A Quien Engañas Abuelo

Who Are You Fooling, Grandpa

A Quien Engañas Abuelo

Who are you fooling, Grandpa, I know you're cryingA quien engañas abuelo, yo se que tu estás llorando
While Dad and Mom are resting up highEnde que taita y que mama, arriba tán descansando
You never told me how, nor when it would beNunca me dijiste como, tampoco me has dicho cuando
But there are two crosses on the hill that remind you of itPero en el cerro hay dos cruces que te lo están recordando

The old man bows his head, stroking the boy's hairBajo la cabeza el viejo y acariciando al muchacho
He says, you’re right, son, hate has changed everythingDice tienes razón hijo, el odio todo ha cambiado
The workers have gone far away, the field is left behindLos piones se fueron lejos, el surco esta abandonado
I’m running out of strength, the plow weighs me downA mi ya me faltan fuerzas, me pesa tanto el arado
And you’re just a kid trying to keep the farm goingY tú eres tan solo un niño pa sacar arriba el rancho

The muleteer Chucho tells me, the one who lives by the reedsMe dice chucho el arriero, el que vive en los cañales
That some get killed for being conservatives, others for being liberalsQue a unos los matan por godos, a otros por liberales
But what does that matter, Grandpa, what really counts?Pero eso que importa abuelo, entonces que es lo que vale
My folks were so good, they never harmed anyoneMis taitas eran tan buenos, a nadie le hicieron males
I only understand one thing, before God we’re all the sameSolo una cosa comprendo que ante Dios somos iguales

They show up during elections, those guys they call leadersAparecen en elecciones a unos que llaman caudillos
Promising schools and bridges where there are no riversQue andan prometiendo escuelas y puentes donde no hay ríos
And the farmer's soul gets caught up in party colorsY al alma del campesino llega el color partidizo
Then he learns to hate even his good neighborEntonces aprende a odiar hasta quien fue su buen vecino
All because of those damn politicians by tradeTodo por esos malditos politiqueros de oficio

Now I understand you, Grandpa, for God's sake, stop cryingAhora te comprendo abuelo, por Dios no sigas llorando