Prohibido Olvidar Lyrics in English Rubén Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Prohibido Olvidar by Rubén Blades from Spanish to English.
Prohibieron ir a la escuela
They banned going to school
E ir a la universidad
And going to university
Prohibieron las garantías
They banned the guarantees
Y el fin constitucional
And the constitutional end
Prohibieron todas las ciencias
They banned all the sciences
Excepto la militar
Except the military one
Prohibiendo el derecho a queja
Banning the right to complain
Prohibieron el preguntar
They banned questioning
Hoy te sugiero, mi hermano
Today I suggest to you, my brother
Pa' que no vuelva a pasar
So that it won't happen again
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibido esperar respuestas
Forbidden to wait for answers
Prohibida la voluntad
Willpower forbidden
Prohibidas las discusiones
Discussions forbidden
Prohibida la realidad
Reality forbidden
Prohibida la libre prensa
Free press forbidden
Y prohibido el opinar
And voicing opinions forbidden
Prohibieron la inteligencia
They banned intelligence
Con un decreto especial
With a special decree
Si tú no usas la cabeza
If you don't use your head
Otro por ti la va a usar
Somebody else will use it for you
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibido el derecho a huelga
The right to strike forbidden
Y el aumento salarial
And salary raise
Prohibieron ir a la calle
They banned going out to the street
Y al estado criticar
And criticizing the state
Prohibieron reírse del chiste
They banned laughing at the joke
De su triste gobernar
Of their sad governing
Prohibieron el desarrollo
They banned the development
Del futuro nacional
Of the national future
Yo creo que la única forma
I think that the only way
De darle a esto un final es
To put an end to this is
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibidos los comentarios
Comments forbidden
Sin 'Visto buenos oficial
Without official approval
Prohibieron el rebelarse
They banned rebelling
Contra la mediocridad
Against mediocrity
Prohibieron las elecciones
They banned elections
Y la esperanza popular
And popular hope
Y prohibieron la conciencia
And they banned conscience
Al prohibirnos el pensar
By banning us from thinking
Si tú crees en tu bandera
If you believe in your flag
Y crees en la libertad
And believe in freedom
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Prohibido olvidar
Forbidden to forget
Pobre del país donde
Poor is the country where
Lo malo controla donde
Evil controls where
El civil se enamora de la corrupción
The civilian falls in love with corruption
Pobre del país alienado
Poor is the country alienated
Por la droga porque una mente
By drugs because a mind
Que afloja, pierde la razón
That gets weak loses reason
Pobre del país
Poor is the country
Que con la violencia crea
That with violence thinks
Que puede matar
That it can kill
La idea de su liberación
The idea of its liberation
Pobre del país
Poor is the country
Que ve la justicia hecha añicos
That sees justice shattered to pieces
Por la voluntad del rico
By the will of the rich
O por orden militar
Or by military order
Cada nación depende
Each nation depends
Del corazón de su gente
On the heart of its people
Y a un país que no se vende
And a country that doesn't sell itself
Nadie lo podrá comparar
Nobody will be able to compare it
No te olvides
Don't forget
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