A Quien Engañas Abuelo

Who Are You Fooling, Grandpa

A Quien Engañas Abuelo

Who are you fooling, grandpa, I know you are cryingA quien engañas abuelo, yo se que tu estás llorando
Since grandpa and grandma, are resting aboveEnde que taita y que mama, arriba tán descansando
You never told me how, you haven't told me whenNunca me dijiste como, tampoco me has dicho cuando
But on the hill there are two crosses reminding you of itPero en el cerro hay dos cruces que te lo están recordando

The old man lowers his head and caresses the boyBajo la cabeza el viejo y acariciando al muchacho
He says you're right, son, everything has changedDice tienes razón hijo, el odio todo ha cambiado
The workers have gone far, the furrow is abandonedLos piones se fueron lejos, el surco esta abandonado
I'm running out of strength, the plow weighs so muchA mi ya me faltan fuerzas, me pesa tanto el arado
And you're just a child to take care of the ranchY tú eres tan solo un niño pa sacar arriba el rancho

Chucho the muleteer tells me, the one who lives in the canyonsMe dice chucho el arriero, el que vive en los cañales
That some are killed for being conservatives, others for being liberalsQue a unos los matan por godos, a otro por liberales
But what does it matter, grandpa, then what is worthPero eso que importa abuelo, entonces que es lo que vale
My grandparents were so good, they did no harm to anyoneMis taitas eran tan buenos, a naides le hicieron males
I only understand one thing, that before God we are all equalSolo una cosa compriendo que ante Dios somos iguales

In elections appear some called leadersAparecen en elecciones unos que llaman caudillos
Who go around promising schools and bridges where there are no riversQue andan prometiendo escuelas y puentes donde no hay ríos
And the soul of the peasant is reached by the party colorY al alma del campesino llega el color partidiso
Then he learns to hate even his good neighborEntonces aprende a odiar hasta quien fue su buen vecino
All because of those damn professional politiciansTodo por esos malditos politiqueros de oficio

Now I understand you, grandpa, for God's sake stop cryingAhora te comprendo abuelo, por dios no sigas llorando