Lyrics and translation Amparo Ochoa - La Calaca

La Calaca

Mucho cuidado señores
Porque la muerte anda lista
En el Panteón de Dolores
Ya nos tiene una pocita
Para los compositores
Y uno que otro periodista
Licenciados y doctores
Todos están en la lista

Tuku tuku tiki taka
Que recanija calaca
Cuando menos lo pensamos
Nos hace estirar la pata
Yo me le escape una vez
Pero por poco y me atrapa.

La muerte no enseña el cobre
Tampoco hace distinciones
Lo mismo se lleva al pobre
Que al rico con sus millones
Uno va en estuche de oro
Y el otro en puros calzones
Pero pasadito el tiempo
Quedan igual de pelones.

Tuku tuku tiki taka
Que recanija calaca
Debiles y poderosos
De morir nadie se escapa
Llevamos el mismo fin
En petate o en petaca.

Yo conoci un comerciante
Bueno pa robar al cliente
Las cosas que valen cinco
El siempre las daba a veinte
Pero se murio de frio hay!
Pobrecito de repente
Lo mandaron al infierno
Pa que el diablo lo caliente.

Tuku tuku tiki taka
Que recanija calaca
A todos esos careros
Llevatelos de corbata
Indeseables usureros
Chupan como garrapatas

El obrero gana el pan
Con el sudor de su frente
Para que sus hijos coman
Aunque no lo suficiente
Mientras muchos abusivos
Viven violando las leyes
Ganando lo que ellos quieren
Por andarse haciendo .bueeeyesss!

Tuku tuku tiki taca
Que recanija calaca
Yo les pido una disculpa
Si es que ya meti la pata
Aunque son muy parecidos
No es lo mismo buey que vaca.

La balanza de la vida
Esta muy desnivelada
Hay pocos que ganan mucho
Y muchos no ganan nada
El trabajo del obrero
No tiene compensaciones
Con esto del minisueldo
No alcanza ni pa ca.miones

Tuku tuku tiki taca
Que recanija calaca
Si tu ...
Ruegale que no sea ingrato
Pa que el costo de la vida
Se nos ponga mas barato

Mucho cuidado señores
Los que ya son votadores
Ahi viene las elecciones
Con sus manipuladores
Y cada partido dice
Que votar por ellos debes
Y que de aqui en adelante
Nos daran vida de... .reyes
No?

Tuku tuku tiki taca
Que recanija calaca
Ahi viene otro presidente
A sonarnos la matraca
Viene prometiendo mucho
Pero dara pura...

Tuku tuku tiki tacaaaa...

The Skeleton

Be very careful, gentlemen,
For death is lurking nearby,
In the Dolores Cemetery,
She already has a little pit,
For the songwriters,
And the occasional journalist,
Lawyers and doctors,
They're all on her list.

Tuku tuku tiki taka,
What a grumpy skeleton,
When we least expect it,
She makes us kick the bucket,
I escaped her once,
But she almost caught me.

Death doesn't discriminate,
Nor does she make distinctions,
She takes the poor,
Just as she takes the rich with their millions,
One goes in a golden casket,
And the other in just their underwear,
But after some time,
They end up equally bald.

Tuku tuku tiki taka,
What a grumpy skeleton,
Weak and powerful,
No one escapes death,
We all share the same fate,
In a straw mat or a coffin.

I knew a merchant,
Good at robbing his customers,
Things that were worth five,
He always sold for twenty,
But he died of cold, oh dear!
Poor thing, all of a sudden,
They sent him to hell,
So the devil could warm him up.

Tuku tuku tiki taka,
What a grumpy skeleton,
To all those price gougers,
Take them away by the necktie,
Undesirable loan sharks,
Sucking like ticks.

The worker earns his bread,
With the sweat of his brow,
So his children can eat,
Though not enough,
While many abusers,
Live violating the laws,
Earning what they want,
By acting like... .oxen!

Tuku tuku tiki taca,
What a grumpy skeleton,
I apologize,
If I've already put my foot in it,
Though they're very similar,
An ox is not the same as a cow.

The scales of life,
Are very uneven,
There are few who earn a lot,
And many who earn nothing,
The worker's labor,
Has no compensation,
With this minimum wage,
It's not even enough for ca.mions.

Tuku tuku tiki taca,
What a grumpy skeleton,
If your...
Pray he's not ungrateful,
So the cost of living,
Becomes more affordable.

Be very careful, gentlemen,
Those of you who are voters,
The elections are coming,
With their manipulators,
And each party says,
That you should vote for them,
And that from now on,
They will give us the life of... .kings.
Right?

Tuku tuku tiki taca,
What a grumpy skeleton,
Here comes another president,
To rattle our bones,
He comes promising a lot,
But he'll give us nothing but...

Tuku tuku tiki tacaaaa...