Latinoamérica Lyrics in English Calle 13

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Latinoamérica by Calle 13 from Spanish to English.

Verse 1

I'm what they left behind

I'm all the leftovers of what they stole

A town hidden on the summit

My skin is leather, that's why it withstands any climate

I'm a smoke factory

Peasant labor for your consumption

A cold front in the middle of summer

Love in the time of cholera, my brother

The sun that rises and the day that dies

With the best sunsets

I'm development in raw flesh

A political speech without saliva

The prettiest faces that I've known

I'm the photograph of a disappeared person

The blood inside your veins

I'm a piece of land that's worth it

A basket of beans

I'm Maradona against England scoring two goals on you

I'm what holds my flag up

The planet's backbone is my mountain range

I'm what my father taught me

He who doesn't love his homeland doesn't love his mother

I'm Latin America

A people without legs but that walk

Chorus 1

You can't buy the wind

You can't buy the sun

You can't buy the rain

You can't buy the heat

You can't buy the clouds

You can't buy the colors

You can't buy my joy

You can't buy my pain

You can't buy the wind

You can't buy the sun

You can't buy the rain

You can't buy the heat

You can't buy the clouds

You can't buy the colors

You can't buy my joy

You can't buy my pain

Verse 2

I've got the lakes, I've got the rivers

I've got my teeth for when I smile

The snow that puts makeup on my mountains

I've got the sun that dries me and the rain that bathes me

A desert drunk on peyote from a shot of pulque

To sing with the coyotes, all that I need

I've got my lungs breathing light blue

The altitude that suffocates

I'm the molars in my mouth chewing coca

The autumn with its wilted leaves

The verses written under the starry night

A vineyard full of grapes

A cane field under the sun in Cuba

I'm the Caribbean Sea that watches over the little houses

Performing holy water rituals

The wind that combs my hair

I'm all the saints that hang from my neck

The juice of my struggle isn't artificial

Because the fertilizer of my land is natural

Chorus 2

You can't buy the wind

You can't buy the sun

You can't buy the rain

You can't buy the heat

You can't buy the clouds

You can't buy the colors

You can't buy my joy

You can't buy my pain

You can't buy the wind

(Portuguese)

You can't buy the sun

(Portuguese)

You can't buy the rain

(Portuguese)

You can't buy the heat

(Portuguese)

You can't buy the clouds

(Portuguese)

You can't buy the colors

(Portuguese)

You can't buy my joy

(Portuguese)

You can't buy my pain

(Portuguese)

Chorus 2

You can't buy the sun

You can't buy the rain

You can't buy my life

The land isn't for sale

Verse 3

I do rough work but with pride

Here we share, what's mine is yours

This town doesn't drown in swells

And if it collapses I'll rebuild it

I don't even blink when I look at you

So that you remember my last name

Operation Condor invading my nest

I forgive but I never forget

Outro

Here we breathe struggle

I sing because I'm heard

Here we are standing

Long live America!

You can't buy my life

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SONG MEANING

Latinoamérica is a musical road-trip that races from the snow-capped Andes to the warm Caribbean, turning every landscape into a badge of pride. Calle 13 paints himself as “the smoke factory,” “the blood in your veins,” and even Maradona’s legendary goals, reminding us that Latin America is equal parts history, beauty, and raw endurance. Each verse stacks powerful images of rivers, deserts, coca leaves, and “the most beautiful faces” to show how the region’s people carry centuries of struggle on leather-tough skin yet still burst with color, music, and joy.

At its core, the chorus shouts an unbreakable truth: “You can’t buy the wind, the sun, the rain, or my happiness.” The song is a proud refusal to be exploited or silenced. It celebrates shared roots, communal spirit, and resistance to oppression—from colonial theft to modern-day politics—while inviting listeners to stand tall and sing along. When Calle 13 proclaims “¡Que viva La América!”, he is not talking about one country but an entire continent that walks on even when its legs feel gone. This is an anthem of identity, resilience, and love that money can never own.

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