
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
No tiene madre lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:24
Tú llamas a lo bueno "malo" y a lo malo "bueno"
You call the good 'bad' and the bad 'good'
Tú llamas al perverso "justo" y al justo "embustero"
You call the wicked 'just' and the just 'liar'
Tú llamas fiel al opresor que agarra por el cuello
You call faithful the oppressor who grabs by the neck
Y llamas a lo amargo "dulce" y a lo sabio "necio"
And you call the bitter 'sweet' and the wise 'foolish'
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
Esto no tiene abuelo
This has no grandparent
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
Esto no tiene abuelo
This has no grandfather.
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
It has no cousin or father-in-law, old man.
Juzgas por las leyes que promulga don Dinero
You judge by the laws that Mr. Money enacts.
Y vives en la tierra como si no hubiera cielo
And you live on Earth as if there were no sky.
Y te haces de la vista gorda y sigues con el juego
And you turn a blind eye and continue with the game.
La historia que repite y se remienda un traje viejo
The story that repeats and mends an old suit.
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother.
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother.)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, it has no grandfather.
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice.
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, it has no grandfather
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
It has no cousin or father-in-law, old man
Le llamas a la luz "tinieblas" y a lo claro "oscuro"
You call the light 'darkness' and the clear 'obscure'
Le llamas al que miente "honesto" y al honesto "impuro"
You call the liar 'honest' and the honest 'unclean'
Y vendes la justicia, la garganta y el oído
And you sell justice, the throat, and the ear
Y el corazón del pueblo se levanta y pega un grito:
And the heart of the people rises and shouts:
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, there's no grandpa
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene mama
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, there's no grandpa
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
No cousin or in-law, old man
Nos sobra la clave, nos sobra el tambor
We've got plenty of rhythm, we've got plenty of drum
Tenemos la melaza para hacerlo mejor
We've got the sweet syrup to make it better
Con fe y esperanza, templanza y amor
With faith and hope, patience and love
Pero hay que empezar de nuevo
But we must start anew
Nos sobra la clave, nos sobra el tambor
We've got the key, we've got the drum
Tenemos la melaza para hacerlo mejor
We've got the syrup to make it more fun
Con fe y esperanza, templanza y amor
With faith and hope, resilience and love
Pero hay que empezar de nuevo
But we have to start anew
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, it has no grandfather
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, it has no grandfather
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
It has no cousin or father-in-law, old man
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Key vocabulary
- corazón
- heartB1
- dulce
- sweetB1
- grito
- shoutB1
- levanta
- liftsA1
- tierra
- earthA1
- viejo
- oldA1
- vives
- liveA1
- hacerlo
- to do itB1
- honesto
- honestB1
- leyes
- lawsB1
About this song
Dominican singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer Juan Luis Guerra Seijas creates Latin music, especially merengue and bachata. He has won multiple awards including 31 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and he is recognized for major charting releases and producing credits.