Bochincho Lyrics Translation in English

Num bochincho certafeita

In a lively gathering

Fui chegando de curioso

I arrived out of curiosity

Que o vicio e que nem sarnoso

They say that the vice is like scabies

Nunca para e nem se ajeita

It never stops and never settles

Baile de gente direita

Dance of upright people

Vi de pronto que nao era

I soon saw that it wasn't

Na noite de primavera

In the spring night

Gaguejava a voz de um tango

The voice of a tango stuttered

E eu sou louco por fandango

And I'm crazy about a fandango

Que nem pinto por quirera"

Like a chicken for cornmeal

Chinocas de todo o porte

Girls of all sizes

E gauderios do queixo roxo

And purple-jawed cowboys

Corria um bochincho froucho

A loose gathering was going on

Naquela noite de julho

On that July night

E a nao ser pelo barulho

And except for the noise

Da velha gaita manheira

Of the old melodeon

So se ouvia a tinideira

All that could be heard was the clinking

De esporas no pedregulho

Of spurs on the rocky ground

Meu pingo mascava o freio

My horse chewed on the bit

Num palanque da ramada

On a fence rail in the ramada

Pateando de cola atada

Stomping with tied tail

Pois sempre fui previnido

Because I've always been cautious

Em pagos desconhecido

In unknown places

Nao me descuido por nada

I don't neglect anything

Voltava de uma tropeada

I was returning from a cattle drive

E ali me achava entretido

And there I was, entertained

Marca vem e marca vai

Brands come and brands go

E a cordeona resmungava

And the accordion grumbled

Mas tinha um indio que olhava

But there was an Indian who looked

Demais, pra minha chinoca

Too much, at my girl

Lagarto que sai da toca

A lizard leaving its hole

Quer chumbo, diz o ditado

As the saying goes, wants lead

E eu me paro embodocado

And I stand there stunned

Quando um olhar me provoca

When a glance provokes me

Me rasgaram a bombacha

They tore my baggy pants

E me esfiaparam todo o pala

And shredded my poncho

Mas fiquei dono da sala

But I owned the room

E antes que clareasse o dia

And before the day broke

Vi o ultimo que fugia

I saw the last one fleeing

Num zaino mouro de em pelo

On a dark bay with a short coat

Mas deixaram pra sinuelo

But they left for the wrangler

A china que eu mais queria

The girl I cared for the most