La Garrapata Lyrics in English by Juan Farfan

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Garrapata by Juan Farfan from Spanish to English.

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It is painted the same as the other had

than being a puma of the same breed

If it continues like this it will have a bad fate and

will start the pretty girl of what

serves beauty when beauty reigns

ignorance there is painted equal that

the other had to be haze of the same

race

and if you are going to have a bad fate

what to think the pretty girl of what

serves beauty when beauty reigns

ignorance yesterday the said I think it was going

of work is a motorcycle because that yes

that he loves the one who brings him the

He picks it up and takes it with whoever it is

Total in riding in the NCAA that's why

The whole body calls it the tick

newcomer all together I wanted her and

They threw them to the girls themselves

her schoolmates and work classmates

Recipes for elegance alone

Nowadays nobody wants it because of the factory and

Unfriendly

How is the world and the things of life

and how everything is in step with time

Pass that flower so beautiful and so

radiant today I find it but not

It has a clear fragrance that you are not so

old but no longer funny

because it will be that pretty women

It is very put that does not put peace

Crush one and that feels very sorry

which are the pure got a hype and

Their house of remains are spinsters and with

The dragged rope you will remember all

The days of your life

and you will hear it was for four and maracas and

The singers repeating this passage

as if tracing the paths of his childhood

The saddest thing than the years nobody

Dan Revenge

when you want to talk when with

hundred

Repentant of being a fake woman for

The roads and streets of your body

that they will shout they arrive at paw where

You left the bike and now you are pure

leg

and

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garrapata — tick

Garrapata literally means “tick,” the small parasite that clings to a person or animal. In the song, it is used as a memorable nickname for a woman who attaches herself to whoever comes near her, making the word vivid, unusual, and central to the song’s story.

“La Garrapata” tells a sharp, teasing story about a beautiful young woman whose attitude and choices turn people against her. The lyrics say, “¿De qué sirve la belleza cuando reina la ignorancia?” [What is beauty worth when ignorance rules?] She enjoys being picked up on motorcycles by whoever comes along, so people nickname her “la garrapata” [the tick], comparing her to someone who clings to others for a ride. It is a funny image, but the judgment behind it is blunt: beauty and elegance cannot make up for rude or selfish behavior.

As the years pass, the once-admired girl loses her charm and finds herself rejected by former classmates and coworkers. The song imagines a future when she regrets being false and must walk everywhere: “¿Dónde dejaste la moto y ahora estás a pura pata?” [Where did you leave the motorcycle, and now you are on foot?] “A pura pata” is an informal way to say traveling by walking, with no vehicle. The ending brings in cuatro and maracas, repeating her story like an old tale. Juan Farfán’s song is playful on the surface, yet its warning is clear: a person’s looks can attract attention, but character is what remains when time takes the shine away.

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