| Trágame tierra (original) | Trágame tierra (translation) |
|---|---|
| Esta mañana | This morning |
| aún no me he levantado y quizás | I haven't gotten up yet and maybe |
| el viento y el mar | the wind and the sea |
| tampoco quieran salir del sueño chungo | they don't want to get out of the bad dream either |
| en que están | what are they in |
| que es la realidad. | which is reality. |
| El mar esta ahogado | the sea is drowned |
| de tanto tragar. | from so much swallowing |
| El viento no corre | The wind doesn't run |
| no tiene alas ya. | it doesn't have wings anymore. |
| Porque el hombre de hoy crece | Because the man of today grows |
| a lo tonto el chaval, | foolishly the kid, |
| no necesita el aire, | he doesn't need the air, |
| no necesita el mar, | he doesn't need the sea, |
| no necesita el bosque, | he doesn't need the forest, |
| con ellos quiere acabar. | with them he wants to finish. |
| Y esta mañana | and this morning |
| por fin me he levantado, y quizá | I've finally got up, and maybe |
| el viento y el mar | the wind and the sea |
| se han despertado | they have woken up |
| y han matado a quien | and they have killed who |
| les quiere matar | he wants to kill them |
| y han vuelto a brillar. | and they have shone again. |
| Y el hombre esta ahogado | And the man is drowned |
| por querer matar | for wanting to kill |
| a su propio hermano | to his own brother |
| el viento y el mar. | the wind and the sea. |
| Y es que el hombre | And it is that man |
| de hoy crece | of today grows |
| a lo tonto chaval | silly kid |
| necesitaba el aire, | he needed the air, |
| necesitaba el mar | he needed the sea |
| necesitaba el bosque | i needed the forest |
| y ahora todo ya da igual. | and now everything is the same. |
