Aqui Me Quedo

Here I Stay

Aqui Me Quedo

I have received a beautiful letter from abroadHe recibido una hermosa carta del extranjero
It's from a relative who left a long time agoEs de un pariente el que se ha ido hace mucho tiempo
And he tells me the United States is the most perfectY me comenta estados unidos es lo mas perfecto
And that I should go, that my future is far awayY que me valla que mi futuro esta alla lejos

But I tell him that this is my land and here I stayPero le digo que esta es mi tierra y aqui me quedo
If it needs to change, we must fight but from withinSi hay que cambiarla hay que luchar pero desde adentro
But don't lie, that country is not so perfectPero no mientas que ese pais no es tan perfecto
If it throws bombs that scare the world, it lives with themSi el tira bombas que asusta el mundo vive con ellos

Oh, my Argentina, how much I love youHay mi argentina cuanto te quiero
For my sky-blue and white flag, my whole gamePor mi bandera celeste y blanca mi juego entero

I can't go because my harvest is bloomingNo puedo ir porque mi cosecha esta floreciendo
Every seed grows as fast as dreamsCada semilla crece tan rapido como sueños
Although there are times when I get upset with the governmentsAunque alla veces que me moleste con los gobiernos
They don't sow and they retain 20% of my earningsEllos no siembran y me retienen el 20 %

But my homeland is like my mother, just like herPero mi patria es como mi madre igual a ella
With a thousand flaws, although they criticize her, she is the most beautifulCon mil defectos aunque la critiquen es la mas bella
And even if there are protests every day from the picketersY aunque hagan cortes todos los dias los piqueteros
I keep dreaming of a future for my grandchildrenSigo soñando con un futuro para mis nietos

I thank you for the invitation from abroadYo te agradezco la invitacion desde el extranjero
This is my letter where I tell you how the people areEsta es mi carta donde te cuento como esta el pueblo
And if I leave, I will miss everything I haveY si me marcho voy a extrañar todo los que tengo
Even my willow, even my stream, and even my dogHasta mi sauce, hasta mi arroyo y hasta mi perro

Keep living in that perfect countrySegui viviendo en ese pais que es tan perfecto
That arbitrates the world and shows off with blockadesQue arbitra el mundo y que se luce con los bloqueos
Here I am free, I can shout out everything I feelYo aqui soy libre puedo gritar todo lo que siento
And thank you very much for remembering, here I stayY muchas gracias por acordarte yo aqui me quedo

Oh, my Argentina, how much I love youHay mi argentina cuanto te quiero
For my sky-blue and white flag, my whole gamePor mi bandera celeste y blanca me juego entero
For my sky-blue and white flag, my whole gamePor mi bandera celeste y blanca me juego entero
This is my land, here I was born and here I dieEsta es mi tierra aqui he nacido y aqui me muero
This is my land, here I was born and here I die...Esta es mi tierra aqui he nacido y aqui me mueroo..