campos
Not knowing any sorrowsLas penas no conocía

The times I got scoldedLas veces queme sobaron
For not listening to my momPor no hacer caso a mi vieja
I used to chase donkeys aroundPasaba yuteando burros
In the harshness of the afternoonEn el rigor de la siesta

For playing around too muchPor andar hondeando ututu
My mother would punish meMi madre me castigaba
In those scorching afternoonsEn esas tardes de fuego
When not even the devils were aroundQue ni los diablos andaban
Oh, life, if I could¡Ah! Vida si yo pudiera
Be a kid againChanguito volver a ser
Live without worriesVivir sin preocupaciones
Not knowing deceitEngaños no conocer

In a moment of carelessness from momEn un descuido de mamá
I'd head to the lagoonPa' la laguna rumbeaba
I'd come back with swollen eyesVolvía los ojo hinchados
Because I played with the mudPorque al chumuco jugaba

On summer nightsEn las noches de verano
When the moon shone brightCuando la Luna brillaba
Beating on an old boxGolpeando una caja vieja
I'd sing a folk songUna vidala entonaba

Now that I'm getting oldAhora que voy pa' viejo
I don't forget about my momDe mi mamá no me olvido
If only I could repay herSi yo pudiera pagarle
For all the suffering she's been throughTodo lo que ella ha sufrido
Oh, life, if I could¡Ah! Vida si yo pudiera
Be a kid againChanguito volver a ser
Live without worriesVivir sin preocupaciones
Not knowing deceitEngaños no conocer