| Hermano, no te dejes decir clase baja, no
| Brother, don't let yourself say low class, no
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| Levanta tu frente tan alto como puedas
| Raise your forehead as high as you can
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| La clase baja son esos que viven del pueblo
| The lower class are those who live from the town
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| Dando limosnas a la clase obrera
| Giving alms to the working class
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| Somos el modelo a seguir de las generaciones nuevas
| We are the role model for the new generations
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| We got to move on, we got to move
| We got to move on, we got to move
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| Las piernas de esta patria, somos los martillos y las ruedas
| The legs of this country, we are the hammers and the wheels
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| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
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| Aún no amanece y Juan Pérez sonríe en el bus
| It is not yet dawn and Juan Pérez smiles on the bus
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| Pues están a punto 'e graduarse sus dos muchachos menores
| Well, their two youngest boys are about to graduate
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| Desde hace tiempo que no compra pantalones nuevos
| I haven't bought new pants in a long time.
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| Y su único apego es la monotonía de sus labores
| And her only attachment to him is the monotony of her work
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| Juan Pérez, como otros señores a simple vista
| Juan Pérez, like other gentlemen at a glance
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| No se parece ni un poco a los pingüinos de revistas
| It doesn't look one bit like the penguins in magazines
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| Ya se notan viejos sus zapatos y ve que no le dan el trato
| His shoes are already old and he sees that they don't give him the deal
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| Que recibe el viejo del cuatro por cuatro
| That he receives the old four by four
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| Quizás porque no deja tan buenas propinas
| Maybe because he doesn't tip so well.
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| O porque no usa corbata en el restaurante
| Or because he doesn't wear a tie in the restaurant
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| Donde, por cierto, el vigilante que lo ve de abajo a arriba
| Where, by the way, the watchman who sees it from the bottom up
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| Vive a a cuatro esquinas y lo conoce de antes
| He lives four blocks away and knows him from before
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| A diario Juan vende diarios en las busetas
| Every day Juan sells newspapers in the buses
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| Mientras trata de tocarse las orejas con los labios
| While he tries to touch his ears with his lips
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| Él sabe que merece más de lo que gana
| He knows that he deserves more than he earns
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| Pero no se va a quedar en su cama esperando un cambio
| But he's not going to stay in his bed waiting for a change.
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| Hermano, no te dejes decir clase baja, no
| Brother, don't let yourself say low class, no
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| Levanta tu frente tan alto como puedas
| Raise your forehead as high as you can
|
| La clase baja son esos que viven del pueblo
| The lower class are those who live from the town
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| Dando limosnas a la clase obrera
| Giving alms to the working class
|
| Somos el modelo a seguir de las generaciones nuevas
| We are the role model for the new generations
|
| We got to move on, we got to move
| We got to move on, we got to move
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| Las piernas de esta patria, somos los martillos y las ruedas
| The legs of this country, we are the hammers and the wheels
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| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
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| Hermano, no te quedes sentado en la cama
| Brother, don't just sit on the bed
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| Que el éxito no va a tocarte la ventana
| That success is not going to touch your window
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| Sube el puño pana, que hay que sembrar árboles hoy
| Raise your fist pana, we have to plant trees today
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| Para que nuestros hijos gocen de la sombra mañana
| So that our children enjoy the shade tomorrow
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| Levanta tu espada de la dignidad y sapiencia
| Raise your sword of dignity and wisdom
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| Carga tus derechos, dispara tu fusil de conciencia
| Load your rights, shoot your conscience rifle
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| Y es que es la ignorancia la que hace a los pueblos pobres
| And it is ignorance that makes people poor
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| Y los hombres de rodillas son más rodillas que hombres
| And men on their knees are more knees than men
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| Juan Pérez es el campesino, el profesor
| Juan Pérez is the farmer, the teacher
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| El de la bodega, el heladero, cualquiera con valor
| The one from the warehouse, the ice cream man, anyone with value
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| Juan Pérez: el estudiante, el agricultor
| Juan Pérez: the student, the farmer
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| El periodista, la madre soltera o el madrugador
| The journalist, the single mother or the early riser
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| En cambio, la clase baja es la policía
| Instead, the lower class is the police
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| Que te dicen «quieto y cédula» en vez de los buenos días
| That they tell you "quiet and ID" instead of good morning
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| Igual que las arpías que para cualquier proceso
| Just like the harpies that stop any process
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| Olvidan el idioma excepto la frase «¿cuánto hay pa' eso?»
| They forget the language except for the phrase «how much is there for that?»
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| La clase más baja son los pobres de empeño
| The lowest class are the pawn poor
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| Los pobres de esperanza, de amor, de ganas y de sueños
| The poor of hope, love, desire and dreams
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| La clase baja es cualquiera que quiera
| The lower class is anyone who wants
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| Un cambio sin siquiera haber hecho algo por su bandera
| A change without even having done anything for your flag
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| Hermano, no te dejes decir clase baja, no
| Brother, don't let yourself say low class, no
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| Levanta tu frente tan alto como puedas (¡Fuerza!)
| Raise your forehead as high as you can (Strength!)
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| La clase baja son esos que viven del pueblo
| The lower class are those who live from the town
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| Dando limosnas a la clase obrera
| Giving alms to the working class
|
| Somos el modelo a seguir de las generaciones nuevas
| We are the role model for the new generations
|
| We got to move on, we got to move
| We got to move on, we got to move
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| Las piernas de esta patria, somos los martillos y las ruedas
| The legs of this country, we are the hammers and the wheels
|
| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
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| ¡Somos los martillos y las ruedas!
| We are the hammers and the wheels!
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| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
|
| ¡Somos los martillos y las ruedas!
| We are the hammers and the wheels!
|
| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
|
| ¡Somos los martillos y las ruedas!
| We are the hammers and the wheels!
|
| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
|
| ¡Somos los martillos y las ruedas!
| We are the hammers and the wheels!
|
| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
|
| ¡Somos los martillos y las ruedas!
| We are the hammers and the wheels!
|
| We got to move, we got to move
| We got to move, we got to move
|
| ¡Somos los martillos y las ruedas!
| We are the hammers and the wheels!
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| We got to move, we got to move | We got to move, we got to move |