Morcillo Lopez [English translation]

I'm Morcillo Lopez

and I'll tell you my story,

it happened that:

I was walking one day,

through my beautiful Montevideo,

I was sucking a bitter mate1

and eating buñuelos2,

when a couple of guys

got down of a limousine,

they beat me up

they kicked me in

and the thermos was bashed,

They yelled me deserter, in an accent,

that made me nervous,

they showed me a photograph

of a russian astronaut,

the guy was identical like me,

and I said "bye bye, you confused me"

with my violet bag

I went in a plane

to Russia full of dread.

Morcillo Lopez keep telling your story,

Morcillo Lopez, you are already in the glory,

because you made a great deed, like none,

to be the first Uruguayan on the moon.

As soon as we arrived they went,

they put me in the rocket,

while I was trying to explain them

I wasn't that guy,

and just think a moment ago I was dreaming,

of a Jamaican beach,

I didn't want to go to space,

cause I knew that I'd fare

worse than Laika the dog.

And then they turned on the engines (yes),

and the ship lifted off (no),

I wouldn't know to explain (yes)

my state of frenzy (no), yes,

there was an instruction book,

but it was all in russian,

and I had to sort out

with what the boss lady

put in my violet bag.

Morcillo Lopez keep telling your story,

Morcillo Lopez, you are already in the glory,

because you made a great deed, like none,

to be the first Uruguayan on the moon.

The boss lady put (ain't it ironic),

a bit of Russian salad 3,

and some wind that was getting in,

I covered with a CUTCSA bus ticket,

if fuel was running out, I put

some grappa 4 in the tank,

and a lever that didn't work,

I fixed it using the grease

of a torta frita5.

If a meteorite was coming,

I threw a sandal at it,

and for not let it fly

I tied the thermos between my legs,

because of the gravity I only could

drink mate with yerba AUXANA.

and on the radio that talked to me

in the heights was playing

the Araca la cana's6 casette.

Morcillo Lopez keep telling your story,

Morcillo Lopez, you are already in the glory,

because you made a great deed, like none,

to be the first Uruguayan on the moon.

I thought I saw a graffiti that said,

that Gardel was born in the moon,

but with the handle I was

like a PLUNA plane pilot,

so when I landed on the moon, I said,

the boss lady has betrayed me,

because the only flag

I had to nail

was the Peñarol flag.7

Morcillo Lopez keep telling your story,

Morcillo Lopez, you are already in the glory,

because you made a great deed, like none,

to be the first Uruguayan on the moon.

And yes, friends, ladies and gentlemen

who marginalize this Momo scenario,

Morcillo Lopez leaves.

But this won't be a goodbye,

but a good riddance,

because the cuarteto,

the cuarteto in his bullet train,

leaves too.

And don't forget that for booking calls

you must call the number 099 663 514.

And like the joyful bunch of kids

I leave too.

FUCK OFF.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bu%C3%B1uelo3. Olivier Salad4. a typical alcoholic drink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappa5. A snack made with fried grease6. Murga group7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1arol

• Artist:El Cuarteto de Nos
• Album:El Tren Bala (1996)