Translation of La churrasca, Chavela Vargas from Spanish to English

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Translation La churrasca (Chavela Vargas) from Spanish to English

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La churrasca

Churrasca*

Pasé la noche enterita escribiendo una cartita

I spent the whole night writing a letter

Para poderte, vidita, convencer,

so I could, darling1; convince you

Frases bonitas que hablaban con ternura

lovely sentences that spoke tenderly

De tu atrayente figura, tus encantos de mujer.

of your attractive figure, your womanly charms.

Pero no pude terminar esta cartita

But I couldn't finish writing this letter

Para poderte, vidita, convencer;

so I could, darling; convince you,

Tantas cosas en ella te decía

it said so many things about you

Que al final ni yo entendía y la tuve que romper.

that in the end even I didn't understand them

and I had to break it.

¡Churrasca!...

¡Mi churrasquita!...

My little churrasca!

Entendé esta palabrita que te dice

Tantas cosas y abrí tu corazón.

Understand this words that

tell you so many things and open your heart. 2

Pasé la noche enterita consultando diccionarios,

Libritos, epistolarios y formularios de amor;

I spent the whole night consulting dictionaries

Pero en ninguno de esos libros con versitos

books, epistles and notes about love;

Encontré mi amor escrito con calor.

but in none of these books with little verses

did I find my love written with as much warmth.

No hubo un poeta que me diera un buen consejo,

Por eso, derecho viejo, yo me haré entender mejor.

There was no poet who could give me good advice,

that's why, to old age, I will make myself understand better.

¡Churrasca!...

¡Mi churrasquita!...

My little churrasca!

Entendé esta palabrita que te dice

Tantas cosas y abrí tu corazón.

Understand these words that

Songs of the band Chavela Vargas with translation to English:

Las simples cosas

El último trago

María Tepozteca