No Se Toca

Do Not Touch

No Se Toca

The sun rises over my hill and sheds your splendorCrece sol sobre mi cerro y derrama tu esplendor
Without metaphor I find myself to sing your painSin metafora me encuentro para cantar tu dolor
And the moon comes to see you, passes by and stays to illuminateY la luna viene a verte pasa y se queda ha alumbrar
And leaves at dawn alone in its solitudeY se va de madrugada solita en su soledad

The prayers that this laboring town prays to youLas plegarias que te reza este pueblo labrador
Go beyond the landscape, they are a song and brownVan mas allá del paisaje, son un cantos y marrón
It's the repeated story, it's pain upon painEs la historia repetida, es dolor sobre dolor
It's Potosí, the memory that in its flag singsEs potosí, la memoria que en bandera su canción

I want you to understand that there are certain thingsQuiero que entiendas que hay ciertas cosas
That are not for sale, that cannot be boughtQue no se venden, que no se compran
Freedom, blood, and historyLa libertad, la sangre y la historia
Are simple things that are not touched, no sir!Son simples cosas que no se tocan, no señor!

I grew up under this sky, and my blood waits hereYo crecí bajo este cielo, y mi sangre espera acá
And the children who play here are the purest truthY los niños que aquí juegan son la más pura verdad
Don't you see that the beauty of their walk is in dangerQue no ves que está en peligro la hermosura de su andar
On this land that gave so much and can't give anymoreSobre esta tierra que tanto dio y que ya no puede más

If you take a moment and thinkSi te tomas un momento y te pones a pensar
It's as simple as the ground, the air, the wine, and the breadEs tan siemple como el suelo, el aire, el vino y el pan
And if we speak with respect, sanity, and dignityY si hablamos con respeto con cordura y dignidad
They poison the water and leave without saying goodbyeNos envenenan el agua y se van sin saludar

I want you to understand that there are certain thingsQuiero que entiendas que hay ciertas cosas
That are not for sale, that cannot be boughtQue no se venden, que no se compran
Freedom, blood, and historyLa libertad, la sangre y la historia
Are simple things that are not touched, no sir!Son simples cosas que no se tocan, no señor!

Chilecito rises and in Patquia the CapallanSe levanta chilecito y en patquia el capallan
They cut off the roads to transnational painLe cortaron los caminos al dolor transnacional-
Because the greatest wealth is to live in freedomPorque la mayor riqueza es vivir en libertad
This cry of the land clung to its palateEste grito de la tierra se aferro en su paladar

Don't talk to me about progress, wealth, and clarityNo me hables de progreso, de riqueza y claridad
Your speech doesn't remember the pain of AndalgaláTu discurso no se acuerda del dolor de andalgala
Nor of Ongamira nor of Quilpo in solitudeNi tampoco de ongamira ni de quilpo en soledad
Nor of the wide-open Latin veinsNi de las venas latinas abiertas de par en par

And I've said what I said and as I came, I goY ya he dicho lo que dije y como vine me voy
Hoping that this rhythm doesn't bother the bossEsperando que este ritmo no lo moleste al patrón
From the things that hurt us, my singing comes out happilyDe las cosas que nos duelen sale alegre mi cantar
This cry becomes a song when it can't take it anymoreEste grito se hace copla cuando ya no puede más

I want you to understand that there are certain thingsQuiero que entiendas que hay ciertas cosas
That are not for sale, that cannot be boughtQue no se venden, que no se compran
Freedom, blood, historyLa libertad, la sangre, la historia
Are simple things that are not touched, no sir!Son simples cosas que no se tocan, no señor!

Do not touchNo se toca
Do not touchNo se toca
The Famatina must not be touchedEl famatina no se toca