Hijos Del Cañaveral Lyrics in English Residente

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hijos Del Cañaveral by Residente from Spanish to English.
Desde que nacimos
Since we were born
Nuestra mancha de plátano salió del mismo racimo
Our banana stain came from the same bunch
Somos hermanos del mismo horizonte
We are brothers of the same horizon
Todos nos criamos en la falda del monte
We all grew up at the foot of the mountain
Crecimos, pero para que otro se aproveche
We grew up, but for someone else's benefit
Somos un pueblo con dientes de leche
We are a people with milk teeth
Los hijos del trabajo sin merienda
The children of work without a snack
La limonada para el capataz de la hacienda
The lemonade for the overseer of the estate
Todo lo que sobrevive
Everything that survives
Somos la caña fermentada del Caribe
We are the fermented cane of the Caribbean
Pero aunque la historia nos azota
But even though history beats us
Somos como una botella de vidrio que flota
We are like a floating glass bottle
La central Aguirre la pusimo' a producir
We put Aguirre sugar mill to produce
Sin saber leer ni escribir
Without knowing how to read or write
Y la depresión la curamos sin jarabe
And we cured the depression without syrup
Porque caminamos al compás de la clave
Because we walk to the beat of the clave
Nuestra raza por naturaleza es brava
Our race is naturally fierce
Salimos de la tapa de un volcán con lava
We come out of the top of a volcano with lava
No hay identidad dicen algunos
There is no identity, some say
Pero aquí todos llevamos en la espalda el número 21
But here we all carry the number 21 on our backs
Aprendimos a caminar hace rato
We learned to walk a long time ago
Con un pie descalzo y el otro con zapato
With one barefoot and the other with a shoe
Con la medalla del cacique en la casa de empeño
With the chief's medal at the pawnshop
Somos los dueños de un país sin dueño
We are the owners of a country without an owner
Hijos del cañaveral
Children of the sugarcane field
Nunca se nos cae la baba
We never drool
Esta raza siempre es brava
This race is always fierce
Aunque sople el temporal
Even when the storm blows
Para que sientas el calibre
So you can feel the caliber
De un caballo sin jinete
Of a horse without a rider
Mira como corre libre
Look how it runs freely
Se refleja en el machete
Reflected in the machete
Somos el roció cuando se desayuna
We are the dew when you have breakfast
Somos la marea cuando baila con la luna
We are the tide when it dances with the moon
Nos secamos el sudor con el viento sin toalla
We dry our sweat with the wind, no towel
Y nos perfumamos con la sal de la playa
And we perfume ourselves with the salt from the beach
Cuando el sol cuelga las nubes en el tendedero
When the sun hangs the clouds on the clothesline
De agua de coco son los aguaceros
The rain showers are made of coconut water
Soñamos desde la misma orilla
We dream from the same shore
Sin perder el camino porque aquí los cucubanos brillan
Without losing our way because here the "cucubanos" shine
Viene el huracán y le rezamos a la cruz
The hurricane comes and we pray to the cross
Y jugamos brisca cuando se va la luz
And we play cards when the lights go out
El calor nos calienta la cerveza
The heat warms our beer
Y nos bañamos en el lago
And we bathe in the lake
Hasta que abran la represa
Until the dam opens
Aquí los viernes santo se come yautia
Here on Good Fridays, we eat taro
Aquí los reyes magos vienen de Juana Diaz
Here the Three Kings come from Juana Diaz
Velamos parao' a los difuntos
We stand up for the deceased
Y en las patronales en la caja es muerto nos mariamos juntos
And at the patron saint festivals, we get married in the coffin together
Lo nuestro no hay nadie que nos los quite
No one can take away what is ours
Porque por más nieve que tiren aquí la nieve se derrite
Because no matter how much snow they throw, here the snow melts
Aunque siembren las raíces como les dé la gana
Even if they plant the roots however they want
Los palos de guanábana no dan manzanas
Soursop trees don't bear apples
Hijos del cañaveral
Children of the sugarcane field
Nunca se nos cae la baba
We never drool
Esta raza siempre es brava
This race is always fierce
Aunque sople el temporal
Even when the storm blows
Para que sientas el calibre
So that you feel the caliber
De un caballo sin jinete
Of a horse without a rider
Mira como corre libre
Look how he runs free
Se refleja en el machete
Reflected in the machete
Hijos del cañaveral
Children of the cane field
Nunca se nos cae la baba
We never drool
Esta raza siempre es brava
This breed is always brave
Aunque sople el temporal
Even if the storm blows
Para aprender a defendernos
To learn to defend ourselves
Nunca fuimos a la escuela
We never went to school
Aunque el toro tenga cuernos
Although the bull has horns
Nuestro hogar tiene vuela
Our home has flies
A latigazo limpio desde el descubrimiento
A clean lash since the discovery
No pudieron, seguimos con el mismo acento
They couldn't, we continue with the same accent
Nuestro aguante ha sido digno
Our endurance has been worthy
Somos los versos que no cantan en nuestro himno
We are the verses that do not sing in our anthem
Hay que soltar los barcos del muelle
We must release the boats from the dock
Esta carreta ya se mueve sin bueye
This cart already moves without an ox
Al colono los bajaremos del trono
We will take down the colonist from the throne
Para que nuestra bandera cante en un solo tono
So that our flag sings in one tone
En el cuatro Luisito Sans
In the four Luisito Sans
En el bongó Antony Carrillo
Antony Carrillo on the bongo
¡Háblale a los santos, dale!
Speak to the saints, give it!
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Rene Perez Joglar
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