I don't know how to translate this...

Question

Dear all,

Can anybody offer me a translation to this text? I particularly do not understand how to translate "mala púa" and "recera nuestro ser" correctly.

No es mala púa el vejestorio. ¡Ja Ja Ja! Ya se fué de aqui el gazapo engañando a su muger; Viva el Duque parrandero que recrea nuestro ser.

Thank you very much!

Answer 1

The old fogey is not a bad poke (as in bed ) Ha Ha Ha ! The young rabbit he's gone already, having cheated on his wife ( with me ) Long live the Duke of partying, he entertains our lives.

I think that captures the spirit f this.. - annierats, Mar 27, 2013

Answer 2

No es mala púa el vejestorio. ¡Ja Ja Ja! Ya se fué de aqui el gazapo engañando a su muger; Viva el Duque parrandero que recrea nuestro ser.

I read this as follows,

It's not wrong that ancient cutting remark (púa - barb). Laugh out loud. That young rabbit cheating on his wife has already left. Long live the gadabout Duke who recreates what we are.

Eddie, I hope it means something to the person who wrote it because eeven with the translation it means little in English it is too crytic - FELIZ77, Mar 27, 2013

Answer 3

It looks to me like there are some spelling mistakes in the phrase.

No es mala púa el vejestorio. ¡Ja Ja Ja! Ya se fué de aqui el gazapo engañando a su muger; Viva el Duque parrandero que recrea nuestro ser.

It's not a bad pick up.. viejestorio (old story) ha ha he was from here winning your woman. The last part looks like something about living like a duke. I think recrea might be some kind of misspelling of a verb tense of receta, If that is the case I might translate that as you should live like you are royalty and that is the recommendation to be..

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By the way, good luck with your woman.

Answer 4

...it recreates our being.....

Answer 5

Thank you so much Gohern, Coolclay, Eddy, Albert-fabrik, Feliz77, Annierats, llamalovers000! I am glad to have so many people from another continent to help me out! Actually I should explain the context of these sentences. I am trying to figure out the culture reflects from a play, and these are the concluding phrases of the handwritten script I got from Spain. My Spanish is limited, but I guess the whole work is about a Duke pawns his title of Duchy in order to get enough money for his merrymaking life. At night, the Duke tells lie to his wife that he visit a friend, but actually he goes to a fandango party in a slum. Yet the his wife realizes this. A woman from the slum concludes this play with the phrases I quoted above, after the Duke's wife takes the Duke away.

If anybody can read the whole script and offer a brief summary, I can send it to you!

Thanks again!

Answer 6

"bad pick" is mala púa. I don't know the other one though. Sorry.

Sorry, I had typo. I retype the text. Thanks! - lfchan818, Mar 27, 2013