Paroles et traduction Eliseo Robles - Compadre Juan

Compadre Juan

Oigame compadre Juan
Yo le propongo un negocio
Quiero que usted sea mi socio
De lo que voy a sembrar
Al fin que yo pongo todo
Usted noma va a cuidar

Voy a cambiar su jacal
Por una casa bonita
Y por el camino real
Construiré una autopista
Para venir a cargar
La hierba cuando este lista

Como hay gente donde quiera
Que abusa de la ignorancia
Siempre donde hay mas pobreza
No falta que alguien se ensañe
Platican de mucha influencia
Y al fin de cuentas no es nadie
MUSICA

Quiero mucha discreción
A nadie le ande contando
Que el mero dueño yo soy
De todo lo que hay sembrado
Si llego a gobernador
Usted será secretario

Pasando el tiempo me hablo
La co secha ya está lista
Para servirle patrón
Que otra cosa necesita
Pues que cuando llegue yo
Me espere con su familia

Cargaron el aeroplano
No despertaron malicia
Le dijo en tono calmado
Compadre póngase pilas
Ahi fue muerto don juan
Con todo y su familia

Juan, my friend

Juan, my friend, listen up
I have a proposition for you
I want you to be my partner
In what I'm about to plant
After all, I'm putting up all the money
All you have to do is look after it

I'm going to trade in your shack
For a beautiful house
And along the main road
I'll build a highway
To come and load up
The weed when it's ready

As there are people everywhere
Who take advantage of ignorance
Always where there is the most poverty
There is no shortage of someone to take advantage
They talk of great influence
But when it comes down to it, they are nobody
MUSIC

I want you to be very discreet
Don't go telling anyone
That I'm the real owner
Of everything that's planted
If I become governor
You'll be my secretary

As time went by, he called me
The harvest is ready
To serve you, boss
What else do you need?
Well, when I get there
Wait for me with your family

They loaded up the plane
They didn't arouse any suspicion
He said calmly
Juan, my friend, shape up
There Juan was killed
With his whole family