La Cucaracha
Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan Lyrics


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Darbelio
¿Quién es el animalito más bonito?
Ay Pepe, pues la cucaracha
Pues, cántasela, cántasela bonito

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marihuana que fumar

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marihuana que fumar

Con las barbas de Carranza
Voy a hacer una toquilla
Pa' ponersela al sombrero
Del señor Francisco Villa

Con las barbas de Carranza
Voy a hacer una toquilla
Pa' ponersela al sombrero
Del señor Francisco Villa

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marihuana que fumar

Qué bonita cucaracha
Para echarme una bailada
Empezando por la noche
Hasta allá en la madrugada

Qué bonita cucaracha
Para echarme una bailada
Empezando por la noche
Hasta allá en la madrugada

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marihuana que fumar

Ya murió la cucaracha
Ya la llevan a enterrar
Entre cuatro zopilotes
Y uno que otro gavilán

Ya murió la cucaracha
Ya la llevan a enterrar
Entre cuatro zopilotes
Y uno que otro gavilán

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marihuana que fumar

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar




Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marihuana que fumar

Overall Meaning

The song La Cucaracha, performed by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, tells the story of a cockroach that cannot walk because it lacks marijuana to smoke. The original version of this song appeared in the early 1900s, during the Mexican Revolution, when a common topic of discussion was the distribution and use of marijuana by soldiers. The lyrics reflect the political and cultural atmosphere of the time, as they comment on the state of the revolution, the popular figures of the era, and even the perceived beauty of a cockroach.


The song also references two important historical figures from the Mexican Revolution, Venustiano Carranza and Francisco Villa, by mentioning their physical attributes. Additionally, it paints a picture of the party or gathering where the singer and the cockroach meet, and it even concludes with a description of the cockroach's funeral procession.


Line by Line Meaning

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán begins their song by repeating the title, 'La Cucaracha.'


Ya no puede caminar
The cockroach can no longer walk.


Porque no tiene, porque le falta
The reason for the cockroach's inability to walk is because it is lacking something.


Marihuana que fumar
The cockroach cannot walk because it lacks marijuana, which it smokes.


Con las barbas de Carranza
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán now changes to a humorous and satirical tone, singing about using the beard of Carranza, a revolutionary general, for something unexpected.


Voy a hacer una toquilla
They plan to make a shawl out of Carranza's beard.


Pa' ponersela al sombrero
This shawl will then be used to decorate the hat of Francisco Villa, another influential revolutionary figure.


Del señor Francisco Villa
Francisco Villa is the owner of the hat that the decorated shawl will be placed on.


Qué bonita cucaracha
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán praises the beauty of the cockroach.


Para echarme una bailada
This beautiful cockroach would be perfect for dancing.


Empezando por la noche
The singing continues, encouraging dancing that begins at night.


Hasta allá en la madrugada
The dancing should continue until dawn breaks.


Ya murió la cucaracha
The song takes a dark turn, with news of the cockroach's death.


Ya la llevan a enterrar
The cockroach is now being taken to its grave.


Entre cuatro zopilotes
Four vultures are present at the burial.


Y uno que otro gavilán
The burial is also attended by one or two hawks.




Writer(s): Warren

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@kkskbsknya

La cucaracha! La cucaracha!
I just want some burrito!
Put on some onions, put on some pasta
What the fucking hell is this?!

Now my burrito is all messed up
I'll just buy some burrito..
But I don't have that much money..
I guess I'll borrow some..



@jor4114

Swing music. Jazz. PHOOEY!
Ah, bubashiskas. How different in my native village. Soft music. Violins. The happy people sitting on their balalaykas, playing their samovars.
And then, there was cucaracha. Ah, cucaracha... So round, so firm, so fully packed, so easy on the throttle.
They would sing to me a little gypsy love song, like this... Listen...



CUCARAAAAAAAAAAAAACHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
CUCARACHA! CUCARACHA! HOO HOO HOO HOOO!
CUCARACHA CUCARACHA! HOOHOOHOOHOOHOOHOOHOO!!



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