A La Una
Violeta Parra
At One O'Clock
Life at one o'clock
At one o'clock I was born,
Life and at two,
At two I was baptized.
Life and at three,
At three I knew about love,
Life and at four,
At four I got married.
Life at one o'clock,
At one o'clock I was born,
One, two, three, and four,
Oh, oh, oh, five, six, zero.
That's how the cueca dance
Oh, oh, oh, the carpenters,
One, two, three, and four,
Oh, oh, oh, five, six, zero.
The carpenters, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, five, six, seven,
That's how the cueca dance
Oh, oh, oh, the meddlers.
The meddlers, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in one,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of fortune.
Of fortune, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in two,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of Juan de Dios.
Of Juan de Dios, oh, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in three,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of Juan Andrés.
Of Juan Andrés, oh, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in four,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of San Morajo.
Of San Morajo, oh, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in five,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of San Francisco.
Of San Francisco, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in six,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, that the king danced.
That the king danced, oh, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in seven,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of the poor.
Of the poor, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, let's go in eight,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of the dark-haired.
Of the dark-haired, yes,
Oh, oh, oh, Tuesdays and Thursdays,
This is the long cueca,
Oh, oh, oh, of the nineteenth.
Indeed, Tuesdays and Thursdays,
Oh, oh, oh, of the nineteenth.
