Fernando Delgadillo — El Retocador de Calles song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "El Retocador de Calles" by Fernando Delgadillo.
Lyrics
Desviaciones De La Cancion Informal
El Retocador De Calles
Hace tiempo conoci una vulcanizadora en cierta calle transitada
Y alli vivia un tipo solitario que hacia lo que fuera para trabajar
De la misma forma que hay quien con sus manos trabajaria construyendo
Los domingos por la noche, cuando no habia coches, cerraba el local
Salia con un pico viejo a vagar errabundo con su bicicleta
Para dar mantenimiento a un hoyo que alguien se molesto en rellenar
O a practicarle un retoque a un bache junto de un tope
Con algo de suerte habria llantas ponchadas a algun rin que enderezar
Los lunes por la man~ana se iba a trabajar a la vulcanizadora
A eso de las ocho y media, cualquiera con prisa siempre paga mas
La filosof! a que a los carros con llantas nuevas no les pasa nada
Con la ayuda de un buen bache, todo era cuestion de probablidad
El recomenzo el negocio quitando la tapa de una coladera
Hubo aumento en la clientela, empezo a practicar hoyos aqui y alla
Muchos cambian el camino, y el cumpliendo su destino
Tiene que andar retocando calles, aleda$as para emparejar
Fue por demas el empen~o que haya puesto gente del ayuntamiento
La sociedad de colonos y vecinos nunca hallo una explicaci"n
Al retocador de calles nunca lo vio nadie, nunca lo vio nadie
Se creyo que eran las lluvias, el camion o resultado del temblor
Hace tiempo que no he vuelto a saber nada del retocador de calles
Un dia me arreglo una llanta y muy agradecido le pague feliz
Luego lo encontre una noche de domingo con su pico martillando
Como se en donde trabaja en las man~anas, ya no he vuelto por ahi
Lyrics translation
Deviations From The Informal Song
The Street Retoucher
A long time ago I met a vulcanizer in a busy street
And there lived a lonely guy who did anything to work
In the same way that there are those with their hands would work building
On Sundays at night, when there were no cars, I closed the place
He went out with an old beak to roam errant with his bike
To maintain a hole that someone bothered to fill
Or to retouch a bump next to a stop
With any luck there would be tires punched to some Rhine to straighten
On Mondays the man ~ ana was going to work on the vulcanizer
At about eight and a half, anyone in a hurry always pays more
The philosopher! that cars with new tires are fine
With the help of a good bump, it was all a question of probability
Start the business by removing the lid of a colander
There was an increase in the clientele, he started practicing holes here and there
Many change the path, and the fulfilling their destiny
It has to go around retouching streets, aleda $ ace to match
It was for too much effort that I put people from the city hall
The Society of settlers and neighbors never found an explanation
No one's ever seen the street retoucher, no one's ever seen it.
It was believed to be the rains, the truck or the result of the tremor
It's been a while since I've heard anything about street retouching.
One day I fix a tire and very grateful I pay you happy
Then I found him one Sunday night with his beak hammering
Since I know where she works in the girls, I'm not back there anymore.