Lyrics of El Muerto Vivo - Peret

El Muerto Vivo (original)

A mi amigo Blanco Herrera le pagaron su salario
Y sin pensarlo dos veces salió para malgastarlo
Una semana de juerga y perdió el conocimiento
Como no volvía a su casa todos le daban por muerto
Y no estaba muerto no, no y no estaba muerto no, no
Y no estaba muerto no, no, estaba tomando cañas, lerelele
Y no estaba muerto no, no y no estaba muerto no, no
Y no estaba muerto no, no, chevere, chevere, chévere
Pero al cabo de unos días de haber desaparecido
Encontraron uno muerto, un muerto muy parecido
Le montaron un velorio y le rezaron la novena
Le perdonaron sus deudas y lo enterraron con pena
Y no estaba muerto no, no y no estaba muerto no, no
Y no estaba muerto no, no, estaba tomando cañas, lerelele
Y no estaba muerto no, no y no estaba muerto no, no
Y no estaba muerto no, no, chevere, chevere, chévere
Pero un día se apareció lleno de vida y contento
Diciéndole a todo el mundo eh!
se equivocaron de muerto
El lío que se formó eso sí que es puro cuento
Su mujer ya no lo quiere, no quiere dormir con muertos
No estaba muerto estaba de parranda
No estaba muerto estaba de parranda
A mi papa el chocolate, le pagaron su salario
Y no estaba muerto no, no y no estaba muerto no, no
Y no estaba muerto no, no, lerelele lerelé

(translation)

My friend Blanco Herrera was paid his salary
And without thinking twice he went out to waste it
A week of partying and he passed out
Since he did not return to his house, everyone thought he was dead.
And he wasn't dead no no and he wasn't dead no no
And he wasn't dead no, no, he was drinking beers, lerelele
And he wasn't dead no no and he wasn't dead no no
And he wasn't dead, no, no, cool, cool, cool
But after a few days of having disappeared
They found one dead, a very similar dead
They set up a wake for him and prayed the novena
They forgave his debts and buried him with sorrow
And he wasn't dead no no and he wasn't dead no no
And he wasn't dead no, no, he was drinking beers, lerelele
And he wasn't dead no no and he wasn't dead no no
And he wasn't dead, no, no, cool, cool, cool
But one day he showed up full of life and happy
Telling everyone hey!
they were dead wrong
The mess that was formed that is pure story
His wife doesn't love him anymore, she doesn't want to sleep with the dead
He was not dead, he was out partying
He was not dead, he was out partying
To my dad the chocolate, they paid him his salary
And he wasn't dead no no and he wasn't dead no no
And he wasn't dead, no, no, lerelele lerelé