| Que dificil cantarle a tierra madre,
| How difficult to sing to mother earth,
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| que nos aguanta y nos vio crecer,
| that she puts up with us and watched us grow,
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| y a los padres de tus padres
| and to the parents of your parents
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| y a tus hijos los que vendrán despues,
| and your children who will come after,
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| si la miras como a tu mama
| if you look at her like your mom
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| quizas nos cambie la mirada,
| maybe our look will change,
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| y actuemos como el que defiende a los tuyos
| and let's act like the one who defends yours
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| y a los que vienen con el,
| and those who come with him,
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| la raiz en mis pies yo sentí,
| the root in my feet I felt,
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| levante la mano y ví,
| I raised my hand and I saw,
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| que todo va unido, que todo es un ciclo,
| that everything goes together, that everything is a cycle,
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| la tierra, el cielo y de nuevo aqui,
| the earth, the sky and here again,
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| como el agua del mar a las nubes va,
| like the water from the sea to the clouds goes,
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| llueve el agua y vuelta a empezar, oye i yee
| it rains the water and it starts again, hey i yee
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| Grite, grite… o no lo ves?
| Shout, shout… or don't you see it?
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| va muriendo lentamente, mama tierra… mother earth…
| is slowly dying, mother earth… mother earth…
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| (bis)
| (Bis)
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| No se trata de romper ventanas,
| It's not about breaking windows,
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| ni farolas ni de cara,
| neither streetlights nor face,
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| mejor romper conciencias.equivocadas.oye.
| better to break wrong.consciences.hey.
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| nadie nos enseñó ni a ti ni a mi,
| no one taught you or me,
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| nadie nos explicó ni a ti ni a mí,
| nobody explained neither to you nor to me,
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| mejor aprender, que corra la voz y quizás conseguir.
| better learn, spread the word and maybe get.
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| (bbrbojer… bombeando tierra madre dice…
| (bbrbojer… pumping mother earth says…
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| tr trr bombeando tierra madre te dice… basta!
| tr trr pumping mother earth tells you… enough!
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| trtrt bombeando trtrt bombeando
| trtr pumping trtr pumping
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| tierra madre escuche…
| mother earth listen...
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| trtrt bombeando tierra madre dice… ponte en pie
| trtrt pumping mother earth says… stand up
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| trttr bombeando… mirame ihee)
| trttr pumping…look at me ihee)
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| Grite, grite… o no lo ve? | Shout, shout… or do you not see it? |
| (no no no no lo ve…)
| (no no no no see it…)
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| va muriendo lentamente, mama tierra… mother earth…
| is slowly dying, mother earth… mother earth…
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| (bis x4)
| (by x4)
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| Oh mama reclama,
| Oh mom claims,
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| se le apaga la llama,
| she extinguishes the flame,
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| y esto no es de hoy
| and this is not from today
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| de tiempos de atras oihoy.
| of times of ago oihoy.
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| decre decadas degradando
| decree decades degrading
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| Ya mama reclama,
| Already mom claims,
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| se le apaga la llama,
| the flame goes out,
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| se la venden hoy,
| they sell it today,
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| de lo que fue a lo que soy,
| from what was to what I am,
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| se tre magnifican sus latidos uhoy.
| her heartbeat is magnified uhoy.
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| llaman llaman.
| they call they call
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| mama tierra llaman.
| mama earth they call.
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| ya que las manejan sin plan
| since they handle them without a plan
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| demasiadas cavan
| too many dig
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| otras se caen luego frutos no dan
| Others fall, then fruits do not bear
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| llaman llaman.
| they call they call
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| mama tierra llaman…
| mama earth they call…
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| oidos sordos les hace el «man»,
| deaf ears makes them the «man»,
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| miradas se tapan,
| glances are covered,
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| contaminan hasta que eliminan
| contaminate until they eliminate
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| Grite, grite. | Scream, scream. |
| o no lo ves???
| or do you not see it???
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| va muriendo lentamente, mama tierra… mother earth
| slowly dying, mother earth... mother earth
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| (bis x4)
| (by x4)
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| (gracias a Diana por esta letra) | (thanks to Diana for these lyrics) |