Juan Charrasqueado

Juan Charrasqueado

Juan Charrasqueado

I'm going to sing a very famous corridoVoy a cantarles un corrido muy mentado
What happened over there at the hacienda de la florLo que ha pasado allá en la hacienda de la flor
The sad story of a rancher in loveLa triste historia de un ranchero enamorado
Who was a drunkard, partygoer, and gamblerQue fue borracho parrandero y jugador

His name was Juan and they called him CharrasqueadoJuan se llamaba y lo apodaban charrasqueado
He was brave and daring in loveEra valiente y arriesgado en el amor
He would take the most beautiful womenA las mujeres más bonitas se llevaba
Leaving no flower in those fieldsQue aquellos campos no quedaba ni una flor

One Sunday while he was getting drunkUn día domingo que se andaba emborrachando
They ran to warn him at the cantinaA la cantina le corrieron a avisar
Be careful Juan, they're looking for you around thereCuidate Juan que ya por ahí te andan buscando
There are many men, they might kill youSon muchos hombres no te vallan a matar

He didn't have time to mount his horseNo tuvo tiempo de montar en su caballo
With a gun in hand, they came at him in a groupPistola en mano se le hecharon de a monton
And he shouted, 'I'm drunk and I'm a good rooster'Y les gritaba estoy borracho y soy buen gallo
When a bullet pierced his heartCuando una bala atraveso su corazón

The cornfield grew with the rain in the pastureCrecio la milpa con la lluvia en el potrero
And the doves fly to the rocky groundY las palomas van volando al pedregal
Beautiful bulls are taken to the slaughterhouse todayBonitos toros llevan hoy al matadero
The foreman rides a good horseQue buen caballo va montando el caporal

The bells of the sanctuary are tollingYa las campanas del santuario están doblando
All the faithful are heading to prayTodos los fieles se dirigen a resar
And through the mountains, the ranchers are coming downY por la sierra los rancheros van bajando
To bury a dead man they're carryingA un hombre muerto que lo llevan a enterrar

In a very humble hut, a child criesEn una choza muy humilde llora un niño
The women advise him and leaveLas mujeres le aconsejan y se van
While his mother consoles him with affectionMientras su madre lo consuela con cariños
Looking at the sky, she cries and prays for her JuanMirando al cielo llora y reza por su Juan

Here I finish singing this corridoAquí termino de cantar este corrido
About Juan the rancher, Charrasqueado, and jokerDe Juan ranchero charrasqueado y burlador
Who thought he was favored by womenQue se creyo de las mujeres consentido
And was a drunkard, partygoer, and gamblerY fue borracho parrandero y jugador