Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pokar Alto by Carin León from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Estaban jugando pokar, así mataban el rato
They were playing poker, that's how they killed time
'Mis sietes van por su resto', sonriendo digo Gonzalo
'My sevens are on their way,' Gonzalo says smiling.
Del mero Guadalajara
From the Guadalajara grouper
Traía un jorongo de charro
He brought a charro jorongo
Ramón y Carlos pagaron, Escobar se sirvió un trago
Ramón and Carlos paid, Escobar helped himself to a drink
Cuando por línea directa, en clave les avisaron
When they were notified by direct line, in code
Hay que brindar con champaña
You have to toast with champagne
Llegó el avión a Chicago
The plane arrived in Chicago
Algo me está molestando, las cuentas no salen claras
Something is bothering me, the accounts are not clear
La droga inunda al Tío Sam, a los latinos las armas
Drugs flood Uncle Sam, Latinos get guns
Son las dos pestes del mundo
They are the two pests of the world
Que cuidarán las aduanas
What will customs take care of?
Pablo movía los aviones
Pablo moved the planes
Ramón y Carlos los barcos
Ramón and Carlos the boats
Iriarte cuidaba el cóndor y Gonzalo los caballos
Iriarte took care of the condor and Gonzalo took care of the horses
Qué moverán los banqueros
What will the bankers move
Que tienen clientes tan caros
Who have such expensive clients?
El ocio es padre del vicio, el pokar juego del diablo
Leisure is the father of vice, poker is the devil's game
Y los barones del narco, jugando matan el rato
And the drug barons, playing, kill time
Reviran hasta con vidas
They come back even with lives
Los cinco ahijados del diablo
The five godchildren of the devil
Algo no me está gustando, las cuentas no salen claras
I'm not liking something, the accounts are not clear
La droga inunda al Tío Sam, a los latinos las armas
Drugs flood Uncle Sam, Latinos get guns
Son las dos pestes del mundo
They are the two pests of the world
Que cuidarán las aduanas
What will customs take care of?
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