Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Pato Nada by Julio Chaidez from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Hay veces que el pato nada hay veces que
There are times when the duck swims there are times that
Ni agua ver sino si hago y te mi
Nor water see but if I do and I give you
Comparsa que los tiempos van y vienen
Comparsa that the times come and go
Hay veces que tienes muchos hay veces
There are times you have many there are times
Que nada tiene
That nothing has
Bonito es tenerlo solo viejas dinero y
Nice is to have it only old money and
Amigos pero si no tienes nada como vas a
Friends but if you don't have anything like you're going to
Conseguirlo tanto tienes tanto vales
Getting it so much you have so many vouchers
Dice un dicho
A saying goes
El mundo da muchas vueltas y hay que
The world goes around a lot and you have to
Saber esperar los golpes que dado la
Know how to wait for the blows that given the
Vida hay que saber
Life must know
Y aunque el barco se la dio tú no te
And although the boat gave it to you, you don't
Y así suena su contacto los aires y el
And so sounds his contact the air and the
Signo del rancho
Ranch sign
Todos los centradores parientes
All Kinship Centerers
Recuerdo tiempo atrás que todo era
I remember some time ago that everything was
Diferente que todos me trataban bien
Different that everyone treated me well
Como si fuera influyente sería porque me
As if I were influential it would be because I
Apreciaba sería por los billetes
Appreciated it would be for the bills
La virgen de guadalupe y el ánima de
The Virgin of Guadalupe and the soul of
Master me cuidan por todos lados porque
Master take care of me everywhere because
La muerte no duerme porque hay muchos
Death does not sleep because there are many
Envidiosos que vivo no quieren verme
Envious people who live do not want to see me
El monto da muchas vueltas y hay que
The amount goes around a lot and you have to
Saber esperar los golpes que das
Knowing how to wait for the blows you give
Alcanzado aguantar y aunque el barco se
Managed to endure and although the boat is
Le dé tú no te vayas a ahogar
Give you don't drown