Lyrics and translation Alain Pérez - Arroz Con Palitos

Arroz Con Palitos

Yo tengo un amigo chino
Que me hizo una invitación,
Y yo me puse contento
Porque vi en televisión
Que los chinos están bien,
Que están cumpliendo sus metas
De fábricar bicicletas
Y de producir arroz.
El chinito me invitó
A comer a un restaurante,
Y ahí fue donde la cosa
De pronto se complicó.
Pusieron unos tazones
Con un suculento arroz,
Y yo miraba y miraba
Buscando alguna cuchara.
Cuando de pronto el chinito
Sacó un par de palitos
Y los puso en el tazón.
Cómo me como el arroz, chinito,
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Ay, yo meto el palito y no saco nada.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Con esos palitos saco poquito.
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Yo no soy un chino de la calle sanja.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Y yo le dije al chinito:
Yo tengo otra tradición.
Quédate con tus palitos,
Que yo como soy cubano,
Prefiero meterle mano
Con cuchara y tenedor.
Cómo me como el arroz, chinito,
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Ay, yo meto el palito y no saco nada.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Es que tú sacas bastante y yo saco poquito.
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Chino, con esos palitos me diste la mala.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Cómo me como el arroz, chinito,
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Ay, yo meto el palito y no saco nada.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Tilín, tilón, yo no como con palitos.
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Ah, talán, talán, yo lo como con cuchara.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Con esos palitos se me cae el arroz pa' el piso.
Con cuchara o con palitos.
Ay, chino, tráeme una cuchara, que así no como nada.
Con palitos o con cuchara.
Discúlpame, chinito, que no coma con palitos.
Yo no como con palitos, chino.
Tráeme una cuchara, se me enfría el arroz frito.
Yo no como con palitos, chino.
Discúlpame, chinito, que no coma con palitos.
Yo no como con palitos, chino.
Tráeme una cuchara, se me enfría el arroz frito.
Yo no como con palitos, chino.

Rice With Sticks

I have a Chinese friend
Who invited me,
And I was happy
Because I saw on television
That the Chinese are doing well,
That they are fulfilling their goals
Of making bicycles
And of producing rice.
The Chinese guy invited me
To eat at a restaurant,
And that's where things
Suddenly got complicated.
They put out bowls
With delicious rice,
And I looked and looked
Looking for a spoon.
When suddenly the Chinese guy
Took out a pair of sticks
And put them in the bowl.
How do I eat rice, Chinese guy,
With a spoon or with sticks.
Oh, I put the stick in and I don't get anything out.
With sticks or with a spoon.
With those sticks I get very little out.
With a spoon or with sticks.
I'm not a Chinese from the street sanja.
With sticks or with a spoon.
And I said to the Chinese guy:
I have another tradition.
Keep your chopsticks,
Because I'm Cuban,
I prefer to get my hands dirty
With a spoon and fork.
How do I eat rice, Chinese guy,
With a spoon or with sticks.
Oh, I put the stick in and I don't get anything out.
With sticks or with a spoon.
It's just that you get a lot out and I get very little out.
With a spoon or with sticks.
Chinese guy, with those chopsticks you gave me a hard time.
With sticks or with a spoon.
How do I eat rice, Chinese guy,
With a spoon or with sticks.
Oh, I put the stick in and I don't get anything out.
With sticks or with a spoon.
Tilin, tilon, I don't eat with chopsticks.
With a spoon or with sticks.
Ah, talan, talan, I eat it with a spoon.
With sticks or with a spoon.
With those chopsticks I drop rice on the floor.
With a spoon or with sticks.
Oh, Chinese guy, bring me a spoon, I can't eat like this.
With sticks or with a spoon.
Excuse me, Chinese guy, for not eating with chopsticks.
I don't eat with chopsticks, Chinese guy.
Bring me a spoon, my fried rice is getting cold.
I don't eat with chopsticks, Chinese guy.
Excuse me, Chinese guy, for not eating with chopsticks.
I don't eat with chopsticks, Chinese guy.
Bring me a spoon, my fried rice is getting cold.
I don't eat with chopsticks, Chinese guy.