La Virgen del aji

The Virgin of the Pepper

La Virgen del aji

Eh!Eh!
If you have lived hereSi usted ha vivido aqui
Surely you have eaten pepperSeguro a comido aji
That stings but doesn't alterQue pica pero no altera
The food here tastes goodLa comida aqui sabe buena

Eh!!Eh!!
It's a crazy thingEs una cosa de locos
It's a crazy thingEs una cosa de locos
An insult tells you longo!!Un insulto te dice longo!!
It was said!!!Se dijo!!!

Living here!!!Vivir aquiii!!!
From here from the land of South AmericaDesde aqui desde la tierra del america del sur
Feeling here!!!Sentir aquiii!!!
From here or at the point they call the zero latitudeDe aqui o en el punto que le dicen de la cero latitud
You to me!!Tu para miii!!
A group of people live.. Close to the crossUn grupo de gente vive.. Pegadita a la cruz
Thinking of a child they told you is namedPensando en un niño que le dijeron que se llama
JesusJesus

With big hands, and a big mindCon las manos grandes, y la mente grande
And respected your buddy dies of hungerY respetado tu pana se te muere de hambre
You may have wondered why there is this scarcityTe habras preguntado como hay esta carestia
In this land where the sun shines and there is no droughtEn esta tierra donde el sol brilla y no hay una sequia
Living here!! Being from here!!Vivir aqui!! Ser de aqui!!
Eating here!! Meeting here!! Eating pepper!!Comer aqui!! Topar aqui!! Comer aji!!

Apart in the shadowsApartado entre las sombras
I will sleep... Snuggled upDormiree... Aurrucadito
Don't turn your back on meNo me des la espalda
That I... Feel lonelyQue me..... Siento solito

Virgin I take offVirgen yo me quito
So thatPara que
You take care of all of usNos cuides a toditos

I take off andYo me quito y
Eh!Eh!
If you have lived hereSi usted ha vivido aqui
Surely you have eaten pepperSeguro a comido aji
That stings but doesn't alterQue pica pero no altera
The food here tastes goodLa comida aqui sabe buena
Eh!!Eh!!
It's a crazy thingEs una cosa de locos
It's a crazy thingEs una cosa de locos
An insult they call you longoUn insulto te dicen longo
It was said!Se dijo!

Living here!Vivir aqui!
From here from the land of South AmericaDesde aqui desde la tierra del america del sur
Feeling here!Sentir aqui!
From here at the point they call the zero latitudeDe aqui en el punto que le dicen de la cero latitud
You to me!!Tu para mi!!
A group of people live.. Close to the crossUn grupo de gente vive.. Pegadita a la cruz
In this land where they have always talked to you about aEn esta tierra donde siempre te han hablado de un
Child namedNiño que se llama
JesusJesus

With big mountains, and a big mindCon montañas grandes, y la mente grande
And respected your buddy dies of hungerY respetado tu pana se te muere de hambre
You may have wondered why there is this scarcityTe habras preguntado como hay esta carestia
In this land where the sun shines and there is no droughtEn esta tierra donde el sol brilla y no hay una sequia
Living here!! Meeting here!!Vivir aqui!! Topar aqui!!
Feeling here!! Being from here!! Eating pepper!!Sentir aqui!! Ser de aqui!! Comer aji!!

Apart in your shadowsApartado entre tus sombras
I will sleep... Snuggled upDormiree... Aurrucadito
Don't turn your back on meNo me des la espalda
That I... Feel lonelyQue me..... Siento solito

Virgin I take offVirgen yo me quito
So thatPara que
You take care of all of usNos cuides a toditos