Juan En La Ciudad

Juan In The City

Juan En La Ciudad

Juan said one day to his dad:Dijo Juan un día a su papá:
Give me what's mine, I don't want to waitDame lo mío, no quiero esperar
I'm going to the big cityYo me voy a la gran ciudad
I want to enjoy lifeQuiero la vida gozar"

My son, there is a lot of evil thereHijo mío, allá hay mucho mal
Vices, women, betrayal, and wickednessVicios, mujeres, traición y maldad
Oh stay, don't go thereOhh quédate, no vayas allá
But Juan didn't listen to him.Pero Juan no le escuchó.

And in the big city, Juan enjoyed so muchY en la gran ciudad Juan gozaba tanto
Wines and pleasures, beautiful womenVinos y placeres, hermosas mujeres
But one day Juan found himself without money, AndPero un día Juan se halló sin dinero, Y
All his friends turned their backs on himTodos sus amigos la espalda le dieron

Now Juan, alone over thereAhora Juan, solo por allá
Cold and hungry, he started to thinkFrío y hambriento, se puso a pensar
How happy I was when I was with dadQué feliz yo era cuando estaba con papá
If I return maybe he will forgive meSi regreso quizás me perdonará

And the dad said upon seeing him return:Y el papá decía al verlo llegar:
My son has come back, let's celebrateMi hijo ha regresado, vamo' a celebrar

Let's have a party, let's singHagan una fiesta, vamos a cantar
The little one has returned, let's celebrateQue el kukito ha vuelto, vamo' a celebrar

And the dad said upon seeing him return:Y el papá decía al verlo llegar:
My son has come back, let's celebrateMi hijo ha regresado, vamo' a celebrar

Slaughter a cow, make a stewMaten una vaca, hagan un sancocho
The little one has returned, gentlemenQue el Kukito ha vuelto señores
Like a beautiful sonComo hijo hermoso

And the dad said upon seeing him return:Y el papá decía al verlo llegar:
My son has come back, let's celebrateMi hijo ha regresado, vamo' a celebrar

Let's have a party, let's singHagan una fiesta, vamos a cantar
That my son has returned, let's celebrateQue mi hijo ha vuelto, vamo' a celebrar

And the dad said upon seeing him return:Y el papá decía al verlo llegar:
My son has come back, let's celebrateMi hijo ha regresado, vamo' a celebrar