El Canto De Las Aves

The Song of the Birds

El Canto De Las Aves

Listen, listen (listen)(x3)Oyelo, oyelo(oyelo)(x3)

Grandpa, tell me everything you knowAbuelo cuenta todo lo que sabes
About the song of the birdsSobre el canto de las aves
Today they showed a documentaryHoy pasaron un documental
On the televisionEn la telvision
And I heard the birds singingY escuche cantar las aves
In an old recordingEn una vieja grabacion
Grandpa, tell meAbuelo cuentame
Who was Mr. NoelQuien era don noel
Grandpa, tell meAbuelo cuentame
Because I want to knowQue yo quiero saber
He was an angel who took care of the birdsEra un angel que las aves cuidaba
He was a genius who everyone consultedEra un genio que todos consultaban
Nature was his lifeLa naturaleza era su vida
And with it, he beautifiedY con ella embellecio
Our streets and avenuesNuestras calles y avenidas

Grandpa, what happenedAbuelo que paso
With the song of the birdsCon el canto de las aves
Grandpa, what happenedAbuelo que paso
Tell me what you knowCuentame lo que sabes

One beautiful day under a blue skyUn dia hermoso bajo un cielo azul
In a beautiful place called CaparuchEn un hermoso lugar llamado caparuch
The drug traffickers killed himLos narcotraficantes lo mataron
And the rulers stayed silentY los gobernantes se callaron
The government moved so slowlyEl gobierno se movio tan lento
As if covering something upComo si algo estuviera encubriendo
The marines were so closeLos marines estando tan cerca
But did nothingNo hicieron nada
Because their commander wasPorque su comandante estaba
Playing golf in PanamaJugando golf en panama
Oh, what ironyAy, pero que ironia
Supposed defendersSupuestos defensores
Some didn't moveUnos no se movian
The others were covering upLos otros encubridores

At that precise moment it beganEn ese preciso momento comenzo
And never stoppedY nunca mas paro
The crying of the birdsEl llanto de las aves