| Calavera (original) | Calavera (translation) |
|---|---|
| Dos espejos de azabache | Two jet mirrors |
| Me miran con desafio | They look at me with defiance |
| Estan robando mi alma ayyy | They are stealing my soul ayyy |
| En la orilla del rio | On the river bank |
| Alli en la orilla del rio | There on the river bank |
| Para mi buena fortuna | for my good fortune |
| Dos estrellas me iluminan | two stars illuminate me |
| Mientras rinden a la luna | As they surrender to the moon |
| (estribillo) | (chorus) |
| A tu lado yo me encuentro | I am by your side |
| Ay en paz bendita sea | Oh in peace blessed be |
| No me dejes ni un momento | don't leave me for a moment |
| Que me vuelvo un calavera | that I become a skull |
| Calavera, yo me vuelvo un calavera | Skull, I become a skull |
| Sale la luna moruna | the Moorish moon rises |
| Y armo la marimorena | And I put together the marimorena |
| Calavera, yo me vuelvo un calavera | Skull, I become a skull |
| Voy por rumbarse a lo loco | I'm going to go crazy |
| Si no te tengo a mi vera | If I don't have you by my side |
| Dame la luz de tus ojos | Give me the light of your eyes |
| En este sagrado rio | In this sacred river |
| No dejes que yo me pierda | don't let me get lost |
| Que calavera ya e sido | What a skull I have already been |
| Que calavera ya he sido | What a skull I have already been |
| Que me canse de borracheras | that I get tired of drunkenness |
| Quiero beber de tus aguas | I want to drink from your waters |
| Y vivir de otra manera | and live differently |
| (estribillo) | (chorus) |
