Che Bartolo

Che Bartolo

Che Bartolo

Big shot from the slums, scoundrel of half and halfGran viviyo de aspamento, malandrín de meta y ponga
Get ready for this blow that I'm going to give youAtájate este ponchazo que te voy a sacudir
I'm not trying to expose you for singing a folk songNo es que quiera deschavarte por cantar una milonga
But because with your shine, you won't fool meSi no porque con tus brillos vos no me vas a engrupir

Hey, high-class dude, poor guy, I'll tell you something that makes me happyChe, bacán de rango, mishio, te diré que algo me alegra
Watching you among the riffraff who pretend to be fancyRelojearte entre la merza que la va de tabarís
The fools call you the Marquis of BocanegraA vos te baten los giles el marqués de bocanegra
Just like they call me a thief, a blacksmith, or a partridgeComo a mí me baten chorro, el herrero o el perdiz

Hey, BartoloChe, Bartolo
Realize if you've turned shadyBatí si te has vuelto colo
Trying to disguise yourselfPa quererte disfrazar
BocanegraBocanegra
Let's see which mother-in-law¡Hay que ver cuál es la suegra
Can put up with you!Que a vos te pueda aguantar!
Dressed in blackVos de negro
You only have your recordTenés solo tu prontuario
Let's see how you hide itQue hay que ver cómo escondés
Hey BartoloChe Bartolo
As a convict, I ask youComo reo, yo te pido
To drop the last nameQue dejés el apellido
Of that noble GenoeseDe aquel noble genovés

If the insolent monocle gives you a fancy airSi el monóculo insolente te da un aire bacanejo
And that fancy outfit paints you as a MarquisY ese empilche tan debute te barniza de marqués
Your old man's curdela doesn't fit the same wayNo la va del mismo modo el curdela de tu viejo
Among the riffraff, his old age is draggedQue entre gente de boliche va arrastrado su vejez

I don't know with what picklock you opened this holeYo no sé con qué ganzúa te has abierto este agujero
That us convicts call societyQue los reos de mi rango le llamamos sociedá
To me, you got it wrong, the candombe convictsPa mí te equivocaste la de reos candomberos
It's the right society where you can fit inEs la sociedá indicada donde podés figurar

Hey, BartoloChe, bartolo
Realize if you've turned shadyBatí si te has vuelto colo
Trying to disguise yourselfPa quererte disfrazar
BocanegraBocanegra
Let's see which mother-in-law¡Hay que ver cuál es la suegra
Can put up with you!Que a vos te pueda aguantar!
Dressed in blackVos de negro
You only have your recordTenés solo tu prontuario
Let's see how you hide itQue hay que ver cómo escondés
Hey BartoloChe bartolo
As a convict, I ask youComo reo, yo te pido
To drop the last nameQue dejés el apellido
Of that noble GenoeseDe aquel noble genovés