Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Columpio De Llanta by Voz de Mando from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Con una flor imperial
With an imperial flower
Gabino blanqueaba a Benja
Gabino whitewashed Benja
Benja ya andaba tomado
Benja was already drunk
Y aunque no tenían apuesta
And although they had no bet
Se paró mal humorado
He stood up in a bad mood
Y hasta le patio la mesa
And he even gave him the table
Gabino siendo más cuerdo
Gabino being saner
Le dijo mantén la calma
He told him to stay calm
No tolero esas ofensas
I do not tolerate these offenses
Mucho menos en mi casa
Much less in my house
Yo revisaba la escena
I was reviewing the scene
Desde El Columpio De Llanta
From The Tire Swing
El diablo andaba borracho
The devil was drunk
Y esa no es muy buena mezcla
And that's not a very good mix
Relumbraron unas cachas
Some handles shone
En la cintura de Benja
At Benja's waist
Y con tres detonaciones
And with three detonations
Se trababa esa herramienta
That tool got stuck
Como una fotografía
like a photograph
Tengo yo ese mal recuerdo
I have that bad memory
Sentía como se me iba
I felt like I was leaving
La inocencia en el momento
Innocence in the moment
Y Benja como si nada
And Benja as if nothing had happened
Pa acabarla patio al perro
To finish the dog's yard
Con un nudo en la garganta
With a lump in the throat
Abrase el cuerpo del viejo
Open the old man's body
Sin poder hallar la calma
Without being able to find calm
Me ganaba el sentimiento
The feeling won me
Aturdido por los truenos
Stunned by thunder
Ya la sangre traía ardiendo
The blood was already burning
Con trece apenas cumplido
With barely thirteen
Ya me sentía un hombrecito
I already felt like a little man
Ya sabía empuñar un arma
I already knew how to hold a gun
Callo tenia del gatillo
Callo had the trigger
Aceite vi en el carro
I saw oil in the car
De la súper de Gabino
From Gabino's super
Me anime pa irme pal pueblo
I get excited to go to town
Pedí prestado un caballo
I borrowed a horse
Llegue en cuestión de minutos
Arrive in minutes
Siete para ser exacto
Seven to be exact
Y en una mesa de juego
And at a game table
Ahí mire a Benja apostando
There I saw Benja betting
No use ninguna palabra
Don't use any words
Nomás reclame con fuego
Just claim with fire
Martille siete cascajo
Hammer seven gravel
Y yo le dije sonriendo
And I told him smiling
Tío Benja ya le tocaba
Uncle Benja was already his turn
Flor imperial gana juego
Imperial flower wins game
Esta súper no se traba
This super doesn't lock
Los que sobran por el perro
Those left over for the dog
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