The vito | <i>An old woman is worth a real</i>

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

El vito

(Sung text for setting by J. Nin)

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Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Una vieja vale un real
y una muchacha dos cuartos,
y yo, como soy tan pobre
me voy a lo más barato.

Con el vito, vito, vito,
con el vito, vito, va.
No me haga 'usté' cosquillas,
que me pongo 'colorá'.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1, 2 (lines 1-4) of the original text.

Composition:

Joaquín Nin y Castellanos

Veinte cantos populares españoles

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "The vito", subtitle: "Canción popular. Madrid ", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le vito", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ted Perry , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Laura Stanfield Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 95

The vito

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Nin)

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Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

An old woman is worth a real 
and a young girl two cuartos,
and I, you know, I’m so poor
I’m going for the cheapest.

With the vito, vito, vito,
with the vito, vito, it goes.
Don’t you tickle me,
I’ll turn ‘red’.
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Subtitle: "Canción popular. Madrid "

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1, 2 (lines 1-4) of the original text.

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a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-31
Line count: 18
Word count: 107