Del Chucaro (Zamba)
Ruben Alberto Benegas
Lyrics
Translation
Despunta la madrugada
The dawn is breaking
Se va la vida con él
Life goes with it
El bailarín de la noche
The dancer of the night
Don Santiago Ayala
Don Santiago Ayala
El gran bailarín
The great dancer
El bailarín de la noche
The dancer of the night
Don Santiago Ayala
Don Santiago Ayala
El gran bailarín
The great dancer
Lleva en el alma una zamba
Carries a zamba in his soul
Duerme el malambo con él
The malambo sleeps with him
Y con una chacarera
And with a chacarera
Se besa en el alma
He kisses the soul
No tiene mujer
He has no woman
Y con una chacarera
And with a chacarera
Se besa en el alma
He kisses the soul
No tiene mujer
He has no woman
Será que el chúcaro siempre
Maybe the rascal always
Fue siempre chúcaro y gris
Was always rascal and gray
Que no le duran mujeres
That women don't last with him
Las gasta en el baile
He spends them in dancing
Hasta hacerlas morir
Until making them die
Que no le duran mujeres
That women don't last with him
Las gasta en el baile
He spends them in dancing
El gran bailarín
The great dancer
Salieron de sus mudanzas
They came out of their changes
Claveles, rosas, jazmín
Carnations, roses, jasmine
Y hoy volarán por el mundo
And today they will fly around the world
Llevando el recuerdo
Taking the memory
Del gran bailarín
Of the great dancer
Y hoy volarán por el mundo
And today they will fly around the world
Llevando el recuerdo
Taking the memory
Del gran bailarín
Of the great dancer
No se sabe si ha cantado
It's not known if he has sung
Pero le gusta cantar
But he likes to sing
Es que le sobra guitarra
He has plenty of guitar
La viola a su lado
The guitar is by his side
Es un canto inmortal
It's an immortal song
Es que le sobra guitarra
He has plenty of guitar
La viola a su lado
The guitar is by his side
Es un canto inmortal
It's an immortal song
Será que el chúcaro siempre
Maybe the rascal always
Fue siempre chúcaro y gris
Was always rascal and gray
Que no le duran mujeres
That women don't last with him
Las gasta en el baile
He spends them in dancing
Hasta hacerlas morir
Until making them die
Que no le duran mujeres
That women don't last with him
Las gasta en el baile
He spends them in dancing
El gran bailarín
The great dancer