Maná
El borracho lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1995
- Genre
- Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:45
Llegando a Vallarta me quisieron atorar
Arriving in Vallarta, they tried to catch me.
Llegadito a la playa me quisieron enfiestar
Right at the beach, they wanted to throw a party for me.
Con 10 tequilas pa' empezar
With 10 tequilas to start things off,
10 margaritas pa' arrancar
10 margaritas to kick things off.
La borrachera fue mortal
The drunkenness was deadly.
Salí arrastrando del lugar
I left dragging myself from the place.
¡Ópale!
Whoa!
No paraba el mariachi de cantar y de cantar
The mariachi kept singing and singing,
No paraba el mariachi de cantar y de pistear
The mariachi kept singing and drinking.
Dos señoritas para mí
Two lovely ladies for me,
Dos señoritas pa' bailar
Two ladies to dance with.
Me daban copas sin parar
They kept pouring drinks non-stop,
Que me pusieron hasta atrás
Until I was completely wasted.
Ahí viene el borracho, ya ni puede caminar
Here comes the drunk, he can hardly walk.
Ahí viene el borracho que no para de chupar
Here comes the drunk, who won't stop sipping.
Y con los tequilas se enfiestó su corazón
And with the tequilas, his heart partied hard,
Y con el mariachi se rompió su corazón
And with the mariachi, his heart broke.
Me aventé unos tequilas, me pusieron bien feliz
I downed a few tequilas, they made me so happy,
Me aventé unos mezcales con todita y la lombriz
I took a few mezcals with the whole worm.
Pero el tequila estaba bravo
But the tequila was fierce,
Y con tus besos, yo, ahogado
And with your kisses, I was drowning.
Y con la cruda acabado
And with the hangover, I was exhausted,
Pero feliz como lombríz
But happy as a worm.
Ahí viene el borracho, ya ni puede caminar
Here comes the drunk, he can hardly walk.
Ahí viene el borracho que no para de chupar
Here comes the drunk, who won't stop sipping.
Y con los tequilas se enfiestó su corazón
And with the tequilas, his heart partied hard,
Y con el mariachi se rompió su corazón
And with the mariachi, his heart broke.
¡Ópale!
Whoa!
Ah-ah
Miren quién llegó, ahí viene el borracho
Look who just arrived, here comes the drunk.
Miren ya está aquí, no se puede parar
Look, he's already here, he can't stop.
Miren quién llegó, ahí viene el borracho
Look who just arrived, here comes the drunk.
Miren quién llegó, ni un tequila más
Look who just arrived, not even one more tequila.
Mira qué borracho va
Look at that drunk guy go.
¡Ay, qué borracho es!
Oh, what a drunk he is!
Mira qué borracho va
Look at that drunk guy go.
¡Ay, qué borracho es!
Oh, what a drunk he is!
Mira qué borracho va
Look at that drunk guy go.
¡Ay, qué borracho es!
Oh, what a drunk he is!
Mira qué borracho va
Look at that drunk guy go.
¡Ay, qué borracho!
Oh, what a drunk!
¡Ay, compadre!
Oh, buddy!
¡Qué necio es!
How stubborn he is!
Key vocabulary
- ah-ah
- doubt
- ahí
- thereB1
- aquí
- hereA1
- arrancar
- startB2
- atrás
- backC1
- bailar
- danceA1
- besos
- kissesA2
- bien
- goodA1
- borracho
- drunkB1
- caminar
- walkA2
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About this song
Mexican rock band from Guadalajara, around since 1986; among the top-selling Latin rock acts ever.