Juan Charrasqueado

Juan Charrasqueado

Juan Charrasqueado

I'm going to sing you a very famous corridoVoy a cantarles un corrido muy mentado
What happened there at the flower farmLo que ha pasado allí en la Hacienda de la Flor
The sad story of a rancher in loveLa triste historia de un ranchero enamorado
He was a drunk, a party-goer and a gamblerQue fue borracho, parrandero y jugador

His name was Juan and he was nicknamed charrasqueadoJuan se llamaba y lo apodaban Charrasqueado
He was brave and risky in loveEra valiente y arriesgado en el amor
The most beautiful women were takenA las mujeres más bonitas, se llevaba
There was not a single flower left in those fieldsEn esos campos, no quedaba ni una flor

One Sunday he was getting drunkUn día domingo que se andaba emborrachando
They ran to the bar to notify himA la cantina, le corrieron a avisar
Take care Juan, they are already looking for youCuídate, Juan, que ya por ahí te andan buscando
There are many men, they are not going to kill youSon muchos hombres, no te vayan a matar

He didn't have time to mount his horseNo tuvo tiempo de montar en su caballo
Gun in hand they attacked him in drovesPistola en mano, se le echaron de a montón
I'm drunk, he shouted at them, and I'm a good roosterEstoy borracho, les gritaba, y soy buen gallo
When a bullet pierced his heartCuando una bala atravesó su corazón

The cornfield grew with the rain in the pastureCreció la milpa con la lluvia en el potrero
And the doves fly to the rocky groundY las palomas van volando al pedregal
Beautiful bulls are brought to the coliadero todayBonitos toros llevan hoy al coleadero
What a fine horse the foreman is ridingQué buen caballo va montando el caporal

The bells of the sanctuary are already ringingYa las campanas del santuario están doblando
All the faithful go to prayTodos los fieles se dirigen a rezar
And down the hill the ranchers are coming downY, por el cerro, los rancheros van bajando
A dead man is being taken to be buriedA un hombre muerto que lo llevan a enterrar

In a very humble hut a child criesEn una choza muy humilde llora un niño
And the women advise him and leaveY las mujeres le aconsejan y se van
But his mother comforts him with affectionPero su madre lo consuela con cariños
Looking at the sky she cries and prays for her JuanMirando al cielo, llora y reza por su Juan

Here I finish singing this corridoAquí termino de cantar este corrido
From Juan the rancher, a charrasqueado and a mockerDe Juan ranchero, charrasqueado y burlador
That he believed that women were spoiledQue se creyó, de las mujeres, consentido
He was a drunk, a party-goer and a gamblerQue fue borracho, parrandero y jugador