Mamás De Moisés Lyrics in English Ricardo Arjona
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mamás De Moisés by Ricardo Arjona from Spanish to English.
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Caravanas de puvertos hacen fila en la frontera
Caravans of puvertos line up at the border
Ser mejor lejos que muertos
Being better away than dead
Grita una abuela en la trinchera
A grandmother shouts in the trench
El presente es un desierto
The present is a desert
Y el futuro una olla express
And the future an express pot
Mientras llora otra mamá de Moisés
While another mother of Moses cries
Les hicieron su canasta, los echaron río abajo
They made their basket, threw them down the river.
La paciencia dijo basta, y el exilio es un atajo
Patience said enough, and exile is a shortcut
Y un alumno se hace obrero
And a student becomes a worker
Y un minuto se hace un mes
And one minute becomes a month
Mientras llora otra mamá de Moisés
While another mother of Moses cries
Sueños, como aviones de papel
Dreams, like paper airplanes
Dueños, de otra torre de Babel
Owners, of another tower of Babel
Otro líder se apuntó
Another leader signed up
A la lista negra de la historia
To the blacklist of history
Con sus ínfulas de Dios
With their pretensions of God
Aferrado a un trono sin memoria
Clinging to a throne without memory
Desayuna con Champagne
Breakfast with Champagne
Mientras llora otra mamá de Moisés
While another mother of Moses cries
Libertad en cautiverio y mentira en la oratoria
Freedom in captivity and lying in oratory
Si la muerte es ministerio, la venganza es la memoria
If death is ministry, revenge is memory
Firman cheques con la izquierda
They sign checks with the left
Y hacen compras en inglés
And they shop in English
Mientras llora otra mamá de Moisés
While another mother of Moses cries
Sueños, como barcos papel
Dreams, like paper boats
Dueños, de otra torre de Babel
Owners, of another tower of Babel
Otro líder se apuntó
Another leader signed up
A la lista negra de la historia
To the blacklist of history
Con sus ínfulas de Dios
With their pretensions of God
Aferrado a un trono sin memoria
Clinging to a throne without memory
Desayuna con Champagne
Breakfast with Champagne
Mientras llora otra mamá de Moisés
While another mother of Moses cries
La bandera popular
The popular flag
Se disfraza en una offshore
He disguises himself in an offshore
Ya cotiza en Nueva York
Already listed in New York
Y tiene casa frente al mar
And it has a house facing the sea
Otro líder se apuntó
Another leader signed up
A la lista negra de la historia
To the blacklist of history
Con sus ínfulas de Dios
With their pretensions of God
Aferrado a un trono sin memoria
Clinging to a throne without memory
Desayuna con Champagne
Breakfast with Champagne
Mientras llora otra mamá de Moisés
While another mother of Moses cries
Caravanas de puvertos
Caravans of puvertos
Hacen fila en la frontera
They line up at the border
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