A Cocky Fellow (El puntúo)
This
"Los de Chacabuco" was founded and directed by Ángel Parra. Its members were: Víctor Canto, Ángel Cereceda Parra (Ángel Parra), Luis Cifuentes, Marcelo Concha, Luis Corvalán Márquez, Antonio González, Manuel Ipinza, Ernesto Parra, Julio Vega and Ricardo Yocelewski.
This cueca was secretly recorded in Chacabuco by Alberto Corvalán Castillo, son of the
The recording was made from underneath a wooden stage built by the prisoners. The cassette recorder was provided by a guard in the concentration camp. The cassette tape was taken from the camp by Ángel Parra and was initially released on vinyl in Italy between 1974 and 1975. Ángel Parra also included this cueca in his album Pisagua + Chacabuco, published in Chile in 2003.
The lyrics may be difficult to understand since they partly refer to concentration camp folklore, but also because they mock the soldiers subtly enough for them not to notice.
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Published on: 17 December 2014
Clandestine recording made by political prisoners in Chacabuco in 1974.
cuz I’m such a good person
that's good, said my old man
so you get to see the area
So I came to Chacabuco.
On the airplane, I came
like a puppet
although they didn’t serve me
a dry Martini.
A dry Martini, oh yes
not that I was about to escape
but they wouldn’t let me
climb on the
Climb on the tank, oh yes,
don’t know what’s going on,
they say I’m hauling with me
the entire
The entire plaza, oh yes
it shouldn’t surprise you
let's try a bit harder
with the
With the parcels, oh yes
I’m looking my best for the mayor
at home I’ve already got
almost ten
Almost ten buckets, oh yes
who would have said it
I’ve already got perks
at the
At the supplies store, oh yes
don’t get scared of me
I’ve already made friends
with the commander.
With the commander, oh yes
don’t you get too excited
because I'm one of the judges
on the
Let's get cracking, I'm getting plump
I'm with the
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