| La mancha del pobre es deuda insalvable
| The stain of the poor is an insurmountable debt
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| Es causa perdida y todos lo saben
| It's a lost cause and everyone knows it
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| El llanto del barrio vergüenza del hombre
| The cry of the neighborhood shame of man
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| Que poquito valen los sueños del pobre
| How little are the dreams of the poor worth
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| Las cartas abiertas yo no valgo nada
| Open letters I'm worth nothing
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| Tampoco la gente que vive inclinada
| Nor do people who live inclined
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| Mas no soy esclavo ni oro ni plata
| But I am not a slave nor gold nor silver
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| En sueños soy rico herencia de raza
| In dreams I am rich heritage of race
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| Mira aquella loma es un cementerio
| Look at that hill, it's a cemetery
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| Es donde terminan los sueños del pobre
| It's where the dreams of the poor end
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| Y a seis pies a bajo no se mide en plata
| And six feet under is not measured in silver
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| La tierra se lleva a ricos y a pobres
| The earth takes the rich and the poor
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| El que tenga un peso que cuente un amigo
| Whoever has a weight let a friend tell
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| El que tiene plata los compra por kilo
| The one who has money he buys them by the kilo
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| El que no tiene padres no es nada en la vida
| He who has no parents is nothing in life
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| Cuando esta cuando esta caído no hay quien lo bendiga
| When he is when he is down there is no one to bless him
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| Mira aquella loma es un cementerio
| Look at that hill, it's a cemetery
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| Es donde terminan los sueños del pobre
| It's where the dreams of the poor end
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| Y a seis pies a bajo no se mide en plata
| And six feet under is not measured in silver
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| La tierra se lleva a ricos y a pobres | The earth takes the rich and the poor |