El Hijo Del Granadero

The Son of the Grenadier

El Hijo Del Granadero

The father of the studentEl padre del estudiante
isn't the driver up front;no es el cochero que va al pescante;
the son of the grenadierel hijo del granadero
if he's a student, he's headed for trouble.si es estudiante va pa'l agujero.
I'll poke you and take an eyeTe pico y te saco un ojo
and then you say I don't carey luego dices que no te quiero
'cause I wear a steel helmetporque uso casco de acero
of a grenadier, of a grenadier.de granadero, de granadero.

My dad was a grenadier,Mi padre era granadero,
selling grenades like you wouldn't believe;vendía granadas como no veas;
if your dad's a firefightersi tu padre es un bombero
he doesn't sell bombs, just puts out fires.no vende bombas, nomás bombea.
If you look at my momSi te fijas en mi mami
she's decked out like a grenade;la ves chapeada como granada;
if you look at yourssi te fijas en la tuya
she's just a mess, not bombed out.la ves bombeada, no bombardeada.

It's not the same to be asleepNo es lo mismo estar dormido
as it is to be sleeping, to be sleeping;que estar durmiendo, que estar durmiendo;
it's not the same to be lostno es lo mismo estar perdido
as it is to be losing, to be losing;que estar perdiendo, que estar perdiendo;
it's not the same to be drunkno es lo mismo estar bebido
as it is to be drinking, to be drinking;que estar bebiendo, que estar bebiendo;
it's not the same to be eatenno es lo mismo estar comido
as it is to be eating, to be eating.que estar comiendo, que estar comiendo.

My dad was a grenadier,Mi padre era granadero,
and he was tight with the student;y era re cuate del estudiante;
he'd give them grenades,les daba pa' sus granadas,
betting on the Atlante.les apostaba por el Atlante.
Now he gives them cactus fruitHoy les da para sus tunas
for a little bit and then some more;por atracito y por adelante;
today he says he lives sad,hoy dice que vive triste,
but he'd rather stay ignorant.pero prefiere ser ignorante.

Because I'm the son of a grenadierPor hijo de granadero
I go to school and it's humiliating;voy a la escuela y soy humillante;
because I'm a student, there's trouble,por ser estudiante hay pero,
but at home, I'm the one stirring things up.pues en mi casa soy intrigante.
They break my face twice a dayMe rompen dos veces diarias
without wearing gloves;todo el hocico sin usar guante;
at school, the kidsen la escuela los muchachos
and back at home... my commander.y allá en mi casa... mi comandante