Contrabando Lyrics in English Rubén Blades , Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Contrabando by Rubén Blades from Spanish to English.
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Sobre el fangoso Orinoco
Over 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
Transport your contraband
El mono chilla en la selva
The monkey screams in the jungle
Caimán vigila en la orilla
Caiman keeps watch 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 the 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 pantyhose, 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 drums
Jaguar bebe agua de río
Jaguar drinks river water
Mariposa pinta al viento
butterfly paints the wind
Aparece un caserío
a farmhouse appears
Ladra un perro, monte adentro
A dog barks, ride inside
En el piano, Ricky Verna
On the 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
That he has to pay her with
Acabó la compra y venta
Finished buying and selling
Se fue el bote con la tarde
The boat left with the afternoon
Enredado entre la selva
tangled in the jungle
Queda el canto alucinante
The amazing song remains
(Camino verde)
(green path)
(Camino Verde) en donde el hombre se pierde
(Green Path) where man gets lost
(Camino Verde) si no sabe regresar
(Green Path) if he does not know how to return
(Camino Verde) el que no busca se muere
(Green Path) he who does not search dies
(Camino Verde) se muere sin encontrar
(Camino Verde) dies without finding
(Camino Verde) camino verde tan ancho como el mar
(Green Path) green path as wide as the sea
(Camino verde) camino verde, conozco tu verdad
(Green way) Green way, I know your truth
(Camino verde)
(green path)
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