Translation of the song Rosario tijeras artist Juanes

Spanish

Rosario tijeras

English translation

Rosario Tijeras

En la calle, en la esquina, en la plaza,

On the street, on the corner, in the plaza,

en la cuadra, Papá

on the block, Papa

Está de vuelta la Rosario Tijeras

The Rosario Tijeras* has returned

pa' que se escondan.

so you'd all better hide

Y se llamaba Rosario

And she was called Rosario,

del barrio era la manda más

in the neighborhood she was boss

con su pistola en la mano siempre lista pa' matar

with her pistol in hand, always ready to kill

En odios y desengaños Rosario era la number one

In hatred and deceptions Rosario was number one

Nunca amó ni la amaron

She never loved nor did they love her

Y en sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

And in her eyes there was always pain

Todo fue porque en su niñez

all because when she was young,

un malpa' la violó y ella se vengó

a bastard** raped her and she took her revenge

Era Rosario Tijeras,

She was Rosario Tijeras,

la de pistola, espejito y labial

woman of the pistol, compact mirror and lipsitck

en su cartera siempre llena de vicio,

her purse always full of vice,

sexo, balas, placer y dolor

sex, bullets, pleasure and pain

las de las mil y una vidas,

The one with a thousand and one lives

pam, pam, pam!

bam, bam, bam!

Rosario

Rosario

la que nunca amó ni la amaron

the girl that never loved nor was loved

Y en sus ojos siempre el dolor existió

And in her eyes there was always pain

y todo fue porque en su niñez

all because when she was young,

un malpa' la violó y ella se vengó

a bastard raped her and she took her revenge

Y confundió el amor

And she confused love

fue una bala lo que entró en su corazón

it was a bullet that entered her heart

nunca jamás lloró

She never cried again

y en su alma siempre un llanto se escuchó

and her soul was always heard weeping

De tantos que mató

Of the many she killed,

uno vino mal herido y se vengó

one came back badly wounded and took his revenge

Rosario así murió

Rosario died like that

y en el cementerio nadie la lloró

and in the cemetery no one cried for her

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