Ni chicha ni limoná

Victor Jara
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Arrímese mas pa' ca

Come closer over here

aquí donde el sol calienta,

where the sun is hot,

si uste' ya está acostumbrado

if you're already used

a andar dando volteretas

to spinning around

y ningún daño le hará

and it won't harm you

estar donde las papas queman.

to be where things get serious.


Usted no es na'

You're nothing

ni chicha ni limoná

neither here nor there,

se la pasa manoseando

you spend your time fondling

caramba zamba su dignidad.

goodness gracious, messing with your dignity.


La fiesta ya ha comenzao

The party has already started

y la cosa está que arde

and things are heating up,

uste' que era el más quedao

you, who used to be so reserved,

se quiere adueñar del baile

want to take over the dance,

total a los olfatillos

after all, to those little noses

no hay olor que se les escape.

no smell can escape.


Si queremos más fiestoca

If we want more partying

primero hay que trabajar

first we have to work,

y tendremos pa' toítos

and we'll have for everyone

abrigo, pan y amistad

warmth, bread, and friendship.

y si usted no está de acuerdo

And if you don't agree,

es cuestión de uste' nomás

it's your issue alone,

la cosa va pa' delante

things are moving forward,

y no piensa recular.

and there's no intention of backing down.


Ya déjese de patillas

Enough with the nonsense,

venga a remediar su mal

come to remedy your ills,

si aquí debajito 'el poncho

if under the poncho here

no tengo ningún puñal

I have no dagger.

y si sigue hociconeando

And if you keep blabbering,

le vamos a expropiar

we'll expropriate

las pistolas y la lengua

the guns and the tongue,

y toíto lo demás.

and everything else.

Moderated by Lucia Flores
Tegucigalpa, Honduras September 10, 2024
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