Qué pasa en el cementerio
What's going on at the cemetery
que está todo tan inquieto.
that all is so troubled.
Ya nadie duerme tranquilo
Nobody sleeps calmly
ya no hay paz para los muertos
the dead can't rest in peace
Porque dicen que las flores
Because they say
están desapareciendo.
that flowers are disappearing.
El ramo de flores de Chacarita
The Chacarita's flower bouquet
se lo afana el funebrero
is stolen by the undertaker
se lo regala a su chica
he gifts it to his girl
y ella le dice te quiero.
and she says I love you
Fueron a la cocheria
They went to the undertaker's
para poder arrestarlo
to arrest him
porque fueron demasiados
because were so many
los vecinos que contaron
the neighbors who told
que además de robar flores
that besides robbing flowers
vende cajones usados.
he sells used coffins
Llora triste y sin consuelo
The undertaker's girlfriend
la novia del funebrero.
cries alone without consolation
Ahora las flores robadas
Now she sells at the cemetery
las vende en el cementerio
all the stolen flowers
para pagar la fianza
to pay the bail
de su novio que está preso.
of his boyfriend in jail