Plástico Lyrics in English Willie Colón , Rubén Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Plástico by Willie Colón from Spanish to English.
Ella era una chica plástica de esas que veo por ahí
She was a plastic girl, one of those I see around
De esas que cuando se agitan sudan Chanel number three
The ones that when they get excited, they sweat Chanel number three
Que sueñan casarse con un doctor
They dream of marrying a doctor
Pues el puede mantenerlas mejor
Because he can provide for them better
No le hablan a nadie si no es su igual
They don't talk to anyone unless they're their equal
A menos que sea un fulano de tal
Unless it's someone important
Son lindas delgadas de buen vestir
They're pretty, thin, well-dressed
De mirada esquiva y falso reír
With evasive looks and fake laughter
El era un muchacho plástico de esos que veo por ahí
He was a plastic boy, one of those I see around
Con la peinilla en la mano y cara de yo no fui
With a comb in his hand and a "it wasn't me" face
De los que por tema en conversación
The ones who, as a topic of conversation,
Discuten que marca de carro es mejor
Discuss which car brand is better
De los que prefieren el no comer
The ones who prefer not to eat
Por las apariencias que hay que tener
For the appearances they have to maintain
Para andar elegantes y así poder una chica plástica recoger
To walk elegantly and thus be able to pick up a plastic girl
Que fallo
What a failure
Era una pareja plástica de esas que veo por ahí
They were a plastic couple, one of those I see around
El pensando solo en dinero
He only thinking about money
Ella la moda en Paris
She about fashion in Paris
Aparentando lo que no son
Pretending to be what they're not
Viviendo en un mundo de pura ilusión
Living in a world of pure illusion
Diciendo a su hijo de cinco años
Telling their five-year-old son
No juegues con niños de color extraño
Not to play with kids of different colors
Ahogados en deudas para mantener
Drowning in debt to maintain
Su estatus social en boda o hotel
Their social status at weddings or hotels
Que fallo
What a failure
Era una ciudad de plástico de esas que no quiero ver
It was a plastic city, one of those I don't want to see
De edificios cancerosos y un corazón de oropel
With cancerous buildings and a fake heart
Donde en ves de un sol amanece un dolar
Where instead of a sun, a dollar rises
Donde nadie ríe donde nadie llora
Where nobody laughs, where nobody cries
Con gente de rostros de polyester
With people with polyester faces
Que escuchan sin oír y miran sin ver
Who listen without hearing and look without seeing
Gente que vendió por comodidad
People who sold, for comfort,
Su razón de ser y su libertad
Their reason for being and their freedom
Oye latino, oye hermano, oye amigo
Listen, Latino, listen, brother, listen, friend
Nunca vendas tu destino por el oro ni la comodidad
Never sell your destiny for gold or comfort
Nunca descanses pues nos falta andar bastante
Never rest, because we still have a long way to go
Vamos todos adelante para juntos terminar
Let's all move forward to finish together
Con la ignorancia que nos trae sugestionados
With the ignorance that keeps us brainwashed
Con modelos importados que no son la solución
With imported models that are not the solution
No te dejes confundir
Don't let yourself be confused
Busca el fondo y su razón
Look for the essence and its reason
Recuerda se ven las caras
Remember, faces can be seen
Pero nunca el corazón
But never the heart
No te dejes confundir
Don't let yourself be confused
Busca el fondo y su razón
Look for the essence and its reason
Recuerda se ven las caras
Remember, faces can be seen
Pero nunca el corazón
But never the heart
Recuerda se ven las caras
Remember, faces can be seen
Y jamas el corazón
But never the heart
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
Faces can be seen, faces can be seen, well, but never the heart
Del polvo venimos todos y allí regresaremos como dice la canción
We all come from dust and there we will return, as the song says
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
Faces can be seen, faces can be seen, well, but never the heart
Recuerda que el plástico se derrite, si la de de lleno el sol
Remember that plastic melts if it's hit by the sun
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart
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Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart
Estudia, trabaja y se gente primero allí está la salvación
Study, work and be people first, salvation is there
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart
Pero que mira mira no te dejes confundir, busca el fondo y su razón
But look, don't let yourself be confused, look for the bottom line and its reason.
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart
Pa'lante, pa'lante, pa'lante, pa'lante, pa'lante
Move on, move on, move on, move on, move on
Y así seguiremos unidos y al final venceremos
And so we will remain united and in the end we will win
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, vaya, pero nunca el corazón
You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart
Pero señoras y señores en medio del plástico
But ladies and gentlemen in the middle of the plastic
También se ven las caras de esperanza
You can also see the faces of hope
Se ven las caras orgullosas que trabajan por una
You see the proud faces that work for a
Latinoamerica unida y por un mañana de esperanza y de libertad
Latin America united and for a tomorrow of hope and freedom
Se ven las caras de trabajo y de sudor
You can see the faces of work and sweat
De gente de carne y hueso que no se vendió
Of people of flesh and blood who were not sold
De gente trabajando buscando el nuevo camino
Of people working looking for the new path
Orgullosa de su herencia y de ser latino
Proud of her heritage and being Latino
De una raza unida, la que Bolivar soño
Of a united race, the one that Bolivar dreamed of
Siembra
Sowing
Panama, presente
Panama, present
Puerto Rico, presente
Puerto Rico, present
Mexico, presente
Mexico, present
Venezuela, presente
Venezuela, present
Peru, presente
Peru, present
República Dominicana, presente
Dominican Republic, present
Cuba, presente
Cuba, present
Costa Rica, presente
Costa Rica, present
Colombia, presente
Colombia present
Honduras, presente
Honduras, present
Ecuador, presente
Ecuador, present
Bolivia, presente
Bolivia, present
Argentina, presente
Argentina, present
Nicaragua sin Somoza, presente
Nicaragua without Somoza, present
El barrio, presente
The neighborhood, present
La esquina, presente
The corner, present
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