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Saturday, June 29, 2024
Paquita la del Barrio - Rata de dos patas (Lyrics in Spanish/English)
Francisca
Viveros Barradas (born April 2, 1947), most-known professionally as Paquita
la del Barrio (Paquita from the neighborhood), is a Mexican singer,
songwriter, and actress. She is a Grammy-nominated performer of rancheras,
boleros and other traditional and contemporary Mexican musical genres.
Paquita’s
catalogue of songs usually take a feminist stance against Mexico's sexist and
“macho” male culture and attitudes, often pointing the finger at the men in her
lyrics for causing problems in relationships, and generally making them out to
be “tontos y bobos” (clowns and fools). This has made her especially popular
among female audiences.
In an
interview in 2008, with The Miami Herald, Paquita said, "I am defending
women. It is very important. I am a woman. I speak of my experiences." Her
best-known song is "Rata de dos patas" (English: "Two-legged
rat"), in which she compares an ex-lover to a variety of vermin and other
untrustworthy animals, including bugs and “goddamn cockroaches”.
RATA DE DOS PATAS Rata inmunda, Animal rastrero, Escoria de la vida, Adefesio mal hecho. Infrahumano, Espectro del infierno, Maldita sabandija, Cuánto daño me has hecho. Alimaña, Culebra ponzoñosa, Deshecho de la vida, Te odio y te desprecio. Rata de dos patas, Te estoy hablando a ti, Porque un bicho rastrero, Aun siendo el más
maldito, Comparado contigo, Se queda muy chiquito. Maldita sanguijuela, Maldita cucaracha, Que infectas donde picas, Que hieres y que matas. Alimaña, Culebra ponzoñosa, Deshecho de la vida, Te odio y te desprecio. Rata de dos patas, Te estoy hablando a ti, Porque un bicho rastrero, Aun siendo el más
maldito, Comparado contigo, Se queda muy chiquito. Me estás oyendo inútil, Hiena del infierno, Cuánto te odio y te
desprecio. Maldita sanguijuela, Maldita cucaracha, Que infectas donde picas, Que hieres y que matas. Alimaña, Culebra ponzoñosa, Deshecho de la vida, Te odio y te desprecio. Rata de dos patas, Te estoy hablando a ti, Porque un bicho rastrero, Aun siendo el más
maldito, Comparado contigo, Se queda muy chiquito.
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