
Calle 13, Susana Baca
Latinoamérica lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Indie Rock
- Length
- 4:00
Soy, soy lo que dejaron
I am, I am what they left behind
Soy toda la sobra de lo que se robaron
I am all the leftovers of what they stole
Un pueblo escondido en la cima
A hidden village on the summit
Mi piel es de cuero, por eso aguanta cualquier clima
My skin is leather, that’s why it withstands any weather
Soy una fábrica de humo
I am a factory of smoke
Mano de obra campesina para tu consumo
Peasant labor for your consumption
Frente de frío en el medio del verano
Cold front in the middle of summer
El amor en los tiempos del cólera, mi hermano
Love in the time of cholera, my brother
El sol que nace y el día que muere
The sun that rises and the day that dies
Con los mejores atardeceres
With the best sunsets
Soy el desarrollo en carne viva
I am the development in living flesh
Un discurso político sin saliva
A political speech without saliva
Las caras más bonitas que he conocido
The most beautiful faces I've ever known
Soy la fotografía de un desaparecido
I am the photograph of a missing person
La sangre dentro de tus venas
The blood running through your veins
Soy un pedazo de tierra que vale la pena
I am a piece of land that is worth it
Una canasta con frijoles
A basket full of beans
Soy Maradona contra Inglaterra anotándote dos goles
I am Maradona against England, scoring you two goals
Soy lo que sostiene mi bandera
I am what holds up my flag
La espina dorsal del planeta es mi cordillera
The backbone of the planet is my mountain range
Soy lo que me enseñó mi padre
I am what my father taught me
El que no quiere a su patria, no quiere a su madre
He who does not love his homeland, does not love his mother
Soy América Latina
I am Latin America
Un pueblo sin piernas, pero que camina, ¡oye!
A people without legs, yet they walk, hey!
Tú no puedes comprar al viento
You cannot buy the wind
Tú no puedes comprar al sol
You cannot buy the sun
Tú no puedes comprar la lluvia
You cannot buy the rain
Tú no puedes comprar el calor
You cannot buy the warmth
Tú no puedes comprar las nubes
You cannot buy the clouds
Tú no puedes comprar los colores
You cannot buy the colors
Tú no puedes comprar mi alegría
You can't buy my joy
Tú no puedes comprar mis dolores
You can't buy my pains
Tú no puedes comprar al viento
You can't buy the wind
Tú no puedes comprar al sol
You can't buy the sun
Tú no puedes comprar la lluvia
You can't buy the rain
Tú no puedes comprar el calor
You can't buy the warmth
Tú no puedes comprar las nubes
You can't buy the clouds
Tú no puedes comprar los colores
You can't buy the colors
Tú no puedes comprar mi alegría
You can't buy my joy
Tú no puedes comprar mis dolores
You can't buy my pains
Tengo los lagos, tengo los ríos
I have the lakes, I have the rivers
Tengo mis dientes pa' cuando me sonrío
I have my teeth for when I smile
La nieve que maquilla mis montañas
The snow that paints my mountains
Tengo el sol que me seca y la lluvia que me baña
I have the sun that dries me and the rain that bathes me
Un desierto embriagado con peyote
A desert intoxicated with peyote
Un trago de pulque para cantar con los coyotes
A drink of pulque to sing with the coyotes
Todo lo que necesito
Everything I need
Tengo a mis pulmones respirando azul clarito
I have my lungs breathing sky blue
La altura que sofoca
The altitude that suffocates
Soy las muelas de mi boca mascando coca
I am the molars of my mouth chewing coca
El otoño con sus hojas desmalladas
Autumn with its fallen leaves
Los versos escritos bajo la noche estrellada
The verses written beneath the starry night
Una viña repleta de uvas
A vineyard full of grapes
Un cañaveral bajo el sol en Cuba
A sugarcane field under the sun in Cuba
Soy el mar Caribe que vigila las casitas
I am the Caribbean Sea watching over the little houses
Haciendo rituales de agua bendita
Performing rituals of holy water
El viento que peina mi cabello
The wind that brushes through my hair
Soy todos los santos que cuelgan de mi cuello
I am all the saints that hang around my neck
El jugo de mi lucha no es artificial
The juice of my struggle is not artificial
Porque el abono de mi tierra es natural
Because the fertilizer of my land is natural
Tú no puedes comprar el viento
You can't buy the wind
Tú no puedes comprar el sol
You can't buy the sun
Tú no puedes comprar la lluvia
You can't buy the rain
Tú no puedes comprar el calor
You can't buy the warmth
Tú no puedes comprar las nubes
You can't buy the clouds
Tú no puedes comprar los colores
You can't buy the colors
Tú no puedes comprar mi alegría
You can't buy my joy
Tú no puedes comprar mis dolores
You can't buy my sorrows
Não se pode comprar o vento
You can't buy the wind
Não se pode comprar o sol
You can't buy the sun
Não se pode comprar a chuva
You can't buy the rain
Não se pode comprar o calor
You can't buy the heat
Não se pode comprar as nuvens
You can't buy the clouds
Não se pode comprar as cores
You can't buy the colors
Não se pode comprar minha alegria
You can't buy my joy
Não se pode comprar minhas dores
You can't buy my pains
No puedes comprar el sol
You can't buy the sun
No puedes comprar la lluvia
You can't buy the rain
(Vamos caminando)
(Let's keep walking)
(Vamos caminando)
(Let's keep walking)
(Vamos dibujando el camino)
(Let's draw the path)
No puedes comprar mi vida (vamos caminando)
You can't buy my life (we're walking)
La tierra no se vende
The land is not for sale
Trabajo bruto, pero con orgullo
Hard work, but with pride
Aquí se comparte, lo mío es tuyo
Here we share, what's mine is yours
Este pueblo no se ahoga con marullos
This town doesn't drown in storms
Y si se derrumba yo lo reconstruyo
And if it collapses, I rebuild it
Tampoco pestañeo cuando te miro
I don't even blink when I look at you
Para que te recuerde' de mi apellido
So you remember my last name
La Operación Cóndor invadiendo mi nido
Operation Condor invading my nest
Perdono, pero nunca olvido, ¡oye!
I forgive, but I never forget, hey!
(Vamos caminando) Aquí se respira lucha
(We're walking) Here, we breathe struggle
(Vamos caminando) Yo canto porque se escucha
(We're walking) I sing because it's heard
(Vamos dibujando el camino) Oh, sí, sí, eso
(We're drawing the path) Oh, yes, yes, that
(Vamos caminando) Aquí estamos de pie
(We're walking) Here we stand tall
¡Qué viva la América!
Long live America!
No puedes comprar mi vida
You can't buy my life
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Key vocabulary
- colores
- colorsA2
- cuello
- neckA2
- dentro
- insideA2
- cima
- summitC1
- apellido
- surnameA1
- robaron
- stole
- piel
- skinA2
- aguanta
- hold
- humo
- smokeB1
- consumo
- consumptionB2
About this song
Calle 13 is a Puerto Rican pop duo formed by Residente and producer Visitante, combining reggaetón with world-music influences. They are known for Latin Grammy-winning albums and singles such as “Atrévete-Te-Te,” along with politically oriented projects that include Residente’s later solo work.