| A la patera, se agarrará
| To the patera, he will grab
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| en la otra orilla, le juraron libertad
| on the other shore, they swore freedom
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| morir ahogado no importa ya subir a cambio de una posibilidad
| to die by drowning doesn't matter and to climb in exchange for a chance
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| Que importa la basura
| What does garbage matter?
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| si no me salpica
| if it doesn't splash me
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| que importa si hay avispas
| what does it matter if there are wasps
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| si a mi no me pican
| yes they don't sting me
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| Que importa si en el mundo
| What does it matter if in the world
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| no se cierran las heridas
| the wounds do not close
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| si en mi casa tengo la hoguera siempre encendida
| if in my house I have the bonfire always lit
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| -estribillo bis-
| -chorus encore-
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| Que en esta bola de tierra
| that in this ball of earth
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| hay, hay, haay
| there is, there is, haah
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| mucha gente, pero pocas personas
| many people, but few people
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| muchas puertas, pero nadie se asoma
| many doors, but no one looks out
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| mucho ego, y mu poca paciencia
| a lot of ego, and a little patience
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| to lo queremos arreglar cn la violencia
| we want to fix everything with violence
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| y cuando enciendo el televisor
| and when i turn on the tv
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| hay unos ojos que me miran con dolor
| there are some eyes that look at me with pain
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| niño negrito y pregunton
| black boy and question
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| que me repite por que como pan y el no
| that he repeats to me because I eat bread and he doesn't
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| y por que tengo tanta agua,
| and why do I have so much water,
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| y el no
| and he doesn't
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| y por que tengo medicinas,
| and because I have medicines,
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| y el no
| and he doesn't
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| y tengo mantas pa taparme
| and I have blankets to cover myself
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| y el no
| and he doesn't
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| y tengo techo pa la lluvia
| and I have a roof for the rain
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| y el no, y el no, y el noo
| and the no, and the no, and the noo
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| -estribillo bis-
| -chorus encore-
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| que en esta bola de tierra
| that in this ball of earth
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| hay, hay, haay
| there is, there is, haah
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| mucha gente, pero pocas personas
| many people, but few people
|
| muchas puertas, pero nadie se asoma
| many doors, but no one looks out
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| mucho ego, y mu poca paciencia
| a lot of ego, and a little patience
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| to lo queremos arreglar cn la violencia
| we want to fix everything with violence
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| y un avioncito, y un bombardeo
| and a little plane, and a bombardment
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| y el que la forma solamente mueve un deo
| and the one who forms it only moves one finger
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| vence la fuerza y no, no la razon
| force wins and no, not reason
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| ninguno arregla nada y los dos causan dolor
| neither fixes anything and both cause pain
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| dolor, pero tu tranquilo hermano que no pasa na quedate agustito y sentaito en tu sofa mientras en el mundo sobra dolor
| pain, but your calm brother that doesn't happen at all, stay comfortable and sit on your sofa while there is plenty of pain in the world
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| mucha gente, pero pocas personas
| many people, but few people
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| muchas puertas, pero nadie se asoma
| many doors, but no one looks out
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| mucho ego, y mu poca paciencia
| a lot of ego, and a little patience
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| to lo queremos arreglar con la violencia… | we want to fix everything with violence… |