La Jerga

The Nonsense

La Jerga

(Venezuela angrily wonders!)(¡Venezuela se pregunta con rabia!)
(What nonsense is this!)(¡Qué jerga es!)

We can't stand this nonsenseNo aguantamos esta jerga
Hunger is going to kill usEl hambre nos va a matar
We can't bearNo podemos soportar
The decrease in our pocketsDe los bolsillos la merma

Take, rebound, and observeToma, repunta y se observa
The social deteriorationEl deterioro social
It doesn't stop being heardNo se deja de escuchar
How much nonsense!¡Hasta cuando tanta jerga!

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hatred brings us togetherQue el odio nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, what nonsense is thisQue jerga es, que jerga es

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hunger brings us togetherQue el hambre nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, (like) what nonsense is this (ah, the nonsense)Que jerga es, (como) que jerga es (ah, la jerga)

We have endured so much nonsenseTanta jerga hemos llevado
From this blessed governmentDe este bendito gobierno
Suffering eternal mistreatmentSufriendo un maltrato eterno
That has impoverished the stateQue ha empobrecido al estado

Projects are postponedLos proyectos se postergan
We are struck by inflationNos fulmina la inflación
It is heard in every cornerSe escucha en cualquier rincón
My God, what kind of nonsense!¡Dios mío que clase de jerga!

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hatred brings us togetherQue el odio nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, what nonsense is thisQue jerga es, que jerga es

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hunger brings us togetherQue el hambre nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, (like) what nonsense is thisQue jerga es, (como) que jerga es

The elderly pensionersLos viejitos pensionados
Suffer carrying their crossSufren llevando su cruz
Education, healthLa educación, la salud
And justice have collapsedY justicia colapsaron

The working class hangsLa clase obrera descuelga
Their fate in a calvarySu destino en un calvario
With a meager salaryCon un mísero salario
That doesn't even come close!¡Que no alcanza ni de jerga!

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hatred brings us togetherQue el odio nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, what nonsense is this (what nonsense is this)Que jerga es, que jerga es (que jerga es)

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hunger brings us togetherQue el hambre nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, (great coquivacoa)Que jerga es, (gran coquivacoa)
What nonsense is this (they went to the street)Que jerga es (se fue pa' la calle)

After the elections passAl pasar las elecciones
It will be the same nonsenseSerá la mismita jerga
While they increaseMientras que al pueblo le aumentan
More and more the people's afflictionsMás y más sus aflicciones

The poor in the nationLos pobres en la nación
Scream when they rememberGritan cuando se recuerdan
Their sad situationDe su triste situación
And we believe with the nonsense!¡Y creemos con la jerga!

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hatred brings us togetherQue el odio nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, what nonsense is thisQue jerga es, que jerga es

What nonsense is thisQue jerga es
That they always mock the peopleQue al pueblo siempre lo mofan
They corner and harass themLo acorralan y lo acosan
And even kick themY hasta le dan puntapié

Someone explain to us thenQue alguien nos explique pues
That hunger brings us togetherQue el odio nos arrejunta
Venezuela wonders angrilyVenezuela se pregunta con rabia
What nonsense is this, what nonsense is thisQue jerga es, que jerga es