Sol Forastero

Foreign Sun

Sol Forastero

You who never wanted to hear about AmericaTú que nunca quisiste oir hablar de América
now you say you want to go there...ahora vas y dices que quieres ir p'allá...
If you don't even know where California isSi ni siquiera sabes dónde está California
you tell me that now you're dying tome cuentas que ahora mueres por
tan thereponerte morena allá
Under a foreign sunBajo un sol forastero
under a foreign sun...bajo un sol forastero...

And now suddenly you put on a New York t-shirtY ahora de repente te pones camiseta New York
and you have no idea what the weather will be likey no tienes ni idea de qué tiempo hará
Under a foreign sun, I'll be a foreignerBajo un sol forastero, un forastero seré
under a black sky, I'll speak as a foreignerbajo un cielo negro, negro extranjero hablaré

But what a myth hey! what bars and what starsPero que mito hey! qué barras ni qué estrellas
what are you talking about girl, look you're blinding yourselfde qué me hablas chica mira que te ciegas
but what freedom, what kind of culturepero qué libertad, qué clase de cultura
but what gringo mandingo, not even a hard dickpero que gringo mandingo ni que polla dura
but what president, what skyscraperspero qué presidente ni qué rascacielos
but what society that lives without camelspero qué sociedad que vive sin camelos
but what the hell are you saying, look how you eatpero qué coño dices mira cómo comes
yes, see, see, see where you get your drinks fromque si que ve, ve, ve de donde dan las tomes

Just yesterday you were telling me tomorrow we'll go to the seaJusto ayer me decías mañana iremos al mar
tell me then what is this about an intercontinental flight...explica entonces qué es esto de un vuelo intercontinental...
Darling, let's talk slowly, life there is sadCariño hablemos despacio la vida allá es triste
you sleep little, spend a lot, and eat that birdseed breadse duerme poco, se gasta mucho y se come ese pan de alpiste

Under a foreign sun, I'll be a foreignerBajo un sol forastero, forastero seré
under a black sky, I'll speak as a foreignerbajo un cielo negro, negro extranjero hablaré