Yo No Quiero Ser Un Ciudadano
Facundo CabralLyrics
Translation
Perdoname señor pero a veces me canso
Forgive me, sir, but sometimes I get tired
a veces me canso de ser un ciudadano
Sometimes I get tired of being a citizen
me cansa la ciudad,las oficinas
The city tires me, the offices
me cansa la familia y la economia
The family and the economy tire me
La familia,mi señor,ese via crucis de parientes
The family, my lord, that via crucis of relatives
esa miseria en cooperativa
That misery in cooperative
madre hay una sola,señor
There is only one mother, sir
y justo vino a tocarme a mi
And she had to come to touch me
Perdoname señor,estoy harto de este infierno
Forgive me, sir, I am fed up with this hell
este mercado mediocre donde todos tienen precio
This mediocre market where everyone has a price
perdoname señor,pero yo me ire contigo
Forgive me, sir, but I will go with you
por tus montañas,tus mareas y tus rios
For your mountains, your tides, and your rivers
Perdoname señor,pero a veces pienso
Forgive me, sir, but sometimes I think
que tienes para mi algo mejor que esto
That you have something better for me than this
perdoname señor,no quiero ser un ciudadano
Forgive me, sir, I don't want to be a citizen
yo quiero ser un hombre como me has creado
I want to be a man as you have created me
perdoname señor
Forgive me, sir