This song is available on Susan Peña's Favorites: Songs in Spanish and English.
Bonito el caballo que tiene Nicolás,
Camina pa’ delante, camina pa’ atrás
Bonito el caballo que tiene Nicolás,
Camina pa’ delante, camina pa’ atrás
(coro)
Colás, Colás, Colás y Nicolás,
Por mucho que te quiero
y el mal pago que me das,
Si quieres, si puedes, si no, tu me dirás,
Ay, ¡Qué bonito baila la mujer de Nicolás!
Bonita la glorieta que en Veracruz está,
Rodeada de muchachas,
en medio, Nicolás
Bonita la glorieta que en Veracruz está,
Rodeada de muchachas,
en medio, Nicolás
(coro)
Amada Margarita, mujer de don Simón,
quisiera que comiera
los tamales de ratón,
Amada Margarita, mujer de don Simón,
quisiera que comiera
los tamales de ratón,
(coro)
English Translation:
Pretty horse that Nicholas has,
It walks forward, it walks back.
Chorus:
Nick, Nick, Nick and Nicholas,
For as much as I love you,
The bad treatment that you give me.
If you want, if you can, if not, you’ll say,
How beautifully Nicholas’ wife dances!
Pretty bandstand that is in Veracruz,
Surrounded by girls,
And Nicholas in the middle.
Beloved Margarita, Don Simón’s wife,
She wanted him to eat
Rat tamales.
This song is available on Susan Peña's Favorites: Songs in Spanish and English.
