El Arbol Lyrics in English Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Arbol by Los Tucanes de Tijuana from Spanish to English.
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Se sigue regando el árbol
The tree is still watered
Por eso sigue creciendo
That's why it keeps growing
Las leyes quieren tumbarlo
The laws want to overthrow it
Pero han fallado en su intento
But they have failed in their attempt
Solo le cortan las hojas
They only cut the leaves
Y cuando protesta el pueblo
And when the people protest
El árbol da mucha sombra
The tree gives a lot of shade
Y también da muchos frutos
And it also bears many fruits
Hay intereses muy grandes
There are very large interests
En los países del mundo
In the countries of the world
Por eso es que lo protegen
That's why they protect you
Los grandes jefes corruptos
The Big Corrupt Bosses
Para que el árbol se seque
To dry the tree
Hay que cortar la raíz
You have to cut the root
Eso lo sabemos todos
We all know that.
Pero hay muchos por ahí
But there are many out there.
Que fertilizan el árbol
Fertilizing the tree
Por orden de un maletín
By order of a briefcase
Y sigue la mata dando
And the killer continues to give
Sin que se le mire el fin
Without being looked at the end
El árbol sigue creciendo
The tree continues to grow
Sus ramas ganan terreno
Its branches gain ground
Discursos de los gobiernos
Government speeches
Es todo lo que tenemos
It's all we have
Y pasan y pasan sexenios
And they pass and spend six-year terms
Y el árbol sigue sin frenos
And the tree remains unchecked
Ya tiene muy grueso el tronco
The trunk is already very thick
No será fácil tumbarlo
It won't be easy to knock him down
Y menos si se hacen tontos
And less if they get dumb
Por que los cobija el árbol
Why the tree shelters them
Hay ciegos sordos y mudos
There are blind deaf and dumb
En el país gobernando
In the country governing
El árbol sigue frondoso
The tree is still leafy
En verde y floreciendo
Green and blooming
Oxigenando negociosos
Oxygenating business
De los jefasos del pueblo
Of the chiefs of the people
Se ha vuelto muy poderoso
It has become very powerful
El Santa Claus del gobierno
The Santa Claus of the government
Para que el árbol se seque
To dry the tree
Hay que cortar la raíz
You have to cut the root
Eso lo sabemos todos
We all know that.
Pero hay muchos por ahí
But there are many out there.
Que fertilizan el árbol
Fertilizing the tree
Por orden de un maletín
By order of a briefcase
Y sigue la mata dando
And the killer continues to give
Sin que se le mire el fin
Without being looked at the end
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