Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maté El Guayabo by Juan Farfan from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
acompaña mi pasaje
Accompany my passage
que empieza tomando que yo sabré porque
that begins by taking that I will know because
tomo bien que yo sé que tomando mi
I take well that I know that taking my
alivio y mi desahogo
relief and my relief
déjenme seguir tomando que yo sabré
Let me continue to take that I will know
porque tomo y es que yo sé es que
because I take and I know is that
tomando me alivia y me desahogo
Taking relieves me and I vent
si ustedes son mis amigos
If you are my friends
son mis amigos dejen que un momento sólo
are my friends let a moment alone
quiero descansar un rato a ver cómo
I want to rest for a while to see how
reacciona porque así esté con ustedes yo
react because I am with you
sufro de todo mundo
I suffer from all over the world
cantineras irma estragón sirvo atrás
Bartenders Irma Tarragon I serve back
quiero olvidarme de todo la copa que me
I want to forget about all the cup that I
tome es un recuerdo que borró y son 200
Take is a memory that erased and are 200
recuerdos 200%
memories 200%
ya tiene grabando el día y yo si
already has recording the day and I do
cerrarlos no voy a tomarme otro trago
close them I'm not going to have another drink
para ver si me confundo cantinero es que
To see if I get confused bartender is that
esa contracción pasa y el gloria que con
That contraction passes and the glory that with
música y aguardiente se volvieron hasta
Music and brandy turned to
años cantera perdida
Lost quarry years
adiós mi pueblo la dios padre amoroso
Farewell My People God the Loving Father
adiós mujer traicionera matadora de los
Farewell treacherous woman killer of the
hombres nos volveremos a ver pero no se
men we will see each other again but I do not know
ahora sí un poco más no todo más fácil
Now yes a little more not everything easier
de guayabo enorme es que me estaba
of huge guava is that I was
matando lentamente y poco a poco porque
killing slowly and little by little because
tenía que matarla sino él me basta
I had to kill her otherwise he is enough for me.