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Latinoamérica – Calle 13, Susana Baca

Calle 13, Susana Baca

Latinoamérica lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
2015
Genre
Indie Rock
Length
4:00
  1. Soy, soy lo que dejaron

    I am, I am what they left behind

  2. Soy toda la sobra de lo que se robaron

    I am all the leftovers of what they stole

  3. Un pueblo escondido en la cima

    A hidden village on the summit

  4. Mi piel es de cuero, por eso aguanta cualquier clima

    My skin is leather, that’s why it withstands any weather

  5. Soy una fábrica de humo

    I am a factory of smoke

  6. Mano de obra campesina para tu consumo

    Peasant labor for your consumption

  7. Frente de frío en el medio del verano

    Cold front in the middle of summer

  8. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, mi hermano

    Love in the time of cholera, my brother

  1. El sol que nace y el día que muere

    The sun that rises and the day that dies

  2. Con los mejores atardeceres

    With the best sunsets

  3. Soy el desarrollo en carne viva

    I am the development in living flesh

  4. Un discurso político sin saliva

    A political speech without saliva

  5. Las caras más bonitas que he conocido

    The most beautiful faces I've ever known

  6. Soy la fotografía de un desaparecido

    I am the photograph of a missing person

  7. La sangre dentro de tus venas

    The blood running through your veins

  8. Soy un pedazo de tierra que vale la pena

    I am a piece of land that is worth it

  9. Una canasta con frijoles

    A basket full of beans

  10. Soy Maradona contra Inglaterra anotándote dos goles

    I am Maradona against England, scoring you two goals

  11. Soy lo que sostiene mi bandera

    I am what holds up my flag

  12. La espina dorsal del planeta es mi cordillera

    The backbone of the planet is my mountain range

  13. Soy lo que me enseñó mi padre

    I am what my father taught me

  14. El que no quiere a su patria, no quiere a su madre

    He who does not love his homeland, does not love his mother

  15. Soy América Latina

    I am Latin America

  16. Un pueblo sin piernas, pero que camina, ¡oye!

    A people without legs, yet they walk, hey!

  17. Tú no puedes comprar al viento

    You cannot buy the wind

  18. Tú no puedes comprar al sol

    You cannot buy the sun

  19. Tú no puedes comprar la lluvia

    You cannot buy the rain

  20. Tú no puedes comprar el calor

    You cannot buy the warmth

  21. Tú no puedes comprar las nubes

    You cannot buy the clouds

  22. Tú no puedes comprar los colores

    You cannot buy the colors

  23. Tú no puedes comprar mi alegría

    You can't buy my joy

  24. Tú no puedes comprar mis dolores

    You can't buy my pains

  25. Tú no puedes comprar al viento

    You can't buy the wind

  26. Tú no puedes comprar al sol

    You can't buy the sun

  27. Tú no puedes comprar la lluvia

    You can't buy the rain

  28. Tú no puedes comprar el calor

    You can't buy the warmth

  29. Tú no puedes comprar las nubes

    You can't buy the clouds

  30. Tú no puedes comprar los colores

    You can't buy the colors

  31. Tú no puedes comprar mi alegría

    You can't buy my joy

  32. Tú no puedes comprar mis dolores

    You can't buy my pains

  33. Tengo los lagos, tengo los ríos

    I have the lakes, I have the rivers

  34. Tengo mis dientes pa' cuando me sonrío

    I have my teeth for when I smile

  35. La nieve que maquilla mis montañas

    The snow that paints my mountains

  36. 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

  37. Un desierto embriagado con peyote

    A desert intoxicated with peyote

  38. Un trago de pulque para cantar con los coyotes

    A drink of pulque to sing with the coyotes

  39. Todo lo que necesito

    Everything I need

  40. Tengo a mis pulmones respirando azul clarito

    I have my lungs breathing sky blue

  41. La altura que sofoca

    The altitude that suffocates

  42. Soy las muelas de mi boca mascando coca

    I am the molars of my mouth chewing coca

  43. El otoño con sus hojas desmalladas

    Autumn with its fallen leaves

  44. Los versos escritos bajo la noche estrellada

    The verses written beneath the starry night

  45. Una viña repleta de uvas

    A vineyard full of grapes

  46. Un cañaveral bajo el sol en Cuba

    A sugarcane field under the sun in Cuba

  47. Soy el mar Caribe que vigila las casitas

    I am the Caribbean Sea watching over the little houses

  48. Haciendo rituales de agua bendita

    Performing rituals of holy water

  49. El viento que peina mi cabello

    The wind that brushes through my hair

  50. Soy todos los santos que cuelgan de mi cuello

    I am all the saints that hang around my neck

  51. El jugo de mi lucha no es artificial

    The juice of my struggle is not artificial

  52. Porque el abono de mi tierra es natural

    Because the fertilizer of my land is natural

  53. Tú no puedes comprar el viento

    You can't buy the wind

  54. Tú no puedes comprar el sol

    You can't buy the sun

  55. Tú no puedes comprar la lluvia

    You can't buy the rain

  56. Tú no puedes comprar el calor

    You can't buy the warmth

  57. Tú no puedes comprar las nubes

    You can't buy the clouds

  58. Tú no puedes comprar los colores

    You can't buy the colors

  59. Tú no puedes comprar mi alegría

    You can't buy my joy

  60. Tú no puedes comprar mis dolores

    You can't buy my sorrows

  61. Não se pode comprar o vento

    You can't buy the wind

  62. Não se pode comprar o sol

    You can't buy the sun

  63. Não se pode comprar a chuva

    You can't buy the rain

  64. Não se pode comprar o calor

    You can't buy the heat

  65. Não se pode comprar as nuvens

    You can't buy the clouds

  66. Não se pode comprar as cores

    You can't buy the colors

  67. Não se pode comprar minha alegria

    You can't buy my joy

  68. Não se pode comprar minhas dores

    You can't buy my pains

  69. No puedes comprar el sol

    You can't buy the sun

  70. No puedes comprar la lluvia

    You can't buy the rain

  71. (Vamos caminando)

    (Let's keep walking)

  72. (Vamos caminando)

    (Let's keep walking)

  73. (Vamos dibujando el camino)

    (Let's draw the path)

  74. No puedes comprar mi vida (vamos caminando)

    You can't buy my life (we're walking)

  75. La tierra no se vende

    The land is not for sale

  76. Trabajo bruto, pero con orgullo

    Hard work, but with pride

  77. Aquí se comparte, lo mío es tuyo

    Here we share, what's mine is yours

  78. Este pueblo no se ahoga con marullos

    This town doesn't drown in storms

  79. Y si se derrumba yo lo reconstruyo

    And if it collapses, I rebuild it

  80. Tampoco pestañeo cuando te miro

    I don't even blink when I look at you

  81. Para que te recuerde' de mi apellido

    So you remember my last name

  82. La Operación Cóndor invadiendo mi nido

    Operation Condor invading my nest

  83. Perdono, pero nunca olvido, ¡oye!

    I forgive, but I never forget, hey!

  84. (Vamos caminando) Aquí se respira lucha

    (We're walking) Here, we breathe struggle

  85. (Vamos caminando) Yo canto porque se escucha

    (We're walking) I sing because it's heard

  86. (Vamos dibujando el camino) Oh, sí, sí, eso

    (We're drawing the path) Oh, yes, yes, that

  87. (Vamos caminando) Aquí estamos de pie

    (We're walking) Here we stand tall

  88. ¡Qué viva la América!

    Long live America!

  89. No puedes comprar mi vida

    You can't buy my life

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Key vocabulary

colores
colorsA2
cuello
neckA2
dentro
insideA2
cima
summitC1
apellido
surnameA1
robaron
stole
piel
skinA2
aguanta
hold
humo
smokeB1
consumo
consumptionB2

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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.

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🇵🇷 Calle 13, Susana Baca

Latinoamérica

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