Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Santa Martha by El Tri from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Porque quiso el destino
Because fate wanted
Por que quiso dios
Why God Wanted
Solo dios que es tan grande pudiera explicarnos porque
Only god who is so great could explain to us why
Nunca ha tenido padres ni ha tenido hogar
Never had parents or had a home
Ese niño no conoce el amor
That child doesn't know love
El rogó, suplico
He begged, I plead.
Vendió globos y chicles, limpio parabrisas
Sold balloons and chewing gum, clean windshield
Entre miles de gentes que siempre tan prisa
Among thousands of people who are always in such a hurry
Es un juego que es muy difícil jugar
It's a game that's very hard to play.
Ese niño no conoce el amor
That child doesn't know love
Al fin del
At the end of the
Allí esta ese niño sin ninguna ilusión
There is that child without any illusions
Que solo trabajando se puede comer
That only by working can you eat
Porque ese niño
Because that child
Tenia no mas derecho que tu y que yo
I had no more right than you and me
Ese niño no conoce el amor
That child doesn't know love
No conoce el amor
He doesn't know love
Ese niño, no conoce el amor
That child, he doesn't know love
Al fin del
At the end of the
Allí esta ese niño sin ninguna ilusión
There is that child without any illusions
Que solo trabajando se puede comer
That only by working can you eat
Porque ese niño
Because that child
Tenia no mas derecho que tu y que yo
I had no more right than you and me
Ese niño no conoce el amor
That child doesn't know love
Por que quiso el destino por que quizo dios
Why did fate want why god wanted
Solo dios que es tan grande pudiera explicarnos porque
Only god who is so great could explain to us why
Nunca ha tenido padres ni ha tenido hogar
Never had parents or had a home
Ese niño no conoce el amor
That child doesn't know love
No conoce el amor
He doesn't know love
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