Rubén Blades
Pueblo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 7:05
Regresa un hombre en silencio
A man returns in silence
De su trabajo cansado
From his tired work
Su paso no lleva prisa
His step is not in a hurry
Su sombra nunca lo alcanza
His shadow never catches up with him
Lo espera el barrio de siempre
The neighborhood of always waits for him
Con el farol en la esquina
With the lantern on the corner
Con la basura allá en frente
With the garbage out front
Y el ruido de la cantina
And the noise from the tavern
Pablo Pueblo
Pablo Town
Llega hasta el zaguán oscuro
He arrives at the dark entryway
Y vuelve a ver las paredes
And sees the walls again
Con las viejas papeletas
With the old ballots
Que prometían futuros
That promised futures
En lides politiqueras
In political skirmishes
Y en su cara se dibuja
And on his face it draws
La decepción de la espera
The disappointment of waiting
Pablo Pueblo
Pablo Town
Hijo del grito y la calle
Son of the cry and the street
De la miseria y del hambre
Of misery and hunger
Del callejón y la pena
Of the alley and the sorrow
Pablo Pueblo
Pablo Town
Su alimento es la esperanza
His food is hope
Su paso no lleva prisa
His step is not in a hurry
Su sombra nunca lo alcanza
His shadow never catches up with him
Llega al patio
He arrives in the courtyard
Pensativo y cabizbajo
Thoughtful and downcast
Con su silencio de pobre
With his silence of the poor
Con los gritos por abajo
With the shouts from below
La ropa allá en los balcones
The clothes out on the balconies
El viento la va secando
The wind is drying them
Escucha un trueno en el cielo
He hears thunder in the sky
Tiempo de lluvia avisando
Time for rain is warning
Entra al cuarto
He enters the room
Y se queda mirando
And stays looking
A su mujer y a los niños
At his wife and the children
Y se pregunta: "¿hasta cuándo?"
And he asks himself: 'How long?'
Toma su sueños raídos
He takes his tattered dreams
Los parcha con esperanzas
Patches them with hopes
Hace del hambre una almohada
Makes a pillow of hunger
Y se acuesta triste de alma
And lies down sad at heart
Pablo Pueblo
Pablo Town
Hijo del grito y la calle
Son of the cry and the street
De la miseria y del hambre
Of misery and hunger
Del callejón y la pena
Of the alley and the sorrow
Pablo Pueblo
Pablo Town
Su alimento es la esperanza
His food is hope
Su paso no lleva prisa
His step is not in a hurry
Su sombra nunca lo alcanza
His shadow never catches up with him
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Trabajó hasta jubilarse
Worked until retirement
Y nunca sobraron chavos
And never had extra money
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Votando en las elecciones
Voting in the elections
Pa' después comerse un clavo
Just to later eat a nail
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Pablo con el silencio del pobre
Pablo with the silence of the poor
Con los gritos por abajo
With the shouts from below
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Eh eh eha
Echa palante Pablito
Push forward Pablito
Y a la vida mete mano
And get your hands on life
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
A un crucifijo rezando
Praying to a crucifix
Y el cambio esperando ¡ay Dios!
And waiting for a change, oh God!
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Mira a su mujer y a los nenes
Looks at his wife and the kids
Y se pregunta: "¿hasta cuándo?"
And he asks himself: 'How long?'
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Llega a su barrio de siempre
He arrives at his neighborhood of always
Cansa'o de la factoría
Tired from the factory
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Buscando suerte en caballos
Searching for luck on horses
Y comprando lotería
And buying the lottery
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Gastandose un dinerito en dominó
Spending a little money on dominoes
Y tomándose un par de tragos
And having a couple of drinks
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
Hijo del grito y la calle
Son of the cry and the street
De la pena y el quebranto
Of sorrow and hardship
(Pablo Pueblo)
(Pablo Town)
(Pablo hermano)
(Pablo brother)
¡Ay! Pablo Pueblo
Oh! Pablo Town
¡Ay! Pablo hermano
Oh! Pablo brother
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Key vocabulary
- callejón
- alleyC1
- alimento
- foodB1
- hermano
- brotherA1
- trabajó
- workedA1
- eha
- —
- abajo
- downA1
- acuesta
- lies down
- alcanza
- reaches
- allá
- thereA1
- alma
- soulB2
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About this song
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.