Camioncito Flecha Roja
Camioncito Flecha Roja
Little Red Arrow Bus
no te lleves a mi amor,
don't take away my love,
mira como me dejas
look how you leave me
hecho pedazos el corazón.
made into pieces my heart
Ya sonó la campanada
Already the bell has sounded
hecha a andar ese motor,
that motor has turned on
revisa bien esos frenos,
check well those brakes,
también tu acelerador.
also your accelerator.
Ay, chofercito malora
Ay, wicked little driver
cuida mucho ese camión,
take much care of that bus,
no sea que vaya a estrellarse
it can't be that you will go and crash
y ahí muera mi ilusión.
and there dies my illusion.
Camioncito Flecha Roja
Little Red Arrow Bus
no te vayas por el sol,
don't you go in the sun,
vete por toda la orilla
you go all along the edge
de ese rió murmurador.
of that murmuring river.
Una tristeza muy grande
A great sadness
envuelve a mi corazón,
envelopes my heart
no se si cuando estés lejos
I don't know if when you are away
tu te olvides de mi amor.
you forget about my love.
Ya nomás la polvadera
Already only the dust
le veo a ese camión.
I see of that bus.
Camioncito Flecha Roja
Little Red Arrow Bus
vuelve pronto con mi amor.
return soon with my love.
No se te olvide, amorcito,
Do not forget, little love
que me dejas en la estación;
that you leave me in the station;
regresa pronto a mis brazos
return soon to my arms
a calmar este dolor.
to calm this pain.
Raful Krayem, the composer of this song, was one of the founders of the first commercial radio station in Mexico and Camioncita Flecha Roja was a hit back in the 1930s. It came to be a popular song in Chile and in parts of Central America.
In this year, 2009, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, México
celebrates the 100th annicversary of the birth of Raful Krayem
To can hear this song performed by veteran Taxco musicians >
http://artcamp.com.mx/musicofguerrero/'page_id=116
2 Answers
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mira cómo me dejas
look how you leave me
[del]h[/del]echa a andar ese motor,
that motor has turned on
Thanks!
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mira cómo me dejas
look how you leave me
[del]h[/del]echa a andar ese motor,
that motor has turned on
