Chacarera Del Expediente
Arbolito
Lyrics
Translation
El pobre que nunca tiene
The poor one who never has
ni un peso pa' andar contento
not a penny to be happy
ni bien se halla una gallina
as soon as he finds a chicken
que ya me lo meten preso
they already throw him in jail
El comisario ladino
The cunning commissioner
que oficia de diligente
who acts as diligent
lo hace confesar a palos
makes him confess under blows
al preso y a sus parientes
to the prisoner and his relatives
Y se pasa las semanas
And the weeks go by
engordando el expediente
fattening up the file
mientras el preso suspira
while the prisoner sighs
por un doctor influyente
for an influential doctor
Fa(un golpe, y queda sonando)
Fa (a blow, and it keeps resonating)
Amalaya la justicia,
May justice wither away,
viditai los abogados
see the lawyers
cuando la ley nace sorda
when the law is born deaf
no la compone ni el diablo
not even the devil can fix it
La tia vendio la cama
Aunt sold the bed
pa' pagarle al abogado
to pay the lawyer
si algun dia sale libre
if someday he gets free
tendra que dormir parado
he will have to sleep standing
El juez a los cuatro meses
The judge after four months
lo cita pa' interrogarlo
summons him for questioning
como es pobre y tartamudo
as he is poor and stuttering
ninguno quiere escucharlo
nobody wants to listen to him
Y la prision preventiva
And the preventive detention
dictan al infortunado
is ordered for the unfortunate one
que ya lleva un año preso
who has already been in jail for a year
hasta de dios olvidado
forgotten even by God
Estas son cosas del pueblo
These are things of the people
de los que no tienen nada
of those who have nothing
esos que amasan millones
those who amass millions
tienen la casa rosada.
have the pink house.