Ricardo Arjona
Quesos, cosas, casas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Pop, Rock
- Length
- 5:05
Los negros tienen swing
Black folks have swing
Los blancos pecas
White folks have freckles
Las monjas tienen ganas
Nuns have desires
Los niños sueños
Children have dreams
Los muertos tienen sed
The dead have thirst
Los vivos culpas
The living have guilt
Los ricos tienen dietas
The rich have diets
Los pobres hambre
The poor have hunger
Y al final
And in the end
La mierda huele igual
The shit smells the same
Sea de príncipe o sirvienta
Be it prince or servant
El soborno tiene clientes
Bribery has its clients
La flor olores
The flower scents
Los buenos tienen paz
The good have peace
Los malos fiestas
The bad have parties
Los lunes tienen martes
Mondays have Tuesdays
Los viernes risas
Fridays bring laughter
El mal tiene un doctor
Evil has a doctor
El tiempo tiempo
Time is time
Menos mal
Thank goodness
Que el cheque alcanzará
That the check will be enough
Para disfrazar las deudas
To disguise the debts
Quesos, cosas, casas
Cheeses, things, houses
Peros, paras, porqués
Buts, pauses, whys
Quesos para estar vivo
Cheeses to stay alive
Cosas para adornar
Things to adorn
La casa que crees tuya
The house you think is yours
Mientras puedas respirar
As long as you can breathe
Peros pa' complicarte
Buts to complicate you
Paras, para explicar
Pauses, to explain
Por qué es que estamos jodidos
Why is it that we're messed up
Si hay aire pa' respirar
If there's air to breathe
Por qué si seguimos vivos
Why, if we're still alive
Las ganas de jorobar
The urge to mess things up
El débil tiene trucos
The weak have their tricks
El fuerte excusas
The strong have excuses
Dios tiene sus fans
God has His fans
El mar misterios
The sea holds mysteries
El dolor le da el sabor a la tertulia
Pain gives flavor to the gathering
El amor le pone alas hasta un cerdo
Love gives wings even to a pig
Y al final
And in the end
Unos sueñan con soñar
Some dream of dreaming
Y otros con no soñar tanto
And others wish not to dream so much
Quesos, cosas, casas
Cheeses, things, houses
Peros, paras, porqués
Buts, paras, whys
Quesos para estar vivo
Cheeses to stay alive
Cosas para adornar
Things to decorate
La casa que crees tuya
The house you think is yours
Mientras puedas respirar
As long as you can breathe
Peros pa' complicarte
Buts to complicate you
Paras, para explicar
Stop, to explain
Por qué es que estamos jodidos
Why it is that we are screwed
Si hay aire pa' respirar
If there's air to breathe
Por qué si seguimos vivos
Why, if we're still alive
Las ganas de jorobar
The desire to mess things up
El que inventó la propiedad privada
The one who invented private property
No era más que un vendedor
Was just a salesman
Y al mono que soñaba
And the monkey that dreamed
Lo convirtió en consumidor
Turned him into a consumer
De quesos, cosas, casas
Of cheese, things, houses
De peros, paras, porqués
Of dogs, pauses, whys
De oro y bisutería
Of gold and costume jewelry
De ropa y lavandería
Of clothes and laundry
De mierda y Pepto-Bismol
Of crap and Pepto-Bismol
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Key vocabulary
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- tertulia
- gatheringA2
- trucos
- tricksA2
- tienen
- haveB1
- pecas
- frecklesC1
- blancos
- white peopleA1
- mal
- badA1
- negros
- blacksA1
- niños
- childrenA1
- vivos
- aliveA1
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About this song
Ricardo Arjona is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and actor in the Latin pop and Latin ballad genres. He is known for the chart-topping hits “Mujeres” and “El Problema,” and for a long-running career with numerous Billboard Latin chart entries and honors, including induction into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.