Su Madre Patria

Your Motherland

Su Madre Patria

For over five centuriesHace más de cinco siglos
The lazy ones from the governmentQue los vagos del gobierno
Arrived from hellArribaron del infierno
On pirate shipsEn los barcos de un pirata
With leprosy, priests, and ratsCon lepra, curas y ratas
To take without payingA llevarse sin pagar
Gold, Silver, and ReficarOro, Plata y Reficar
Water, land, bread, and milkAgua, tierra, pan y leche
And to launder with OdebrechteY a lavar con Odebrechte
The money in PanamaLas Lucas en Panamá

May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
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Their damn motherSu reverenda madre
Their motherlandSu madre patria

These are the requirementsEstos son los requisitos
To become a millionairePa' ser multimillonario
Pay minimum wagePague mínimo salario
To those who need a jobAl que necesite un puesto
Evade all taxesEvada todos los impuestos
And support your candidateY apoyé a su candidato
So they can expedite contractsPa' que agilice contrato
Bribe the enemyDele coima al enemigo
Give cyanide to the witnessCianuro dele al testigo
And pay the paramilitaryY dele cuota al paraco

May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
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Their motherlandSu madre patria
Their damn motherSu reverenda madre
Their motherlandSu madre patria

(Sarmiento Ángulo(Sarmiento Ángulo
Take it easy!)¡Sáquemelo tantico!)

In the Nariño HouseEn la Casa de Nariño
They kidnapped the StateSecuestraron al Estado
They don't want studentsNo quieren estudiantado
Or public universitiesNi universidades públicas
They scratch their public partsSe rascan las partes púbicas
With the people's moneyCon la plata de la gente
And their delinquent childrenY a sus hijos delincuentes
They send them to private schoolsLos meten a las privadas
They don't study or learn anythingNo estudian ni aprenden nada
But they end up as presidentsPero van pa' presidentes

May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria
Their damn motherSu reverenda madre
Their motherlandSu madre patria
May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre
Their motherlandSu madre patria

I come with this merengueVengo con este merengue
To tell the policePa' decirle al policía
To sing this melodyQue cante esta melodía
To learn the slogansQue se aprenda los pregones
Against their vile bossesContra sus viles patrones
Who make the people bitterQue al pueblo tienen amargo
And help to send awayY ayuden a echar en barco
Liberals, conservatives, dogsA liberales, godos, perros
Priests, lepers, and bankersCuras, lepras y banqueros
Queens, pastors, and drug lordsReinas, pastores y narcos

May their motherlandQue los mantenga
Take care of themSu madre patria
May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre
Their motherlandSu madre patria
Their damn motherSu reverenda madre
Their motherlandSu madre patria
May their motherland take care of themQue los mantenga su madre patria
Their motherlandSu madre patria

(How many little heads Butragueño makes(Cuántas cabecitas se hace Butragueño
Me, none. I used my head to think)Yo, nada. Yo la cabeza la utilizaba para pensar)