La Puerca

The Sow

La Puerca

For being dissolutePor andar de disoluta
you're once again acting like a s...ow;ya otra vez andás de pu...erca;
you've returned to your revelryretornaste a tu borlote
and even have your pa...rtner.y hasta tienes tu pa...reja.

If for three, four coinsSi por tres, cuatro pesetas
you take off your slippers,te quitás las pant...uflitas,
when you see good tipscuando ves buenas propinas
you even invite yourself.tú solita hasta te in...vitas.

Managed by CarlotaTe administra la Carlota
who is a cunning old wo...man,que es una vieja ma...nida,
and you turn business into a partyy el negocio lo haces juerga
because you love li...fe.porque te encanta la v...ida.

People gossipMurmurando va la gente
that you've become very bo...ld,que te has vuelto muy ca...rita,
that you pretend to be drunkque simulas estar cuete
to see who takes it... off.para ver quién te lo... quita.

If the dogs don't throw you outSi los perros no te arrojan
you go there, bundles... of thread;tú allá vas, paquetes... de hilo;
I'm not telling you this out of jealousyno te digo esto por celo
because why would I write to you.porque yo... pa' qué te escribo.
You have your go-betweenTienes tu correveidile
to get you a... rich man;pa' que te consiga un... rico;
if the parrot doesn't buy you,si no te compra el cotorro,
then he'll even rent you the... rich one.pues te alquila hasta el pe...rico.

When I was your partnerCuando yo fui tu mancuerna
you never opened the d...oors for me;nunca me abriste las p...uertas;
the last encounter happenedsucedió el último encuentro
and I couldn't give you up for... dead.y no te pude dar por... muerta.

I was still a young manTodavía era yo un mancebo
and these de...als hurt me,y me dolieron... estas tranzas,
I had to go to the sidewalktenía que irme a la banqueta
to make myself... hope.para hacerme la... esperanza.

to avenge myself without caution,de vengarme sin cautelas,
like now you... ruin me,como que ahora me... desgracias,
because no matter what you're worthporque valgas lo que valgas
d now you thank me.tú ahora sí me das las... gracias.