Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Tóxica by Lupillo Rivera from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
El día en que yo me muera
The Day I Die
Que me entierren con la banda
Let them bury me with the band
Que no me anden con lutitos
That they do not walk me with shales
Que es purita propaganda
What is pure propaganda
Mi vida siempre es alegre
My life is always joyful
Siempre andando de caramba
Always walking around
Por eso quiero me lleven paseándome
That's why I want to take me walking
Con la banda
With the band
Al tranco de un buen caballo
At the stroke of a good horse
Y al son de una balacera
And to the sound of a shooting
Con 10 cajas de tequila
With 10 cases of tequila
Y la mujer que yo quiera
And the woman I want
Y que me lleve al panteon
And take me to the pantheon
La vieja que mas quiero chin
The old woman I love most chin
Me gusta rifar mi suerte y jugarme hasta la vida
I like to raffle my luck and gamble until my life
Para curarme las heridas
To heal my wounds
Con mi negra consentida
With my spoiled black
La noche siempre es bonita para empezar las parrandas
The night is always beautiful to start the parrandas
Y amanecer por las calles
And sunrise through the streets
Paseándome con la banda
Walking around with the band
Crecimos en playa larga
We grew up in long beach
Entre pura gente pobre
Among pure poor people
Hoy le cantamos al pueblo
Today we sing to the people
Por herencia de un gran hombre
By inheritance of a great man
Y ahí le va compa y arriba toda la raza brava
And there goes compa and up all the brave race
Del estado de jalisco ca
From the state of Jalisco ca
Me gusta jalar la banda
I like to pull the band
Por todita la región
For the whole region
Me alegra tataramio
I'm glad tataramio
Que les sobre corazon
That they about heart
El muerto a la sepultura
The dead to the grave
El vivo a la travesura
The living to mischief
La mujer que va creciendo
The woman who grows up
Que deje de ser criatura
Let him cease to be a creature
Con esta nos despedimos
With this we say goodbye
Amigos de la parranda
Friends of the parranda
Solamente les pedimos
We only ask them
Nos entierren con la banda
Bury us with the band
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