El Taxista
José Manuel FigueroaLyrics
Translation
Saben, tuve tantos trabajos
They know, I had so many jobs
Fui cocinero, mesero, peón y albañil
I was a cook, waiter, laborer, and bricklayer
Un mil usos cualquiera
A jack of all trades
Pero ahora les quiero platicar de cuando era taxista
But now I want to tell you about when I was a taxi driver
Un día un joven me abordo y me dijo
One day a young man hailed me and said
Hey, chofer, písele al gas
Hey, driver, step on it
Tanto sin verla ya no aguanto más
It's been so long, I can't take it anymore
Párese, por favor
Stop, please
Quiero comprar flores para mi amor
I want to buy flowers for my love
Y fui manejando
And I was driving
Y él silbando
And he was whistling
Seguí manejando
I kept driving
Y él cantando
And he was singing
En cuanto llegamos a la dirección
As soon as we arrived at the address
Me dijo que esperara y corrió a buscarla
He told me to wait and ran to find her
Después de unos minutos
After a few minutes
Aquel león que llevaba yo de pasajero
That lion I had as a passenger
Regreso convertido en el más pequeño ratón y me dijo
Came back turned into the tiniest mouse and said to me
Hey, chofer, dele otra vez
Hey, driver, give it another go
Me equivoqué esta calle no es
I made a mistake, this street is not it
Dígame a que lugar
Tell me to what place
Lejos de aquí vaya sin preguntar
Far from here, go without asking
Y fui manejando
And I was driving
Y él llorando, con sus flores
And he was crying, with his flowers
Seguí manejando
I kept driving
Y él tirando, lindas flores
And he was throwing, lovely flowers
Seguí manejando
I kept driving
Y él llorando, con sus flores
And he was crying, with his flowers
Seguí manejando
I kept driving
Y él tirando lindas flores
And he was throwing lovely flowers