[Letra de "Coplas']
[Intro]
(Thank you) Thank you very much
Last summer my two cohorts and myself
Had the privilege of taking little trip to Mexico
Where we picked up this next tune (That's not all)
Perhaps
The title of the tune is "Coplas"
And when you hear the translation
I think you'll all agree that it's truly a charming little Mexican love song
¿Preparada? (Sí)
¿Usted? (No)
(Hurry)
¿Ahora? (Sí)
Toque la guitarra ¡Ándale!
Cha! Cha!
Uuuy, uy-uy, uy-uy-uy-uy
[Verso 1]
Chile verde me pediste (Pediste)
Chile verde te daré (Te daré)
Vamonos para la huerta (Uy, bu-bu, bu-bu)
Que alla te lo cortaré (Tell 'em what it means, kid)
[Verso 2]
(You want green peppers?) Uy
(I give you green peppers) Uy
(Come out to the garden) Uuuy
¡Coplas!
[Coro]
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
Segundo, por favor
[Verso 3]
Dicen que los de tu casa (Casa, casa, casa, casa)
Ninguno me puede ver (Puede ver)
Diles que no pasan agua (Ah-ha)
Que al cabo lo han de beber, (Uuuy, uy)
[Verso 4]
(Tell your parents not to muddy the water around us) ¿Por qué?
(They may have to drink it soon) Uuuy
¡Coplas!
[Coro]
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai (Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai)
[Verso 5]
La mula que yo monté (Monté)
La monto hoy mi compadre (Cha-cha-cha)
Eso a mi no me importa
Pues yo la monté primero, ja-ja, (Uuuy)
[Verso 6]
(So, English prisoner)
(You are surprised I speak your language?) I am English prisoner?
(You see, I was educated in your country) Where?
(At U-C-R-A) Uuu-ju
¡Coplas!
[Coro]
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
[Verso 7]
La noche que me casé (Casé, casé )
No pude dormirme un rato (What's this? Tweet, tweet, tweet)
Por estar toda la noche (Big noche)
Corriendo detrás de un gato (Los Angeles, San Diego)
[Verso 8]
Me dejiste que fue un gato (Oxnard)
El que entro por tu balcón (El balcón)
Yo no he visto gato prieto
Con sombrero y pantalón uy-uy, uy-uy
Uy-uy
(Cut that out)
Uy
(Stop it, I say)
Uy
[Verso 9]
(On my wedding night I did not sleep a wink) ¿Por qué?
(I spent the whole time chasing a cat)
(Which had come in over the balcony) Uuuy, uu-juy, uy
(Wearing Bermuda shorts) Uuuy
¡Coplas!
[Coro]
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai, li-ki
Lai, lai-lai-lai
¡Coplas!
[Outro]
Gracias
(This is water)
Heh-heh-heh-heh
The trouble is it is water
I was thirsty not dirty
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