Pájaro Enjaulado

Caged Bird

Pájaro Enjaulado

If a prisoner never receives a letterSi un preso nunca recibe una carta
Lives with a lump in the throat (ah)Vive con un nudo en la garganta (ah)
Opens his eyes but never gets upAbre los ojos pero nunca se levanta
He's crying under the blanketEstá llorando debajo de la manta
It's been a long time since he wrote until lateHace mucho que no escribe hasta las tantas
And it's been a long time since he didn't talk his throat out (ah)Y hace mucho que no raja la garganta (ah)

Forgive me if I forget that you are a piece, a little piece of my soulPerdona si me olvido de que tú eres un cachito, un trocito de mi alma
If you know Ayax, four voices and he calms downSi conoces al Ayax, cuatro voces y se calma
You forgive him, but karma notes it for meTú lo perdonas, pero me lo apunta el karma
If I didn't write, it's because I didn't have a soul (no)Si no escribía es porque no tenía alma (no)

And because a caged bird never singsY porque pájaro enjaulado nunca canta
And with rap my family strengthensY con el rap mi familia se afianza
And with rap we pay your bailY con el rap te pagamos la fianza
I'm thinking of buying you a ringEstoy pensando en comprarte una alianza
Form an alliance, in the old-fashioned wayFormar una alianza, a la vieja usanza

Because a caged bird never singsPorque pájaro enjaulado nunca canta
Because a caged bird never sings (365 days)Porque pájaro enjaulado nunca canta (365 días)
If a prisoner is no longer counting the timeSi un preso ya no está contando ni el tiempo
It's because he's already dead insideEs porque ya está muerto por dentro
He doesn't remember how long he's been in that centerNo recuerda cuanto lleva en ese centro
But he remembers every part of his bodyPero recuerda cada parte de su cuerpo
In my dreams I desire you, I possess you, then I feel a shake and wake upEn mis sueños te deseo, te poseo, luego siento un zarandeo y me despierto

They cry at night so no one can see themLloran por la noche pa' que nadie pueda verlos
Some curse their mother even while sleeping (ay)Algunos mentan a su madre hasta durmiendo (ay)
Some go handcuffed to the cemeteryAlgunos van esposado' al cementerio
No bath of tears extinguishes a black candleNingún baño de lágrimas apaga un cirio negro
Four officers, five laws, and one criterionCuatro funcionarios, cinco leyes y un criterio
Four walls, five points, and me in the middle (ah)Cuatro paredes, cinco puntos y yo en medio (ah)
I'm praying to Rosario and Remedios (ay)Estoy rezándole a rosario y a remedios (ay)
I'm praying to RosarioEstoy rezándole a rosario

If a prisoner is no longer counting the timeSi un preso ya no está contando ni el tiempo
It's because he's already dead insideEs porque está ya muerto por dentro
If a prisoner never receives a letterSi un preso nunca recibe una carta
Lives with a lump in the throat (ah)Vive con un nudo en la garganta (ah)
Opens his eyes but never gets upAbre los ojos pero nunca se levanta
He's crying under the blanketEstá llorando debajo de la manta
It's been a long time since he wrote until lateHace mucho que no escribe hasta las tantas
And it's been a long time since he didn't talk his throat out (ah)Y hace mucho que no raja la garganta (ah)

Forgive me if I forget that you are a piece, a little piece of my soulPerdona si me olvido de que tú eres un cachito, un trocito de mi alma
If a prisoner never receives a letterSi un preso nunca recibe una carta
Lives with a lump in the throat (ah)Vive con un nudo en la garganta (ah)
Opens his eyes but never gets upAbre los ojos pero nunca se levanta
He's crying under the blanketEstá llorando debajo de la manta
It's been a long time since he wrote until lateHace mucho que no escribe hasta las tantas
And it's been a long time since he didn't talk his throat out (ah)Y hace mucho que no raja la garganta (ah)
Forgive me if I forget that you are a piece, a little piece of my soulPerdona si me olvido de que tú eres un cachito, un trocito de mi alma