Contrabando (Contraband) Lyrics in English Ruben Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Contrabando (Contraband) by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
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Sobre el fangoso Orinoco
About the muddy Orinoco
Un bote va resbalando
A boat is slipping
Y un indio, firme en el remo
And an Indian, firm in the oar
Transporta su contrabando
Transports your contraband
El mono chilla en la selva
The monkey squeaks in the jungle
Caimán vigila en la orilla
Cayman watches on the shore
El indio rema, rema pensando
The Indian rows, rows thinking
'Oh, qué tierra de maravilla'
'Oh, what a land of wonder'
Camino verde, tan ancho como el mar
Green road, as wide as the sea
En donde el hombre se pierde si no sabe regresar
Where man is lost if he does not know how to return
Camino verde, conozco tu verdad
Green road, I know your truth
El que no busca se muere sin encontrar
He who does not seek dies without finding
Carga cerveza importada
Load imported beer
Trae veinte pantys franceses, uh-la-lá
Bring twenty French pantyhounds, uh-la-lá
Trae Marlboro americano
Bring American Marlboro
Y tres radios japoneses
And three Japanese radios
Mentholatum y Chingongo
Mentholatum and Chingongo
Collares de fantasía
Fantasy necklaces
Postales del Papa Francisco
Postcards of Pope Francis
Seis Playboys y baterías
Six Playboys and drummers
Jaguar bebe agua de río
Jaguar drinks river water
Mariposa pinta al viento
Butterfly paints to the wind
Aparece un caserío
A hamlet appears
Ladra un perro, monte adentro
Bark a dog, mount in
En el piano, Ricky Verna
On piano, Ricky Verna
Vinieron los guerrilleros
The guerrillas came
El sacristán y el alcalde
The sacristan and the mayor
Y toda la gente del pueblo
And all the townspeople
Que tiene con qué pagarle
What you have to pay you with
Acabó la compra y venta
The buying and selling is over
Se fue el bote con la tarde
The boat went with the afternoon
Enredado entre la selva
Entangled in the jungle
Queda el canto alucinante
The amazing song remains
(Camino verde)
(Green Way)
(Camino Verde) en donde el hombre se pierde
(Green Road) where man is lost
(Camino Verde) si no sabe regresar
(Green Road) if you don't know how to return
(Camino Verde) el que no busca se muere
(Green Way) the one who does not seek dies
(Camino Verde) se muere sin encontrar
(Camino Verde) dies without finding
(Camino Verde) camino verde tan ancho como el mar
(Camino Verde) green road as wide as the sea
(Camino verde) camino verde, conozco tu verdad
(Green way) green way, I know your truth
(Camino verde)
(Green Way)
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