| La Mortaja (original) | La Mortaja (translation) |
|---|---|
| Cuando tu te mueras | when you die |
| No te llevas nada | you do not take anything |
| Unas bellas flores | some beautiful flowers |
| Tambien la mortaja | also the shroud |
| Por que la pelona | why the bald |
| No respeta nada | does not respect anything |
| A pobres y a ricos | To poor and to rich |
| Se los va llevando | she is taking them |
| Entre carcajadas… | between laughter... |
| El rico avariento | the rich miser |
| Que guarda el dinero | who keeps the money |
| En cheques y acciones | In checks and stocks |
| Joyas y terrenos | Jewels and land |
| Es bueno que afloje | It's good to loosen up |
| Que ayude a su hermano | Help your brother |
| Pues nada se lleva | Well, nothing takes |
| Mientras muchos niños | While many children |
| No han desayunado… | They haven't had breakfast... |
| (Coro) | (Chorus) |
| Cuando tu te mueras | when you die |
| Tocaran campanas | they will ring bells |
| Te diran responsos | they will tell you answers |
| De tarde y mañana | in the evening and in the morning |
| Y a los pocos dias | And a few days |
| Te habran olvidado | they will have forgotten you |
| Mientras se reparten | while they share |
| Yernos y parientes | Sons-in-law and relatives |
| Lo que tu has dejado… | What you have left... |
| Cuando tu te mueras | when you die |
| No te llevas nada | you do not take anything |
| Ni el novillo gordo | Not even the fat steer |
| Ni las finas joyas | Nor the fine jewels |
| Solo la mortaja… | Just the shroud... |
| (Hablado) | (spoken) |
| Esa seda que rebaja tus procederes cristianos | That silk that lowers your Christian behavior |
| Obra fue de los gusanos que labraron su mortaja | Work was of the worms that carved their shroud |
| Tambien en la region baja la tuya han de deborar | Also in the lower region yours must pay |
| ¿de que te puedes jactar? | what can you boast about? |
| y ¿en que tus glorias consisten? | And what do your glories consist of? |
| Si unos gusanos te visten, y otros te han de desnudar… | If some worms dress you, and others have to undress you... |
| De algunos patrones | of some patterns |
| Se queja el obrero | The worker complains |
| Unos son muy malos | some are very bad |
| Otros son muy buenos | others are very good |
| Menos gananciales | Less profit |
| Menos dividendos | less dividends |
| Pagando lo justo | Paying what is fair |
| El justo salario | the fair salary |
| Vivirian contentos… | They would be happy... |
| (Coro) | (Chorus) |
| Cuando tu te mueras | when you die |
| Tocaran campanas | they will ring bells |
| Te diran responsos | they will tell you answers |
| De tarde y mañana | in the evening and in the morning |
| Y a los pocos dias | And a few days |
| Te habran olvidado | they will have forgotten you |
| Mientras se reparten | while they share |
| Yernos y parientes | Sons-in-law and relatives |
| Lo que tu has dejado… | What you have left... |
| Cuando tu te mueras | when you die |
| No te llevas nada | you do not take anything |
| Ni el novillo gordo | Not even the fat steer |
| Ni las finas joyas | Nor the fine jewels |
| Solo la mortaja… | Just the shroud... |
