Donde Hay Un Mango

Where There's a Mango

Donde Hay Un Mango

Old Gomez, you who areViejo gómez, vos que estás
A mango doctorDe manguero doctorao
And you discover a mangoY que un mango descubrís
Even if they buried it,Aunque lo hayan enterrao,
Define for me, if you can,Definime, si podés,
This counter that has occurred,Esta contra que se ha dao,
That no matter how much I roll up my sleevesQue por más que me arremango
I don't find a mangoNo descubro un mango
Not even by mistake;Ni por equivocación;
That no matter how much I kick itQue por más que la pateo
I don't see a pesoUn peso no veo
In circulation.En circulación.

Where is a mango,Dónde hay un mango,
Old Gomez?Viejo gómez?
They have cleaned themLos han limpiao
With pumice stone.Con piedra pómez.
Where is a mangoDónde hay un mango
That I have searched forQue yo lo he buscado
With a magnifying glass and flashlightCon lupa y linterna
And I am feverish?Y estoy afiebrado?
Where is a mangoDónde hay un mango
To give it the slipPa darle la cana
If it lets itself be caught?Si es que se la deja dar?
Where is a mangoDónde hay un mango
That if it doesn't surrenderQue si no se entrega
We can raid it?Lo podamos allanar?
Where is a mangoDónde hay un mango
That the financiers,Que los financistas,
Nor the journalists,Ni los periodistas,
Nor dogs nor cats,Ni perros ni gatos,
News nor dataNoticias ni datos
About its whereaboutsDe su paredero
They can't give me?No me saben dar?

Old Gomez, you who areViejo gómez, vos que sos
The viancarlos of the goman,El viancarlos del gomán,
Tell me, if you know,Concretame, si sabés,
Where are the bills?Los billetes, dónde están?
No one can give a reasonNadie sabe dar razón
And from the dry to the richY del seco hasta el bacán
Everyone, up in the palm tree,Todos, en plena palmera,
Carries the walletLlevan la cartera
With a death noticeCon cartel de defunción
And, playing hide and seek,Y, jugando a la escondida,
They fill the measureColman la medida
Of the situation.De la situación.