La Patria Es El Hombre

The Homeland is the Man

La Patria Es El Hombre

Why do they ask me to sing?¿Por qué me piden cante?
if they have cut into tiny piecessi me han cortado a tiritas
all the blue of my skytodo el azul de mi cielo
they have fallen 'toiticas'se han caido "toiticas"
my stars on the groundmis estrellas por el suelo

To my 'little cross' of MayA mi "crucita" de mayo
I put its little flowerle puse su florecita
so that it takes away this cryingpa' que me quite este llanto
that singing does not removeque cantando no se quita

Come on boy runningAndale muchacho corriendo
step on itdale al pisón
Come on boy runningAndale muchacho corriendo
step on itdale al pisón

so they don't step on your heartque no pisen tu corazón
so they don't step on your heartque no pisen tu corazón
so they don't step on your heartque no pisen tu corazón
so they don't step on your heartque no pisen tu corazón

The sadness of my peopleLa tristeza de mi pueblo
will be turned into strengthserá convertida en fuerza
so that it no longer remains sickpa' que ya no siga enfermo
of conformism in the soulde conformismo en el alma

Come on boy runningAndale muchacho corriendo
step on itdale al pisón
Come on boy runningAndale muchacho corriendo
step on itdale al pisón
the Homeland is the man, boy,la Patria es el hombre, muchacho,
the Homeland is the man, boyla Patria es el hombre, muchacho
the Homeland is the man they don't step on,la Patria es el hombre que no pisen,
the Homeland is the manla Patria es el hombre

And Miguel de La Cruz was touchedY a Miguel de La Cruz le tocaron
by the old complaints of his lamentlas viejas aldabas de su queja
and love became painful for himy el amor se le puso doloroso
like the first childbirthcomo el parto primerizo
of his black womande su negra
the Homeland is the man, boy,la Patria es el hombre, muchacho,
the Homeland is the man, boyla Patria es el hombre, muchacho
the Homeland is the man, boy,la Patria es el hombre, muchacho,
the Homeland is the man, boyla Patria es el hombre, muchacho

It's been 400 yearsHace 400 años
since my Homeland is pregnantque mi Patria está preñada
who will help her give birth?¿quién le ayudará a parir?
so she becomes beautifulpa' que se ponga bonita
that for the Homeland boyque para la Patria muchacho
that for the Homeland boyque para la Patria muchacho
that for the Homeland boyque para la Patria muchacho
that for the Homeland boyque para la Patria muchacho
so they don't step on your heartque no pisen tu corazón
so they don't step on your heartque no pisen tu corazón

In the jungle the tiger rules,En la selva manda el tigre,
the shark in the seala tintorera en el mar
and the commissioner on the coasty el comisario en la costa
commands more than a generalmanda más que un general

To my little cross of MayA mi crucita de mayo
with the color of butterfliescon color de mariposas
may the men of my Homelandque los hombres de mi Patria
be worth more than 'all' thingsvalgan más que "toa" las cosas

To my little cross of MayA mi crucita de mayo
I put its little flowerle puse su florecita
so that it takes away this cryingpa' que me quite este llanto
that singing does not removeque cantando no se quita

To my little cross of MayA mi crucita de mayo
with the color of butterfliescon color de mariposas
may the men of my Homelandque los hombres de mi Patria
be worth more than 'all' thingsvalgan más que "toa" las cosas

the Homeland is the man, boy,la Patria es el hombre, muchacho,
the Homeland is the man, boyla Patria es el hombre, muchacho
the Homeland is the man, boy,la Patria es el hombre, muchacho,
the Homeland is the man, boyla Patria es el hombre, muchacho