Afortunado
Joan Sebastian
Lyrics
Translation
Yo nací con la fortuna
I was born with the fortune
De no ser acaudalado
Of not being wealthy
Mi ranchito y lo que tengo
My little ranch and what I have
Mi trabajo me ha costado
My work has cost me
Duermo tranquilo mis noches
I sleep peacefully at night
Porque a nadie le he robado
Because I haven't stolen from anyone
No hay que ser tan ambicioso
You don't have to be so ambitious
Con que alcance, aunque no sobre
As long as it's enough, even if it's not extra
Es verdad, me gusta el oro
It's true, I like gold
Pero no desprecio el cobre
But I don't despise copper
Lo que es más hasta valoro
What's more, I even value
Las ventajas de ser pobre
The advantages of being poor
Cuando no tienes de sobra
When you don't have more than enough
No hay amor interesado
There's no self-interested love
Ni problemas con hacienda
No problems with the tax office
Ni hay un pobre secuestrado
No poor person kidnapped
Siempre doy gracias al cielo
I always thank heaven
De ser tan afortunado
For being so fortunate
Ayer parando la oreja
Yesterday, tuning in
Se los cuento aquí en confianza
I'll tell you here in confidence
Escuché a un wey que se queja
I heard a guy complaining
Que la plata no le alcanza
That money is not enough for him
Y en lugar de chambear duro
And instead of working hard
Se anda rascando la panza
He's scratching his belly
No hay que ser tan ambicioso
You don't have to be so ambitious
Muchos menos conformista
Even less conformist
Cuando yo no tenía carro
When I didn't have a car
Me soñaba en la autopista
I dreamed of the highway
Y eso que andaba en burrito
And that was when I traveled on a donkey
En mis tiempos de agrarista
In my agrarian times
Cuando no tienes de sobra
When you don't have more than enough
No hay amor interesado
There's no self-interested love
Ni problemas con hacienda
No problems with the tax office
Ni hay un pobre secuestrado
No poor person kidnapped
Siempre doy gracias al cielo
I always thank heaven
De ser tan afortunado
For being so fortunate
Y creo en la Divina Providencia
And I believe in Divine Providence