La Patillalera Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Patillalera by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Una señora patillalera
A patillalera lady
Muy elegante, vestida de negro
Very elegant, dressed in black
Formó en el Valle una gritería
He formed in the Valley a shouting machine
Porque la nieta que más quería
Because the granddaughter she loved the most
La pechichona, la consentida
The pechichona, the spoiled
Un dueño e' carro cargó con ella
An owner of the car loaded with it
Tranquilízate Juana Arias
Reassure yourself Juana Arias
Déjate de tanta bulla
Stop all the fuss
Que tú te mueres de rabia
That you die of rage
Y ellos mascándose en la cabuya
And they chewing on the cabuya
Ella gritaba yo crie a mi nieta
She screamed I raised my granddaughter
Con buena ropa, con buen calzado
With good clothes, with good shoes
Con mucho esmero y estimación
With great care and estimation
Pa' que ahora venga ese sin vergüenza
Pa' que ahora viene ese sin shame
Nariz parada, patillalero
Standing nose, sidekick
A entusiasmarla con su camión.
To excite her with her truck.
A todo el mundo empezó a decirle
To everyone he began to tell everybody.
Oigan señores pa' que lo sepan
Hear gentlemen to know
Representante yo tengo empilas
Representative I have empilas
En Patillal es Colás Martínez
In Patillal is Colás Martínez
Que es la única persona que sirve
Who is the only person who serves
Y aquí en el Valle el doctor Molina
And here in the Valley Dr. Molina
Estate quieta Juana Arias
Be quiet Juana Arias
Deja a los muchachos quietos
Leave the boys alone
Que tú te mueres de rabia
That you die of rage
Y ellos se están mascando el cabestro
And they're chewing the halter
Si usted confía en el doctor Molina
If you trust Dr. Molina
Doña Juana Arias, siento decirle
Doña Juana Arias, I'm sorry to tell you
Que en este caso ha perdido todo
That in this case he has lost everything
Porque ese no afloja su chinchorro
Because that does not loosen his chinchorro
Ni si le dan todos los tesoros
Nor if they give him all the treasures
Ni si le dan todo lo que brilla
Nor if they give it everything that shines
Es eminente y capacitado
He is eminent and skilled
Fuma tabaco y habla de todo
Smoke tobacco and talk about everything
Y tiene muy buena reputación
And it has a very good reputation
Fue magistrado con gran decoro
He was a magistrate with great decorum
Por eso no cambia su chinchorro
That's why he doesn't change his chinchorro
Ni por la silla del gobernador
Not even for the governor's chair
Doña Juana Arias, que tontería
Doña Juana Arias, what nonsense
Ha cometido un error muy grande
You have made a very big mistake
En lo que se ha puesto con Luis Manuel
In what he has put with Luis Manuel
Usted pendiente la policía
You watch the police
Y ellos felices quién sabe dónde
And they happy who knows where
Estarán gozando su luna e' miel
They will be enjoying their moon and honey
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