Paroles et traduction Carlos Vives - La custodia de badillo

La 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 (bis)
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 (bis)
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 (bis)
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 (bis)

The custody of Badillo

It seems that the town of Badillo
Has become resentful
Resentful because they want to change their relic.
First it was a Saint Anthony, made by Enrique Maya
But what's happening now is different, let me explain.
In Gregorio's house, it was very safe,
A colonial-type town relic,
It was a beautiful, very large and heavy monstrance,
And now they want to change it for a lighter one.
They took it away, they took it away,
They took it away, it's lost now (x2)
What's happening is that a righteous thief has it
What's going on is that a righteous man stole it.
Although they say it's slander from the town of Badillo
With good reason, they presented their evidence,
It's not the same size, nor does it weigh the same,
They're not the same color, so it's not it.
It seems that the inspector was kind of afraid,
Very afraid to proceed in this case,
Because they still haven't said who the thief is
Although everyone knows who it could be.
Surely it wasn't I,
Nor Alfonso López, nor Pedro Castro (x2)
Now it wasn't Enrique Maya who stole it
And now they won't be able to say it was a vallenato
Poor Enrique Maya was put in jail
Just because he borrowed St. Anthony
And the one who stole the Chalice, they haven't done anything to him
This crazy theft was buried
Now I'm convinced that this fame thing
Never stops being a problem for those who have it
Hell broke loose when Enrique Maya
But what's happening now is more serious, no one can move it.
They took it away, they took it away,
They took it away, it's lost now (x2)
What's happening is that a righteous thief has it
What's going on is that a righteous man stole it
Oh! Compadre Cola Jerre, when you have a party,
Man, keep your eyes wide open to keep an eye out.
With a .45 at the door of the church,
Don't let anyone in who's wearing a cassock
And when mass is over, they'll put
From the priest down to search (x2)