Juan Luis Guerra "El Niagara En Bicicleta" lyrics

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El Niagara En Bicicleta

Me dio una sirimba un domingo en la mañanacuando menos lo pensabacaí­ redondo, como una guanabana, sobre la alcantarillasera la presion o me ha subido la bilirrubina

Y me entro la calenturay me fui poniendo blanco como bola (d)e naftaliname llevaron a un hospital de gente (supuestamente)en la Emergencia, el recepcionista escuchaba la lotería(¡treinta mil pesos!)

¡Alguien se apiade de mi!grité perdiendo el sentidoy una enfermera se acerco a mi oreja y me dijo:“Tranquilo, Bobby, tranquilo”

Me acarició con sus manos de Ben Gay y me dijo:“¿Que le pasa, atleta?”y le conté con lujo de detalles lo que me había sucedido

Hay que chequearte la presionpero la sala esta ocupada y, mi queridoen este hospital no hay luz para un electrocardiograma

Abrí los ojos como luna llena y me agarré la cabezaporque es muy duropasar el Nicagara en bicicleta

No me digan que los medicos se fueronno me digan que no tienen anestesiano me digan que el alcohol se lo bebierony que el hilo de coserfue bordado en un mantel

No me digan que las pinzas se perdieronque el estetoscopio está de fiestaque los rayos X se fundierony que el suero ya se usópara endulzar el café

Me apoyé de sus hombros como un cojo a su muletay le dije: “¿Que hago, princesa?”y en un papel de receta me escribió muy dulcemente:(mi princesa, ¿que va a ser de mi­?, uh…)“Lo siento, atleta”

Me acarició con sus manos de Ben Gay y siguió su destinoy oí claramente cuando dijo a otro paciente:“Tranquilo, Bobby, tranquilo”

Bajé los ojos a media asta y me agarré la cabezaporque es muy duropasar el Niagara en bicicleta

No me digan que los medicos se fueronno me digan que no tienen anestesiano me digan que el alcohol se lo bebierony que el hilo de coserfue bordado en un mantel

No me digan que las pinzas se perdieronque el estetoscopio esta de fiestaque los rayos X se fundierony que el suero ya se usópara endulzar el café

[Improv.]

No me digan que me va cayendode tanto dolorno me digan que las aspirinascambian de color

No me digan que me van pariendoque le falta amorno me digan que le está latiendo, oh no…daaaaaaamn

Niagara Falls on a Bicycle

One Sunday morning, I faintedwhen I was least expecting itI fell fell in a heap, like a soursop fruit, over the sewer grateMaybe it's my blood pressure, or maybe my bilirubin level went up

And I got a feverand I started turning white, like a mothballthey took me to a general hospital (supposedly)and in the emergency room, the receptionist was listening to the lottery numbers("thirty thousand pesos!")

"Someone take pity on me!"I shouted, losing consciousness,and a nurse came up and whispered in my ear:“Be calm, kid, be calm”

She stroked me with her hands like Ben Gay and said:"What happened to you, buddy?"and I told her, with a wealth of detail, what had occurred.

"We need to check your blood pressure,but the room is occupied, and, my dear,in this hospital there's no power for an EKG."

I opened my eyes like a full moon and I put my head in my handsbecause it's very toughto cross Niagara Falls on a bicycle

Don't tell me the doctors leftDon't tell me they don't have anesthesiaDon't tell me they drank the rubbing alcoholand that the thread for stitcheswas embroidered into a tablecloth

Don't tell me they lost the forceps,that the stethoscope is out partying,that the X-rays melted,that the serum was already usedto sweeten the coffee

I used her shoulders like a lame man uses his crutchand I said: "What do I do, sweetie?"and on a prescription she wrote very sweetly:"I'm sorry, buddy"

She stroked me with her hands like Ben Gay and then went on her wayand I clearly heard her say to another patient:“Be calm, kid, be calm”

I lowered my eyes to half mast and put my head in my handsbecause it's very toughto cross Niagara Falls on a bicycle

Don't tell me the doctors leftDon't tell me they don't have anesthesiaDon't tell me they drank the rubbing alcoholand that the thread for stitcheswas embroidered into a tablecloth

Don't tell me they lost the forceps,that the stethoscope is out partying,that the X-rays melted,that the serum was already usedto sweeten the coffee

[Improv.]

Don't tell me I'm falling downfrom so much painDon't tell me the aspirinschange color

Don't tell me that they're thinking of me,that they're missing loveDon't tell me that it's beating for him, oh no...

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