El Alegato Lyrics in English by Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofia Gascón, Camille
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Alegato by Zoe Saldaña from Spanish to English.
Intro 1
Este caso, este caso, este caso
This case, this case, this case
Señor presidente, señor juez
Mr. President, Mr. Judge
Honorables defensores de la familia de la difunta
Honorable defenders of the family of the deceased
Honorables colegas de la parte civil
Honorable colleagues of the civil party
Estimados miembros del jurado
Esteemed members of the jury
Estoy de acuerdo con mis colegas de la fiscalía
I agree with my colleagues from the prosecution
Este caso es un caso demasiado mundano
This case is a too mundane case
Es un caso de violencia
It is a case of violence
Interlude
Ir hacia arriba, ir hacia abajo
Going up, going down
Ir hacia arriba, ir hacia abajo
Going up, going down
Ir hacia arriba, ir hacia abajo
Going up, going down
Verse 1
¿De qué hablamos hoy y ahora?
What are we talking about today and now?
Hablamos de violencia
We are talking about violence
De amor, de muerte
About love, about death
De un país que sufre
About a country that suffers
¿De quién hablamos hoy y ahora?
Who are we talking about today and now?
Hablamos de una pareja
We are talking about a couple
La pareja que formaba mi cliente con su esposa
The couple formed by my client with his wife
A quien no pudo evitar que se quitara la vida
Whom he could not prevent from taking her own life
Una pareja próspera, envidiada
A prosperous, envied couple
Pero una pareja pródiga
But a prodigal couple
¿Quién? Dime, ¿quién en Mexico no los quería?, Por favor
Who? Tell me, who in Mexico did not love them? Please
No es ningún cuento de hadas
It is no fairy tale
Es una historia de amor
It is a love story
Vuelvo a los hechos
I return to the facts
Verse 2
¿De qué hablamos hoy y ahora?
What are we talking about today and now?
¿De justicia que se compra?
About justice that is bought?
Con veredictos pagados, envuelvan periódicos
With paid verdicts, wrapped in newspapers
Cuellos comprados al lado derecho
Necks bought on the right side
Las chicas bonitas al lado izquierdo
Pretty girls on the left
Y el morbo corriendo en las calles
And morbid curiosity running in the streets
Con veredictos pagados
With paid verdicts
Cuellos comprados
Necks bought
Las chicas bonitas
Pretty girls
El morbo corriendo en las calles
Morbid curiosity running in the streets
Cuellos comprados al lado derecho
Necks bought on the right side
Las chicas bonitas
Pretty girls
Prechorus
Vengan todos, abran las puertas
Everyone come, open the doors
Del tribunal de su consciencia
Of the tribunal of your conscience
Oigan, respondan mi pregunta
Listen, answer my question
¿Podrían dar a mi cliente
Could you give my client
El señor Gabriel Mendoza
Mr. Gabriel Mendoza
El derecho de amar a su esposa?
The right to love his wife?
Bridge
Su señoría
Your Honor
Pido el triunfo del amor
I ask for the triumph of love
De la inocencia
Of innocence
La derroca de la mala fe
The overthrow of bad faith
Chorus 1
Cuando hablamos de violencia
When we talk about violence
Hablemos de compasión
Let us talk about compassion
Hablemos de nuestros muertos
Let us talk about our dead
Hablemos de nuestras sombras
Let us talk about our shadows
Acojamos nuestro mundo
Let us embrace our world
Chorus 2
Cuando hablamos de violencia
When we talk about violence
Abramos el corazón
Let us open our hearts
Amemos a las mujeres, perdonemos a los hombres
Let us love women, forgive men
Abracemos la miseria
Let us embrace misery
La miseria
Misery
La miseria
Misery
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