Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Por Las Calles Enlodadas by El Tigrillo Palma from Spanish to English.
Y nomas por no andar andada
And just for not walking around
Por las calles enlodadas
Through the muddy streets
Y en mi camioneta vieja
And in my old truck
Casi noche y de tardiada
Almost night and late
Que me dise una plebita
Who told me a plebita
En aquel portal sentada
In that portal sitting
Pase dos o tres veses
Pass two or three times
Con la musica potente
With powerful music
Me gusto tanto la plebe
I liked the plebs so much
Que quise ablarle de frente
I wanted to speak to him directly
Cuando la tuve serquita
When I had her little girl
Se me quito lo valiente
I lost my courage
Que para ya y que pa'ka
That stops now and that pa'ka
Que fue y que vino
That she was and that she came
Nomas nada mi plebita
Just nothing my little girl
Caray! y porque no me animo
Wow! and why don't I dare
Sus ojitos son estrellas
Her little eyes are stars
Su boquita de manzana
Her apple mouth
Le quiero dar mi cariño
I want to give him my love
Siete dias a la semana
seven days a week
Si no me le declaro ahora
If I don't propose to him now
Me le declaro mañana
I will propose to you tomorrow
Sus ojitos me desian
Her little eyes wanted me
Que entendian mis sentimientos
That they understood my feelings
Y por no saber ablarle
And for not knowing how to speak to him
Otro me gano el intento
Another one beat me
Ahora que paso para verla
Now what happened to see it?
Los miro a los dos contentos
I look at them both happy
Que pa'ya y ke pa'ka
Que pa'ya and ke pa'ka
Que fue y que vino
That she was and that she came
Y nomas nada mi plebita
And just nothing, my little girl
Caray y porque no me animoo
Damn and why don't I dare?
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