El Custodia de Badillo - Carlos Vives traduction en anglais

El Custodia de Badillo

Parece que el pueblo e′ Badillo
Se ha puesto de malas
De malas por que su reliquia la quieren cambiar.
Primero fue un San Antonio, lo hizo Enrique Maya
Pero lo de ahora es distinto les voy a explicar.
En la casa de Gregorio muy segura estaba,
Una reliquia de pueblo tipo colonial,
Era una custodia linda muy grande y pesada,
Y ahora por una liviana la quieren cambiar.
Se la llevaron, se la llevaron,
Se la llevaron, ya se perdió
Lo que pasa es que la tiene un ratero honrado
Lo que ocurre es que un honrado se la robó.
Aunque digan que es calumnia del pueblo e'Badillo
Ellos con mucha razón presentaron sus pruebas,
No tiene el mismo tamaño, ni pesa lo mismo
No tienen el mismo color, entonces no es ella.
Parece que el inspector como que tuvo miedo,
Mucho miedo en este caso para proceder,
Porque todavía no han dicho quien es el ratero
Aunque todo mundo sabe quienes pueden ser.
Seguramente que no fuí Yo,
Ni Alfonso López, ni Pedro Castro
Ahora no fue Enrique Maya quien se la robó
Y ahora no podran decir que fue un vallenato
Al pobre de Enrique Maya lo metieron preso
Solo porque al San Antonio, lo tomó prestao
Y al que se ha robado el Caliz, nadita le han hecho
Este robo de locura se quedó enterrao
Ahora si estoy convencido que esto de la fama
No deja de ser un problema, para quien la tiene
Quiso caer el cielo encima cuando Enrique Maya
Pero lo de ahora más grave ninguno lo mueve.
Se la llevaron, se la llevaron,
Se la llevaron, ya se perdió
Lo que pasa es que la tiene un ratero honrado
Lo que ocurre es que un honrado se la robó
Ay! compadre cola Jerre, cuando tengas fiesta
Hombe que abra bien los ojos para vigilar
Con una 45 en la puerta e′ la Iglesia
Todo al que tenga sotana no lo deje entrar
Y al terminar la misa que se pongan
Del cura pa'abajo a requisar

The Custodian of Badillo

It seems that the people of Badillo
Have become angry
Angry because they want to change their relic.
First it was a Saint Anthony, made by Enrique Maya
But this time it's different, as I will explain.
In Gregorio's house it was very safe,
A relic of the town, colonial style,
It was a beautiful monstrance, very large and heavy,
And now they want to change it for a lighter one.
They took it away, they took it away,
They took it away, and it's gone,
What happened is that it is being kept by an honest thief,
What is happening is that an honest man has stolen it.
Although they say it's slander against the people of Badillo,
They have presented their evidence with good reason,
It's not the same size or weight,
It's not the same color, so it can't be it.
It seems that the inspector became afraid,
Too afraid to proceed with this case,
Because they still haven't said who the thief is,
Although everyone knows who it could be.
Surely it wasn't me,
Or Alfonso López, or Pedro Castro
This time it wasn't Enrique Maya who stole it
And now they can't say it was a vallenato,
Poor Enrique Maya was imprisoned,
Just because he borrowed the Saint Anthony,
And the one who stole the Chalice, they did nothing to him
This crazy theft has been buried,
Now I am convinced that this fame thing
Is nothing but a problem for those who have it,
Heaven almost fell on Enrique Maya
But what's happening now is much more serious.
They took it away, they took it away,
They took it away, and it's gone,
What happened is that it is being kept by an honest thief,
What is happening is that an honest man has stolen it.
Oh, friend Cola Jerre, when you have a party,
Man, keep your eyes open to watch out,
With a 45 at the church door,
Don't let anyone in who wears a cassock,
And when the mass is over, make them,
Starting with the priest, submit to a search.