| Pobre gallo bataraz
| poor rooster
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| Se te está abriendo el pellejo
| your skin is opening
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| Ya ni pa' dar un consejo
| Not even to give advice
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| Como dicen, te encontrás
| As they say, you find yourself
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| Porque estás enclenque y viejo
| Cause you're skinny and old
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| ¡pobre gallo bataraz!
| poor rooster!
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| Pero en tus tiempos, cuidao
| But in your times, be careful
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| Con hacer bulla en la siesta
| With making noise in the siesta
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| Se te paraba la cresta
| your crest stopped
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| Y había en la arena un finao
| And there was a fine in the sand
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| Y siga nomás la fiesta
| And just continue the party
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| Porque en tus tiempos, ¡cuidao!
| Because in your times, take care!
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| Era de larga tu espuela
| Your spur was long
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| Como cola de peludo
| Like a furry tail
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| Y a’más de ser entrañudo
| And in addition to being intimate
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| Eras guapo sin agüeria
| you were handsome without omen
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| Porque hasta el más corajudo
| Because even the most courageous
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| Sintió terror por tu espuela
| He felt terror for your spur
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| Si en los días de domingo
| Yes on Sundays
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| Había depositada
| she had deposited
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| Ya estabas de madrugada
| you were already at dawn
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| Sobre el lomo de mi pingo
| On the back of my pingo
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| Había que ver tu parada
| Had to see your stop
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| Pocas plumas el domingo
| few feathers on sunday
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| Y si escaseaba la plata
| And if money was scarce
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| O andaba medio tristón
| Or was he half sad
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| Entre brinco y reculón
| Between jump and kickback
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| Me picabas la alpargata
| You stung my espadrille
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| Como diciendo: Patrón
| How to say: pattern
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| Ya sabe si anda sin plata
| He already knows if he walks without money
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| Pobre gallo bataraz
| poor rooster
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| Nunca te echaré al olvido
| I will never forget you
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| Pimenton y maíz molido
| Paprika and ground corn
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| No te han de faltar jamás
| They must never miss you
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| Porque soy agradecido
| because i am thankful
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| ¡pobre gallo bataraz! | poor rooster! |