El Día Que Artigas Se Emborrachó

My authority is your sister
And she leaves my sovereign presence

The day Artigas got drunk
He did any mistake like a good gentleman
But as no book ever told it
That's why I'm going to grab it and tell you about it now

The general explained with his tongue tied
What color was he going to use on his flag?
White and red in honor of the wine I drank
And blue because of the drunk I got afterward

And he got drunk, because the war was lost
And he got drunk, because someone betrayed him
He got drunk, and the country thanked him

We arrived at Ayuí with the eastern exodus
Our general was shouting while making esses
And a countryman warned him: But you are in trouble
This is not Ayui, don't you see that it is Miguelete?

He arrived at Hervidero and before tripping
He asked what time the Banda Oriental played
He took a bicarbonate of soda and then burped it out
And he called that people Purification

And he got drunk, because the war was lost
And he got drunk, because someone betrayed him
He got drunk, and the country thanked him

That day he left about ten women pregnant
He married his cousin who was half retarded
He told Posadas: Grab it, it's growing
And he vomited on the instructions of the year thirteen

Drunk up to his knees he said: I like that Chinese girl
And in reality it was none other than the black Ansina
He hit Lavalleja who wanted to explain to him
But the problem only went away in Paraguay

He got drunk, because the war was lost
And he got drunk, because someone betrayed him
He got drunk, and the country thanked him

He got drunk, because the war was lost
And he got drunk, because someone betrayed him
He got drunk, and the country thanked him

Waiter!
A whiskey for the defeated!