Paroles et traduction Simón Díaz - Mercedes

Mercedes

Mercedes se esta bañando en las orillas de un río
Mis ojos la están mirando, pero es de un amigo mío
Yo no quisiera mirarla pero no tengo la culpa
Me parece a una esmeralda con flores de chupa chupa
Que yo le avise a mi amigo, muy difícil me resulta

Yo no quisiera mirarla pero no tengo la culpa
Me parece a una esmeralda con flores de chupa chupa
Que yo le avise a mi amigo, muy difícil me resulta

Allá hay un caimán cebao que mide más de una cuadra
Con más cachos que un venao y más dientes que 20 babas
Ella inocente de todo se baña sin percatarse
Que cuando llegue al recodo el caimán puede acercarse
Y yo solo en la barranca, y Mercedes sin fijarse

Ella inocente de todo se baña sin percatarse
Que cuando llegue al recodo el caimán puede acercarse
Y yo solo en la barranca, y Mercedes sin fijarse

Me voy corriendo a su casa pa' que mi amigo lo sepa
Le echaré una cantaleta y le digo lo que pasa
Que hay un inmenso peligro que corre allí su mujer
Que se lo dice un amigo que algo tenemos que hacer
Que vaya pronto a salvarla, y de ñapa voy con él

Que hay un inmenso peligro que corre allí su mujer
Que se lo dice un amigo que algo tenemos que hacer
Que vaya pronto a salvarla, y de ñapa voy con él

Cuando llegamos al pozo la mujer no se veía
El caimán patas arriba, dormía de lo más sabroso
Le di el pésame en el acto y abrazándolo le digo
Eso pasa a cada rato, que son cosas del destino
Y que de aquí en adelante que cuente con un amigo

Le di el pésame en el acto y abrazándolo le digo
Eso pasa a cada rato, que son cosas del destino
Y que de aquí en adelante que cuente con un amigo

Mercedes

Mercedes is bathing on the banks of a river
My eyes are watching her, but she belongs to a friend of mine
I wouldn't want to look at her, but it's not my fault
She looks like an emerald with chupa chupa flowers
It's very difficult for me to tell my friend

I wouldn't want to look at her, but it's not my fault
She looks like an emerald with chupa chupa flowers
It's very difficult for me to tell my friend

There's a fattened caiman over there that's longer than a block
With more horns than a deer and more teeth than 20 sloths
She's unaware of everything, bathing without realizing
That when she gets to the bend, the caiman might approach
And I'm alone on the ravine, and Mercedes is oblivious

She's unaware of everything, bathing without realizing
That when she gets to the bend, the caiman might approach
And I'm alone on the ravine, and Mercedes is oblivious

I'm running to his house so that my friend will know
I'll give him an earful and tell him what's happening
There's a huge danger, his wife is in danger
A friend is telling him, we need to do something
Let him go save her right away, and I'll tag along

There's a huge danger, his wife is in danger
A friend is telling him, we need to do something
Let him go save her right away, and I'll tag along

When we got to the pool, the woman was nowhere to be seen
The caiman was upside down, sleeping soundly
I gave him my condolences on the spot and hugging him, I said
Things like this happen all the time, it's just fate
And from now on, you can count on a friend

I gave him my condolences on the spot and hugging him, I said
Things like this happen all the time, it's just fate
And from now on, you can count on a friend