Mercedes

Mercedes

Mercedes

Mercedes is bathing on the banks of a riverMercedes se esta bañando en las orillas de un río
My eyes are looking at her, but she belongs to a friend of mineMis ojos la están mirando, pero es de un amigo mío

I don't want to look at her, but it's not my faultYo no quisiera mirarla pero no tengo la culpa
She looks like an emerald with lollipop flowersSe parece a una esmeralda con flores de chupa chupa
It's very difficult for me to warn my friendQue yo le avise a mi amigo, muy difícil me resulta

Over there, there's a baited alligator that measures more than a city blockAllá hay un caimán cebao que mide más de una cuadra
With more horns than a deer and more teeth than twenty scorpionsCon más cachos que un venado y más dientes que veinte babas

Unaware of everything, she takes a bath without noticingElla inocente de todo se baña sin percatarse
That when she reaches the bend, the alligator can approach herQue cuando llegue al recodo el caimán puede acercarse
And I was all alone in the ravine, and Mercedes didn't even noticeY yo solo en la barranca, y Mercedes sin fijarse

I then run to my friend's house to warn himMe voy corriendo a su casa pa que mi amigo lo sepa
I'll give him a lecture and tell him what's going onLe echaré una cantaleta y le digo lo que pasa

That his wife is in immense danger thereQue hay un inmenso peligro que corre allí su mujer
For him to take it from a friend, that we have to do somethingQue se lo dice un amigo que algo tenemos que hacer
For him to hurry up and rescue her and as a bonus, I'm going with himQue vaya pronto a salvarla, y de ñapa voy con el

When we arrived at the well, the woman was nowhere to be seenCuando llegamos al pozo la mujer no se veía
The alligator, lying on its back, was sleeping soundlyEl caimán patas arriba, dormía de lo más sabroso

I offered my condolences immediately and, hugging him, I saidLe di el pésame en el acto y abrazándolo le digo
Things like these happen all the time, they're just matters of fateEso pasa a cada rato, que son cosas del destino
And that from now onY que de aquí en adelante
He can count on a friendQue cuente con un amigo