El Apagon Lyrics in English Ruben Blades

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Apagon by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
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La electricidad, se interrumpió y, por el apagón, se suspendió la
The electricity was interrupted and, due to the blackout, the
Tortura de un subversivo que hacía un empleado del desgobierno
Torture of a subversive by an employee of the misgovernment
Y aquel apagón también puso fin al sonido de un baladista ruín
And that blackout also put an end to the sound of a ruined balladeer.
Cuyo disco disfrazaba los gritos de víctima y de victimario
Whose disc disguised the cries of victim and perpetrator
No más torturas. No abran el hoyo. Se fue la luz
No more torture. Don't open the hole. The power is gone
!Que viva el sub-desarrollo! Aquí en el Sub-D
! Long live underdevelopment! Here in the Sub-D
La tierra de Sonia Braga. : El que no la hace, la paga
The land of Sonia Braga. : He who does not do it, pays for it
De abuelas y dictadores. : De santos y pecadores
Of grandmothers and dictators. : Of saints and sinners
A diez cuadras del interrogatorio protesta la gente, pués se canceló
Ten blocks from the interrogation people protest, after it was canceled
La versión local de un concurso de belleza de la 'Miss Internacional'
The local version of a beauty pageant of the 'Miss International'
Y unas madres y el director del show han vuelto a insultar al organizador
And some mothers and the director of the show have again insulted the organizer
Pues se retiró el patrocinador por el apagón, 'This cannot go on'
Well, the sponsor withdrew for the blackout, 'This cannot go on'
Semi-desnuda y emberracada, grita una Miss:
Half-naked and emberracada, a Miss shouts:
'Coño: Este país no sirve pa' nada'
'Pussy: This country is useless'
Aquí en el Sub-D:
Here in the Sub-D:
Olor a miau y a perfume. : Todo lo que baja sube
Smell of meow and perfume. : Everything that goes down goes up
Somos la envidia de Europa. : Nuestra magia la provoca
We are the envy of Europe. : Our magic is provoked
Por el apagón, en otro lugar, alguien se alegró pues la oscuridad
Because of the blackout, in another place, someone rejoiced because the darkness
Lo va a ayudar a desempeñar la muy popular función de robar
It will help you perform the very popular role of stealing
Diez mil pares de piernas arrancan sin pagar la cuenta
Ten thousand pairs of legs start without paying the bill
Y en la iglesia nadie se entera de lo que pasa allá afuera
And in the church nobody knows what's going on out there.
Mientras, en casa unos culpan al Consumismo y otros acusan al
Meanwhile, at home some blame Consumerism and others accuse
Imperialismo por este apagón y la confusión de nuestra propia 'civilización'.
Imperialism for this blackout and the confusion of our own 'civilization'.
Quinientos años de cotorreo. Se fue la luz. Y sigue el saqueo
Five hundred years of cotorreo. The power went out. And the looting continues
Aquí en el Sub-D
Here in the Sub-D
El fin del Imperialismo. : La tumba del Comunismo
The end of Imperialism. : The Tomb of Communism
Entre un Fidel y un Somoza. : Y no se arregla la cosa
Between a Fidel and a Somoza. : And the thing is not fixed
Del beso y de la tortura. : Del goce y de la amargura
Of kissing and torture. : Of enjoyment and bitterness
Alucinado y furioso. : Iluminado y glorioso
Hallucinated and furious. : Enlightened and glorious
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