La Jaula De Oro Lyrics in English Julieta Venegas
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Jaula De Oro by Julieta Venegas from Spanish to English.
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Aquí estoy establecido
Here I am established
En los Estados Unidos
In the U.S
Diez años pasaron ya
Ten years have already passed
En que crucé de mojado
In which I crossed wet
Papeles no he arreglado
I have not arranged papers
Sigo siendo un ilegal
I'm still an illegal
Tengo mi esposa y mis hijos
I have my wife and my children
Que me los traje muy chicos
I brought them very small
Y se han olvidado ya
And they have already forgotten
De mi México querido
From my beloved Mexico
Del que yo nunca me olvido
which I never forget
Y no puedo regresar
and I can't go back
¿De qué me sirve el dinero?
What good is money for me?
Si estoy como prisionero
If I am a prisoner
Dentro de esta gran nación
Within this great nation
Cuando me acuerdo hasta lloro
When I remember I even cry
Que aunque la jaula sea de oro
That although the cage is made of gold
No deja de ser prisión
It is still a prison
Mis hijos no hablan conmigo
My children don't talk to me
Otro idioma han aprendido
Another language they have learned
Y olvidado el español
And forgotten Spanish
Piensan como americanos
They think like Americans
Niegan que son mexicanos
They deny that they are Mexican
Aunque tengan mi color
Even if they have my color
De mi trabajo a mi casa
From my work to my home
Yo no sé lo que me pasa
I don't know what's wrong with me
Con que soy hombre de hogar
So I am a homely man
Casi no salgo a la calle
I hardly go out on the street
Pues tengo miedo que me hallen
Well I'm afraid that they will find me
Y me puedan deportar
And they can deport me
¿De qué me sirve el dinero?
What good is money for me?
Si estoy como prisionero
If I am a prisoner
Dentro de esta gran nación
Within this great nation
Cuando me acuerdo hasta lloro
When I remember I even cry
Que aunque la jaula sea de oro
That although the cage is made of gold
No deja de ser prisión
It is still a prison
¿De qué me sirve el dinero?
What good is money for me?
Si estoy como prisionero
If I am a prisoner
Dentro de esta gran nación
Within this great nation
Cuando me acuerdo hasta lloro
When I remember I even cry
Que aunque la jaula sea de oro
That although the cage is made of gold
No deja de ser prisión
It is still a prison
¿De qué me sirve el dinero?
What good is money for me?
¿De que me sirve?
How is that usefull to me?
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