No Tiene Madre Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song No Tiene Madre by Juan Luis Guerra from Spanish to English.
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Tú llamas a lo bueno 'malo' y a lo malo 'bueno'
You call the good 'bad' and the bad 'good'
Tú llamas al perverso 'justo' y al justo 'embustero'
You call the wicked 'righteous' and the righteous 'deceiver'
Tú llamas fiel al opresor que agarra por el cuello
You call faithful to the oppressor who grabs by the neck
Y llamas a lo amargo 'dulce' y a lo sabio 'necio'
And you call the bitter 'sweet' and the wise 'foolish'
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
Esto no tiene abuelo
This has no grandfather
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
Esto no tiene abuelo
This has no grandfather
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
He has no cousin or father-in-law, old man
Juzgas por las leyes que promulga don Dinero
You judge by the laws enacted by don Dinero
Y vives en la tierra como si no hubiera cielo
And you live on earth as if there were no heaven
Y te haces de la vista gorda y sigues con el juego
And you turn a blind eye and get on with the game.
La historia que repite y se remienda un traje viejo
History repeating and mending an old suit
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, he doesn't have a grandfather
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, he doesn't have a grandfather
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
He has no cousin or father-in-law, old man
Le llamas a la luz 'tinieblas' y a lo claro 'oscuro'
You call light 'darkness' and light 'dark'
Le llamas al que miente 'honesto' y al honesto 'impuro'
You call the one who lies 'honest' and the honest 'impure'
Y vendes la justicia a la garganta y el oído
And you sell justice to the throat and the ear
Y el corazón del pueblo se levanta y pega un grito:
And the heart of the people rises and shouts:
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, he doesn't have a grandfather
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene mama
This has no breast
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, he doesn't have a grandfather
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
He has no cousin or father-in-law, old man
Nos sobra la clave, nos sobra el tambor
We have plenty of the key, we have plenty of the drum
Tenemos la melaza para hacerlo mejor
We have the molasses to make it better
Con fe y esperanza, templanza y amor
With faith and hope, temperance and love
Pero hay que pensar de nuevo
But you have to think again
Nos sobra la clave, nos sobra el tambor
We have plenty of the key, we have plenty of the drum
Tenemos la melaza para hacerlo mejor
We have the molasses to make it better
Con fe y esperanza, templanza y amor
With faith and hope, temperance and love
Pero hay que pensar de nuevo
But you have to think again
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, he doesn't have a grandfather
Y nadie que te de un consejo
And no one to give you advice
Esto no tiene madre
This has no mother
(Esto no tiene madre)
(This has no mother)
No, no, no tiene abuelo
No, no, he doesn't have a grandfather
No tiene primo ni consuegro, viejo
He has no cousin or father-in-law, old man
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