El Lapiz
Los Hermanos Rosario Lyrics


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Bonifacio se encuentra borracho visitando al compadre facundo bonifacio se encuentra borracho visitando al compadre facundo la comadre llorosa le dice compadrito se me cabar el mundo la comadre llorosa le dice compadrito se me acaba el mundo
Bonifacio mirando al compadre con la vuelta de la mano en la cara bonifacio mirando al compadre con la vuelta de la mano en la cara doy un libro y comienza a rezarle y es un libro de la escuela primaria
Doy un libro y comienza a rezarle y es un libro de la escuela primeriaaaaaa
yo tengo un lapiz dame el lapiz el lapiz es mio que un tiene mi lapiz
eh dame el lapiz
hay rumba rumba rumba rumbaguero
hay bongo bongo bongo bongosero
hay rumba rumba rumba rumbaguero
hay bongo bongo bongo bongosero.
hay rumba rumba rumba rumba rumba rumba rumbaaaaa
dame el lapiz el lapiz es mio ese es mi lapiz ese es mi lapiz
y facundo llamando a belinda con la voz que se me dana oido
y facundo llamando a belinda con la voz que se me dana el oido
coro
porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
ese lapiz es tu yo o mio a mi me importa un camino
coro
porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
y yo no quiero piedra en mi camino
coro
porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
coro
trankilo
trankilo
trankilo
trankilo
trankilo
trankilo




trankilo
trankilo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Los Hermanos Rosario's song El Lapiz tell the story of Bonifacio, who is drunk and visiting his friend Facundo. The comadre, or the wife of Facundo, is crying and says to Bonifacio "se me acaba el mundo," which translates to "my world is falling apart." Bonifacio, looking at Facundo with a slap on his face, pulls out a book and begins to pray with it, which is revealed to be a primary school book. Then, the chorus begins with someone asking for a pencil and repeatedly saying, "Dame el lapiz, el lapiz es mío, ¿Quién tiene mi lapiz?" or "Give me the pencil, the pencil is mine, who has my pencil?"


As the song progresses, there is a lot of back and forth about the pencil, with various characters claiming it as their own. Belinda is even called in to mediate the situation. Throughout the song, the chorus repeats the request, "por favor devuelva el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo," which means "please give back the pencil and let me die peacefully." The final line of the song is "y yo no quiero piedra en mi camino," or "and I don't want a stone in my way," which suggests that the pencil symbolizes something important.


Overall, the song is a humorous and lighthearted take on a tense situation. It reflects the importance of small things in our lives and how they can cause conflicts and misunderstandings.


Line by Line Meaning

Bonifacio se encuentra borracho visitando al compadre facundo bonifacio se encuentra borracho visitando al compadre facundo
Bonifacio is drunk and visiting his friend, Facundo while he is also drunk.


la comadre llorosa le dice compadrito se me cabar el mundo la comadre llorosa le dice compadrito se me acaba el mundo
The crying godmother is telling Bonifacio that her world is ending.


Bonifacio mirando al compadre con la vuelta de la mano en la cara bonifacio mirando al compadre con la vuelta de la mano en la cara
Bonifacio is looking at Facundo with his hand on his face.


doy un libro y comienza a rezarle y es un libro de la escuela primeriaaaaaa
Bonifacio gives Facundo a school book and begins to pray with him.


yo tengo un lapiz dame el lapiz el lapiz es mio que un tiene mi lapiz eh dame el lapiz
Someone is demanding a pencil even though they already have one, claiming ownership.


hay rumba rumba rumba rumbaguero hay bongo bongo bongo bongosero hay rumba rumba rumba rumbaguero hay bongo bongo bongo bongosero.
This line repeats a rhythm or beat of rumba, and bongo drums.


hay rumba rumba rumba rumba rumba rumba rumbaaaaa dame el lapiz el lapiz es mio ese es mi lapiz ese es mi lapiz
The rhythm repeats, and someone is again demanding a pencil while claiming ownership.


y facundo llamando a belinda con la voz que se me dana oido y facundo llamando a belinda con la voz que se me dana el oido
Facundo is calling out to Belinda loudly enough to be heard.


porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo porfavor devuelvale el lapiz y dejeme morir trankilo
Someone is pleading for the pencil to be returned, so they can die in peace.


ese lapiz es tu yo o mio a mi me importa un camino
Someone doesn't care who the pencil belongs to.


y yo no quiero piedra en mi camino
The singer doesn't want any obstacles in their way.


trankilo trankilo trankilo trankilo trankilo trankilo trankilo trankilo
The word 'tranquilo' is repeated multiple times, probably to calm everyone down.




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