Patria (Motherland) Lyrics in English Ruben Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Patria (Motherland) by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
Hace algún tiempo
Some time ago
Me preguntaba un chiquillo
A kid asked me
Por el significado
About the meaning
De la palabra patria
Of the word homeland
Me sorprendió con su pregunta
His question surprised me
Y con el alma en la garganta
And with my soul in my throat
Le dije así
I told him this
Flor de barrio, hermanito
Flower of the barrio, little brother
Patria son tantas cosas bellas
Homeland is so many beautiful things
Como aquel viejo árbol
Like that old tree
Que nos habla aquel poema
That that poem speaks to us
Como el cariño que aún guardas
Like the affection that you still keep
Después de muerta la abuela
After grandma has died
Patria, son tantas cosas bellas
Homeland, there're so many beautiful things
Son las paredes de un barrio
They're the walls of a neighborhood
Es su esperanza morena
It's that brown hope
Es lo que lleva en el alma
It's what you carry in the soul
Todo aquel cuando se aleja
Everybody when they leave
Son los mártires que gritan bandera
They're the martyrs that shout flag
Bandera, bandera, bandera
Flag, flag, flag
No memorices lecciones
Don't memorize lessons
De dictaduras o encierros
Of dictatorships or lockups
La patria no la definen
The homeland isn't defined
Los que suprimen a un pueblo
By those that suppress a people
La patria es un sentimiento
Homeland is a feeling
En la mirada de viejo
In an old man's gaze
Sol de eterna primavera
Sun of eternal spring
Risa de hermanita nueva
Laugh of a new little sister
Te contesto, hermanito
I answer you, little brother
Patria son tantas cosas bellas
Homeland is so many beautiful things
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