El Hijo de Mi Compadre Lyrics in English Juan Gabriel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Hijo de Mi Compadre by Juan Gabriel from Spanish to English.
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Al hijo de mi compadre que se llama Margarito
To my compadre's son whose name is Margarito
Lo metieron a la cárcel por que se robo un chivito
They put him in jail because he stole a kid
Al hijo de mi compadre que se llama Margarito
To my compadre's son whose name is Margarito
Lo metieron a la cárcel por que se robo un chivito
They put him in jail because he stole a kid
Yo lo acompañe a sacarle mi compadre el juez le dijo
I went with him to get my compadre out of him, the judge told him
Señor vengo a suplicarle que perdono usted a mi hijo
Lord, I come to beg you to forgive my son
Señor vengo a suplicarle que perdone usted a mi hijo
Lord, I come to beg you to forgive my son.
El juez le contesto son 45 pesos
The judge answered, it's 45 pesos
Por menos y más señor aquí tengo muchos presos
For less and more, sir, here I have many prisoners
Por menos y más señor aquí tengo muchos presos
For less and more, sir, here I have many prisoners
Ha muchachos no se componen
Ha boys do not make up
Ni volviéndonos a batir
nor beating us again
Y salimos de la cárcel para conseguir dinero
And we got out of jail to get money
El tiene muchos pendientes
He has many earrings
Pero su hijo es primero
But his son is first
Le presto don Abrahán le presto don Efrén
I lend you Don Abrahán I lend you Don Efrén
Le presto don trino don Jesús y don Rafael
I lend you don trino don Jesús and don Rafael
Y lo fue a sacar y le dijo el juez
And he went to get it out and the judge told him
Pagaras con cárcel si es que robas otra vez
You will pay with jail if you steal again
No te da pena ver a tu padre que se avergüenza
You are not ashamed to see your father who is ashamed
No hagas que sufra tu pobre madre muchacho piensa
Don't make your poor mother suffer boy think
No eres rico tampoco pobre
you are not rich nor poor
No es necesario muchacho tonto de que tú robes
It is not necessary silly boy that you steal
Si quieres algo trabaja y compra
If you want something work and buy
Al fin y al cabo que aquí en el campo el trabajo sobra
At the end of the day, here in the field, work is superfluous
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