Se Rajó La Leña Lyrics in English Alejo García
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Se Rajó La Leña by Alejo García from Spanish to English.
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Si a la patria le cantara
If I sang to the country
y le dijiera la verdad
and told him the truth
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
y le dijiera la verdad
and told him the truth
Todo lo que vive olvida
Everything that lives forgets
¡jijuelita, ay, qué pesar!
little girl, oh, how sad!
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡jijuelita, ay, qué pesar!
little girl, oh, how sad!
Primero la independencia
Independence first
y su promesa de nación
and his promise of nation
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
y su promesa de nación
and his promise of nation
Con criollos tan coloniales
With such colonial Creoles
ya la vaina se jodió
the shit is already screwed
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡jijuelita, se jodió!
Little boy, he got screwed!
Unos de buen apellido
Some with a good last name
trajieron modernida'
they brought modernity
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
trajieron modernida'
they brought modernity
jarto el odio que jembraron
I stop the hatred that they spread
¡viva el frente nacional!
Long live the national front!
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡viva el frente nacional!
Long live the national front!
Otros se jueron pal' monte
Others took to the mountains
buscaban revolución
they were looking for revolution
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
buscaban revolución
they were looking for revolution
Tantos jaños jan pasao'
So many years gone by
¡jijuelita matazón!
what a killer!
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡jijuelita matazón!
what a killer!
Después jotros dejensores
Then two other leavers
jen el nombre de la ley
jen the name of the law
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
jen el nombre de la ley
jen the name of the law
Igual que los janteriores
Same as the previous ones
¡nos venían a joder!
They were coming to screw us!
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡jijuelitas a joder!
Fuck you!
Tantos dejamos los ranchos
So many of us left the ranches
por estar en la mita'
for being in the middle
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
por estar en la mita'
for being in the middle
Ni con las reparaciones
Not even with the repairs
¡jijuelita impunida'!
unpunished little girl!
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡jijuelita impunida'!
unpunished little girl!
¡Ay, Colombia, la bendita!
Oh, Colombia, the blessed one!
¡Ay, Colombia, tan bobita!
Oh, Colombia, so stupid!
con su culpa y su perdón
with his guilt and his forgiveness
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
con su culpa y su perdón
with his guilt and his forgiveness
Tanta muerte le ha bailao'
He has danced so much death
que ha blindao' el corazón
that has shielded the heart
Se rajó, rajó la leña
She split, she split the firewood
¡jijuelita el corazón!
What a heart!
Mi persona y mis paisanos
My person and my countrymen
ejemplo es civilida'
example is civil
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
ejemplo es civilida'
example is civil
¡La hijueputa indiferencia!
The son of a bitch indifference!
que es deporte nacional
what is national sport
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
que es deporte nacional
what is national sport
se rajó, rajó la leña
she split, she split the firewood
que es deporte nacional
what is national sport
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