El Diablo Suelto
Gualberto Ibarreta
The Loose Devil
Get yourself together boy, the devil is loose around there
And he carries among his horns Ruperto's son
They call him Lucifer, Mandinga, they give him various names
They say they've seen him in Carora, they say they've seen him in San Juan
Take the royal palm cross without hesitation, start praying
Grab a handful of salt also holy water
And don't start trembling, whimpering with nothing else to do
Because the devil's pleasure is to scare you and make you run
Don't think you can scare him away with rum and tobacco
Because that devil likes to drink and smoke
Run, jump, leap, the loose devil can catch you