Coplas de Mi País

Piero
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Me estoy muriendo de frío

I am dying of cold

Tengo la bronca en la voz

I have anger in my voice

Porque a esta puerta del rio

Because at this door of the river

Le apuñalaron el Sol

The Sun was stabbed

Por que a esta puerta del río, pais

Because at this door of the river, country

Le apuñalaron el Sol

The Sun was stabbed

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country


Este suelo tiene un nombre

This land has a name

Desde el mar hasta la sierra

From the sea to the mountains

Cómo le cuento a mi gente

How do I tell my people

Lo que pasa en esta tierra

What happens in this land

Pero cómo le cuento a mi gente, país

But how do I tell my people, country

Lo que pasa en esta tierra

What happens in this land

Ay país, país, país, pais

Oh country, country, country, country

Ay país, país, país, pais

Oh country, country, country, country


No soy de muchas palabras

I am not a man of many words

Y hay muy poco que contar

And there is very little to tell

Las cosas se cuentan solas

Things speak for themselves

Sólo hay que saber mirar

You just have to know how to look

Las cosas se cuentan solas país

Things speak for themselves, country

Sólo hay que saber mirar

You just have to know how to look


Y después cuando yo canto

And then when I sing

Que me lo llaman protesta

They call it protest

Como contar lo que pasa

How to tell what happens

Con mi gente y su pobreza

With my people and their poverty

Pero como contar lo que pasa país

But how to tell what happens, country

Con mi gente y su tristeza

With my people and their sadness

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country


Ay pais, pais de nubes

Oh country, country of clouds

Lleno de humo y alcohol

Full of smoke and alcohol

Como le canto a mi gente

How do I sing to my people

Lo que yo pienzo de vos

What I think of you

Pero como le canto a mi gente país

But how do I sing to my people, country

Lo que yo pienzo de vos

What I think of you


Que a mi patria la fundaron

That they founded my homeland

A golpes y cachetazos

With blows and slaps

Cuántas vocês se callaron

How many voices were silenced

A machete y a balazos

With machetes and bullets

Pero cuántas vocês se callaron país

But how many voices were silenced, country

A machete y a balazos

With machetes and bullets

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay yay país

Oh yay country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay yay país

Oh yay country

Ay país, país, país

Oh country, country, country

Ay yay país

Oh yay country

Moderated by Ana Martínez
Santiago, Chile August 25, 2024
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