Tercer Mundo

Third World

Tercer Mundo

(- Martin, I don't want to meet, please, Martin.(- Martín yo no me quiero reunir, por favor, Martín.
- No, no, no, enough of whims, get dressed and go home.- No, no, no, basta de caprichos, te vistes y vas a tu casa.

- Thank you, thank you, how can I say? how can I say?- Arigato, arigato, how can I say? how can I say?
- Hahaha- Jajajaja
- Talking to a Japanese?- Hablando con una japonesa?
- No, with Horacio Guaraní)- No, con Horacio Guaraní)
Many years ago a man dreamed,Hace muchos años un hombre soñó,
an empire, a very large empire...un imperio, un imperio muy grande...
he had a good face and never stopped talking,tenía buena cara y no paraba de hablar,
with the most hated and loved man in the place...con el hombre más odiado y querido del lugar...

And he dreamed of having a flowery gardenY soñaba tener una jardín florido
a homeland from Mexico to the foot,una patria de México al pie,
with brothers of all kindscon hermanos de toda calaña
and in the dream he shouted:y en el sueño gritaba:
I'm sinking, I'm sinking, I'm sinkingme hundo, me hundo, me hundo

And no one knows how I ended up here...Y nadie sabe como vine a parar yo...

(- Alvarez!(- Álvarez!
- How do you know my name is Alvarez?- Cómo sabe que me llamo Álvarez?
- Um... I know everything.- Este... yo lo sé todo.
- You look familiar to me,- Usted me resulta una cara conocida,
haven't we met before?)no nos hemos visto antes?)

Mona Giménez with Mickey RourkeLa mona Giménez con Mickey Rourke
watching the girls at the Puti clubmirando las chicas del Puti club
the rock band that wanted the most girlsla banda de rock que más chicas quiso
boys entering the Caracas Hiltonentrando muchachos al Caracas Hilton

Coca-Coca-Coca-Coca SarlyCoca-Coca-Coca-Coca Sarly
Coca-Coca-Coca-Coca ColaCoca-Coca-Coca-Coca Cola
Coca-Coca-Coca-CocaCoca-Coca-Coca-Coca
Pinochet will be unappetizingInapetente estará Pinochet
the day they beat him upel día que lo echen a palos

I kept walking and arrived at a discoseguí caminando y llegue a una disco
Gaddafi dancing with a ministerKhadafi bailando con un ministro
they asked for oil and didn't give it to thempidieron petróleo y no les dieron
they gave them Fernet which is a good poisonles dieron Fernet que es un buen veneno
Fabi Cantilo kicked out Henry MillerFabi Cantilo echó a Henry Miller
because it was too late and for what he writesporque era muy tarde y por lo que escribe
none of this mattered to Henrya Henry nada de esto le importó
and he ended up in bed with Salomóny terminó en la cama con la Salomón
There go the Pimpinela down Fifth AvenueAhí van los Pimpinela por la Quinta Avenida
the Madison on fire, Argentina burnsel Madison al palo, arde la Argentina
Caligula wakes up from his hibernationCalígula despierta de su hibernación
gets on stage and throws them bothsube al escenario y se los tira a los dos
Fat Porcel sings rockEl gordo Porcel canta rock
and smokes Billie Bond's weedy fuma la yerba de Billie Bond
And they keep planning something in BoliviaY siguen planeando algo en Bolivia
to marry Almodóvar to a girl.casar a Almodóvar con una niña.

And everyone wants to arrive firstY todo el mundo quiere llegar primero
Pedrito kisses Merello.se besan Pedrito con la Merello.
What a strange dream this couple hasQue sueño mas raro es el de esta yunta
the doors here never end.las puertas aquí no terminan nunca.

Batato playing with MaradonaBatato jugando con Maradona
alone, alone in the Boca onesolitos, solitos en la de Boca
And I keep walking and enter a barY sigo caminando y entro en un bar
and it was already day and it wasn't truey ya era día y no era verdad
Andrés Calamaro and Lou ReedAndrés Calamaro y Lou Reed
thinking, thinking of getting out of here.pensando, pensando en salir de aquí.
outside the kids in the cityafuera los pibes en la ciudad
I think they don't dream, they don't dream anymorecreo que no sueñan, no sueñan mas
I don't want Bunge & Born dollars anymoreYa no quiero dólares Bunge & Born
Baby, today I go back home to dream of you.Nena hoy vuelvo a casa a soñar con vos.
And at home I shout: I'm sinking, I'm sinkingY en casa yo grito: me hundo, me hundo

And no one knows how I ended up here...Y nadie sabe como vine a parar yo...
To the Third World, Third World !!Al Tercer Mundo, Tercer Mundo !!
Third World !! Third World !!Tercer Mundo !! Tercer Mundo !!
Third World !! (Oh yeah) Third World !!Tercer Mundo !! (Oh yeah) Tercer Mundo !!
(Oh yeah) Third World !!(Oh yeah) Tercer Mundo !!
(more background voices)(más voces de fondo)