Perdóneme Tio Juan

Forgive Me Uncle Juan

Perdóneme Tio Juan

Forgive me Uncle JuanPerdóneme tío juan
But it seems you don't know anythingPero se ve que no sabe nada
The things I sayLas cosas que yo lo digo
Are felt in one's own fleshSe sienten en carne propia

That in Venezuelan landQue en tierra venezolana
Yankee imperialismEl imperialismo yankee
Does as it pleasesHace lo que le da la gana

Have you not walkedEs que usté no se ha paseado
Through an oil fieldPor un campo petrolero
Do you not see how they takeUsté no ve que se llevan
What belongs to our landLo que es de nuestra tierra

And they only leave usY solo nos van dejando
Misery and the sweat of a workerMiseria y sudor de obrero
And they only leave usY solo nos van dejando
Misery and the sweat of a workerMiseria y sudor de obrero

The emaciated childrenLos niñitos macilentos
Who live up there in the hillsQue habitan allá en los cerros
More than living, they agonizeMas que vivir agonizan
Weaving their dreamsEntretejiendo sus sueños
More than living, they agonizeMas que vivir agonizan
Weaving their dreamsEntretejiendo sus sueños

Answer me Uncle JuanContésteme tío juan
Don't stay silentNo se me quede callado
Answer if there's no reasonConteste si no hay razón
For us to keep fightingEn que sigamos luchando

To kick out the YankeePor echar de nuestra patria
Who takes it from usAl yankee que nos la quita
And the lackey who covers for himY al lacayo que lo tapa

Have you not noticedEs que usté no se ha fijao
What happens with ironLo que pasa con el hierro
They pay us per tonNos pagan la tonelada
For less than three centsPor menos de tres centavos

Let's fight damn it!¡vamos a pelear carajo!
Or we'll be left without a hillO nos quedamos sin cerro
Let's fight damn it!¡vamos a pelear carajo!
Or we'll be left without a hillO nos quedamos sin cerro

Don't let yourself be fooledNo te dejes engañar
When they talk to you about progressCuando te hablen de progreso
Because you grow thinPor que tu te quedas flaco
And they gain weightY ellos aumentan de peso
Because you grow thinPor que tu te quedas flaco
And they gain weightY ellos aumentan de peso

Answer me Uncle JuanContésteme tío juan
Don't stay silentNo se me quede callado
Answer if there's no reasonConteste si no hay razón
For us to keep fightingEn que sigamos luchando

To kick out the YankeePor echar de nuestra patria
Who takes it from usAl yankee que nos la quita
And the lackey who covers for himY al lacayo que lo tapa

Have you not walkedEs que usté no se ha paseado
Through an oil fieldPor un campo petrolero
Do you not see how they takeUsté no ve que se llevan
What belongs to our landLo que es de nuestra tierra

And they only leave usY solo nos van dejando
Misery and the sweat of a workerMiseria y sudor de obrero
And they only leave usY solo nos van dejando
Misery and the sweat of a workerMiseria y sudor de obrero

The emaciated childrenLos niñitos macilentos
Who live up there in the hillsQue habitan allá en los cerros
More than living, they agonizeMas que vivir agonizan
Weaving their dreamsEntretejiendo sus sueños
More than living, they agonizeMas que vivir agonizan
Weaving their dreamsEntretejiendo sus sueños