Saturday, September 22, 2018

LIKE JUAN CORTINA, CHELO SILVA IS SCORNED BY HISTORY

Hombres necios que acusáis a la mujer sin razon...

Everyone lauded Jose Alfredo
When he sang, stumbling drunk
About a failed love

"Me canse de decirle..."

Y que no se diga Javier,
Who would ask for a bottle of tequila before his gigs

"Exigiendo su tequila, y exigiendo su cancion..."

Y Pedro se la jugaba
Como Jorge, como borrachos
Que graciocos
que chulos pelaos

We even give a wry grin when Kristofferson nurses his hangover
"And the beer I had for breakfast
wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert...

And Sunday morning coming down...


Pero a pobre Chelo
Pura critica
A la Reina del Bolero no le tenian compación

No era bohemia, o artista
Era una piche vieja cantinera

A Americo Paredes, su movida, y esposo
Lo trataban de academico y hombre de letras 
Aunque los viejos recuerdan
Verlo pedo an la marqueta con su guitarra
Coleccionando sus corridos

Pero Chelo?
Pinche vieja congalera
Aunque llevo a Brownsville y sus canciones
A las mayores capitales del mundo

Porque?
"Pero que mal te jusge,
si te gusta la basura
pero mira que locura
pero para ti esta bien...


"Y no canto de dolor
yo no busco quien me quiera
ni pretendo financiera
que me avalen lo que soy..."

"Hombres necios que acusáis a la mujer sin razón…"

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Pues puta o no, dejó un impacto en la música, su vida personal es de ella. Tantas putas que hay y las tratan como diosas. Chelo, tu cantabas con el corazón.

Anonymous said...

History is written by people. Those people write about what they know and what they have lived. History doesn't scorn anyone.....people get left out because other people don't know about them....History in Brownsville scorns many people of note, but people in Brownsville don't know, don't care and lack the education....and that is cause for scorn.

Anonymous said...

Los pinches envidioso junto con los pinches gringos.

Anonymous said...

U-shaped tortillas invented by entrepreneur Glen Bell of Taco Bell - Can you believe this ya ni la chingan un pinche gringo invento los tacos, que mas falta??? El chorizo...

Anonymous said...

Chemo Silva was a great soulful singer and now Paquita and others attempt to take credit for her style and songs.

rita