Cara Sucia (con Rossy de Palma)

Dirty Face (feat. Rossy de Palma)

Cara Sucia (con Rossy de Palma)

This is the story of a kid who was born in the mid-70s,Esta es la historia de un chaval que nació a mediados de los 70´s,
son of an African father and an Extremaduran mother,hijo de padre africano y madre extremeña,
according to what they tell him, it wasn't easy for the couple,segun le cuentan, no fue fácil para la pareja,
in a time with prejudices like now,en una epoca con prejuicios como ahora en esta,
the child brought love to the nest,el niño trajo amor al nido,
and in a third of that baby,y en un tercero de aquel bebe,
he took his first steps,dio sus pasos por primera vez,
it was the beginning of a career,fue el principio de una carrera,
that still doesn't know where it leads,que aun hoy no sabe donde le lleva,
the first hit was at school,el primer palo fue en el colegio,
a classmate looks for him: my mom says you have a dirty face,compañero le busca: mi mama dice que tienes la cara sucia,
the child doesn't understand,niño no entiende,
before going to class the next day,antes de ir a clase al dia siguiente,
he washes hard,se lava fuerte,
on tiptoes to be able to see himself,de puntillas para poder verse,
it doesn't matter how much he washes,no importa cuanto se lave,
his face is always darker than the other kids,su cara siempre es mas oscura que la de los otros chavales,
first jokes, later cruel taunts,primero bromas mas tarde burlas crueles,
and a 9-year-old child defends himself as he can,y un niño de 9 años se defiende como puede,
the child never cried, the child was always strong,niño nunca lloro niño siempre fue fuerte,
the child didn't see why he was different,niño no veia porque era diferente,
the child lives in silence with bitterness,niño vive en silencio con la amargura,
because that child was a dirty face.porque aquel niño era un cara sucia.

[Chorus Chojin and Rossy de Palma][Estribillo Chojin y Rossy de Palma]
Child learns that you are different,Niño aprende que eres diferente,
child resists, child be strong,niño resiste niño se fuerte,
be indifferent to the rejection of ignorant people,se indiferente al rechazo de la gente inculta,
and lift that precious dirty face. (x2)y levanta esa preciosa cara sucia. (x2)

Between fights at school, the child becomes a teenager,Entre peleas en la escuela niño se hace adolescente,
he gained respect among his peers, but,se gano el repeto entre sus compañeros,pero,
to know someone is to start over,conocer a alguien es empezar de nuevo,
he has to prove he's just like everyone else constantly,tiene que demostrar que es uno mas constantemente,
the boy comes to believe that everything has passed,chico llega a creer que todo ha pasado,
he is the leader of his group, the strongest, the fastest,es el lider de su grupo,el mas fuerte,el mas rapido,
but, the boy meets a girl one day and doubts return,pero,chico conoce a chica un dia y vuelven las dudas,
the boy invites, the girl refuses,chico invita,chica reusa,
the first thing he hears is: "I'm not racist but,lo primero que oye es:"No soy racista pero,
I just don't like them so dark",es que no me gustan tan morenos",
something normal I suppose in adolescence,algo normal supongo en la adolescencia,
but the girl broke his last thread of innocence,pero chica rompio su ultimo hilo de inocencia,
when at 13 a secret police officer approaches you,cuando con 13 años se te acerca un policia secreta,
and searches you among all your friends,y te registra a ti de entre todos tus colegas,
you realize that you will never again,te das cuenta de que ya jamas,
be just one more,seras uno mas,
and that the rules,y que las reglas,
depend on the color you aredependen del color del que seas
the boy slowly became a man,chico poco a poco se convirtio en hombre,
he left behind his identity conflicts,ya dejo atras sus conflictos de identidad,
but even today he asks himself the same question,pero aun hoy se hace la misma pregunta,
Did they have the right to turn him into a dirty face?¿Tenian derecho a convertirle en cara sucia?

[Chorus Chojin and Rossy de Palma][Estribillo Chojin y Rossy de Palma]
Child learns that you are different,Niño aprende que eres diferente,
child resists, child be strong,niño resiste niño se fuerte,
be indifferent to the rejection of ignorant people,se indiferente al rechazo de la gente inculta,
and lift that precious dirty face. (x2)y levanta esa preciosa cara sucia. (x2)

[Rossy de Palma]: dirty face, dirty face (x6)[Rossy de Palma]: cara sucia,cara sucia (x6)

[Chojin]:[Chojin]:
This song is dedicated,Este tema esta dedicado,
to all the dirty faces from all neighborhoods,a todos los caras sucias de todos los barrios
it's hard when neither your mother nor your father can tell you who you are, but it must have something good you know,es dificil cuando ni tu madre ni tu padre te pueden decir de quien,eres,pero algo tiene que tener de bueno sabes,
it's 2003 always strong again, again, 995, again invading Spaines el 2003 siempre fuertes otra vez,otra vez,995,otra vez invadiendo Spain
2003 with the pain ...2003 with the pain ...

[Rossy de Palma][Rossy de Palma]
Tell me, child of my life,Dime niño de mi vida,
I'll heal your wounds,yo te curo tus heridas,
tell me, child of my love,dime niño de mi amor,
I'll clean you from those insults (x3)de esas injurias te limpio yo (x3)