Текст и перевод песни Churo Diaz - Marianita

Marianita

En una tarde veranera de mi barrio

On a summer afternoon in my neighborhood

Tan contento que tomaba en la cantinita

So happy that I was drinking in the little cantina

Satisfecho, festejaba aquella conquista

Satisfied, I was celebrating that conquest

Del amor de Marianita que anoche me había aceptado

Of the love of Marianita who had accepted me last night

Cuando un borracho llorando sus penas grita

When a drunkard crying out his sorrow screams

Dice ser un desdichado, que su suerte esta maldita

Says he's an unfortunate, that his luck is cursed

Ay, yo le pregunté: "Amigo, ¿por qué es que tanto llora?

Oh, I asked him: "Friend, why is it that you cry so much?

¿Cuál es la razón? ¿Por qué ha tomado tantas botellas?

What is the reason? Why have you drunk so many bottles?

Dijo: "No es por ella, sino por él

Said: "It's not because of her, but because of him,

Que anoche conquistó a mi novia

Who last night won over my girlfriend,

Y esta tarde cuando salgan a pasear

And this afternoon when they go out for a walk

En el parquecito los voy a esperar"

In the park, I'm going to wait for them."

Y en brazos de esa traidora

And in the arms of that traitor

A su novio, la vida voy a quitar

I'm going to take the life of her boyfriend

Para enseñarlo que debe respetar

To teach him that he should respect

De un hombre bueno la honra

The honor of a good man

Y la novia, sin novio se va quedar

And the bride, without a groom, will be left alone

Y la novia, sin novio se va quedar

And the bride, without a groom, will be left alone

Cuando vi por primera vez a ese muchacho

When I saw that boy for the first time,

Sus palabras en mi mente se repetían

His words were repeated in my mind

Porque muy dentro, mi corazón presentía

Because deep down, my heart had a feeling

Que algo que ver yo tenía con la pena del borracho

That I had something to do with the drunkard's sorrow

Mientras con rabia y con coraje me decía

While with rage and courage I said to myself

Esta es la fotografía por la que tanto hoy he llorado

This is the photograph for which I have cried so much today

Ay, era mi Mariana, la que anoche me juró cariño

Oh, it was my Mariana, who last night swore her love to me

Ahí al frente estaba el que pudo ser hoy mi asesino

There in front of me was the one who could have been my murderer today

No sé qué sentí

I don't know what I felt

Turbado entonces me empiné de la botella

Then, in a daze, I took a swig from the bottle

Tuve ganas de gritarle la verdad

I wanted to shout the truth at him

Decirle: "Soy el que tú quieres matar

To tell him: "I'm the one you want to kill

Soy el nuevo novio de ella"

I'm the new boyfriend of her"

Pero preferí mejor quedar calla'o

But I preferred to keep quiet

Guerra avisada nunca mata solda'o

Forewarned is forearmed

Y que pase lo que Dios quiera

And may whatever God wants happen

Yo termino con ella y cuento acabao'

I'll break up with her and that's it,

Yo termino con ella y cuento acabao'

I'll break up with her and that's it,

Moría la tarde cuando el borracho partía

The afternoon was dying when the drunkard left

Seguí tomando, por él no me preocupaba

I kept drinking, I didn't worry about him

Porque confiaba que mi novia no saldría

Because I was confident that my girlfriend wouldn't go out

Pensé que se quedaría si yo no iba y la buscaba

I thought she would stay if I didn't go and look for her

Y al día siguiente sorprendido yo leía

And the next day I was surprised when I read

La prensa local traía estas trágicas palabras:

The local newspaper brought these tragic words:

"Hoy está en la cárcel un borracho que quitó la vida

"Today a drunkard is in jail who took the life

A un hombre en el parque que paseaba a su novia querida"

Of a man in the park who was walking with his girlfriend, my dear"

Y ella era Mariana

And she was Mariana,

La niña que anoche quedó sin prometido

The girl who was left without her fiancé last night

Y a los quince días contenta la encontré

And a fortnight later I found her happy

Con otro hombre que a sus redes fue a caer

With another man who had fallen into her traps

Paseando en el parquecito

Walking in the park

Y por él sentí bastante compasión

And I felt quite sorry for him

Porque aquellos que gozaron de su amor

Because those who enjoyed her love

Miren que suerte tuvieron

Look what fate befell them

Uno en el cementerio y otro en prisión