El Charapo
LEGADO 7 Lyrics
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Porque el tiempo no avisa cuando va llegar
Sa señora la que todo te lo quita
Este corrido ya no lo vas a escuchar
No esta el charapo
Su cuerno lo dejo por siempre recargado
En la pared
Falsos amigos
La finiquera donde aguato me paseaba
Con una super o una factor especial
En una ram o en una hilton alterada
Bien cargado por la brecha me veian pasar
Fuimos polleros y delos buenos
Con mi primo y tambien con mi carnal
Con el alfredo
Brinca rafita in toqueson quemabamos pa relajar
Como olvidarme de aquella turbo ocacion
Como coladera que el bajador quedo
Cuantas veces el bolido no despego
Para buscarme lero nunca me encontro...
(((Musica)))
Los tstuajes en su cuerpo salieron caros
En la prision todos los tuvo que ganar
Les di un poquito de mi tiempo a los gabachos
Estube preso tambien en apatzingan
A mis pollitos
Se los encargo pa que sean gallos tambien como su apa
Por buen camino
Les quitare lad piedras con las que yo solia tropezar
Para mi gente aqui les dejo mi legado
Lo que paso nadie lo a podido aclarar
Que me recuerden con el R en la mano
La revolver plateada no puede faltar
Primo charapo
Tu primo chuche por siempre te va extrañar
Fue al tiro al blanco
Aquel 50 ya no lo va detonar
Recuerdos de otra ocacion
Una R descargo
En el pecho a un bajador
Esto en phonix sucedio...
The song "El Charapo" by LEGADO 7 begins with a message to live life at a moderate speed as time is unpredictable and one must cherish every moment. The singer introduces the character Señora, who takes everything away from him, and informs the listener that they won't hear this corrido (Mexican ballad) again. The lyrics continue to describe how the Charapo left his horn forever charged on the wall, and how the singer couldn't defend himself against the false friends who betrayed him.
The song continues with memories of the Charapo cruising around in his finely tuned car, and of when they were successful "polleros" (smugglers). However, the lyrics also reveal that the Charapo had to earn his tattoos in prison and he was incarcerated in Apatzingan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacan. The singer then talks about how he will leave a legacy for his kids and advises them to avoid the pitfalls he faced. The singer ends the song by stating that they want to remember the Charapo with a revolver in hand.
Overall, the song "El Charapo" mourns the loss of the main character, while reflecting on moments of his life and how he impacted others. The song also serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting the dangers and consequences of certain experiences while encouraging listeners to make better choices.
Line by Line Meaning
Hay que vivir la vida sin llevarla aprisa
Life should be lived without rushing because time doesn't warn you when it's coming
Porque el tiempo no avisa cuando va llegar
Because time doesn't warn you when it's coming
Sa señora la que todo te lo quita
It's the woman who takes everything from you
Este corrido ya no lo vas a escuchar
You won't hear this corrido anymore
No esta el charapo
The charapo isn't here
Su cuerno lo dejo por siempre recargado
He left his horn forever loaded on the wall
En la pared
On the wall
Falsos amigos
Fake friends
Los perros chuecos me pusieron no me pude defender.
The crooked dogs put me down and I couldn't defend myself.
La finiquera donde aguato me paseaba
The place I hung out at the finiquera (club)
Con una super o una factor especial
With a super or a special factor (car models)
En una ram o en una hilton alterada
In a ram or an altered hilton (car models)
Bien cargado por la brecha me veian pasar
Fully loaded, they saw me pass through the gap
Fuimos polleros y delos buenos
We were smugglers, and good ones
Con mi primo y tambien con mi carnal
With my cousin, and also with my brother
Con el alfredo
With Alfredo
Brinca rafita in toqueson quemabamos pa relajar
We burned in toqueson for a little fun
Como olvidarme de aquella turbo ocacion
How could I forget that turbo occasion
Como coladera que el bajador quedo
Like a sieve, the shooter was left behind
Cuantas veces el bolido no despego
How many times the car didn't take off
Para buscarme lero nunca me encontro...
He never found me, even when he was looking
Los tstuajes en su cuerpo salieron caros
The tattoos on his body were expensive
En la prision todos los tuvo que ganar
In prison, he had to earn them all
Les di un poquito de mi tiempo a los gabachos
I gave some of my time to the gabachos (Americans)
Estube preso tambien en apatzingan
I was also in prison in Apatzingán
A mis pollitos
To my little chicks
Se los encargo pa que sean gallos tambien como su apa
I entrusted them to become roosters like their father
Por buen camino
On the right path
Les quitare lad piedras con las que yo solia tropezar
I will remove the stones that I used to stumble upon for them
Para mi gente aqui les dejo mi legado
For my people, here is my legacy
Lo que paso nadie lo a podido aclarar
No one has been able to clarify what happened
Que me recuerden con el R en la mano
Remember me with the R in my hand
La revolver plateada no puede faltar
The silver revolver cannot be missing
Primo charapo
Cousin Charapo
Tu primo chuche por siempre te va extrañar
Your cousin Chuche will always miss you
Fue al tiro al blanco
He went to target practice
Aquel 50 ya no lo va detonar
He won't detonate that .50 anymore
Recuerdos de otra ocacion
Memories of another occasion
Una R descargo
An R unloaded
En el pecho a un bajador
In the chest of a shooter
Esto en phonix sucedio...
This happened in Phoenix...
Contributed by Chase G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.