El Chacombo
Arturo Zambo Cavero
Lyrics
Translation
A donde panchita mata cuando vino de maestra
Where Panchita killed when she came as a teacher
Fuimos catorce en la orquesta a darle una serenata
We were fourteen in the orchestra to give her a serenade
Yo tocaba con la pata en un tarro viejo e combo
I played with my foot on an old drum and combo
El que tocaba el chacombo era un tuerto desconfiado
The one who played the chacombo was a distrustful one-eyed man
Y había que tener cuidado con el anafre de chocolate
And you had to be careful with the chocolate stove
Un centavito de anís, diez centavos de maíz
One cent of anise, ten cents of corn
Un pedacito de queso
A little piece of cheese
Y armado todito eso
And with all that armed
A todos los invitó
He invited everyone
Curruncun a curruncun
Curruncun a curruncun
Chacombo
Chacombo