La Cárcel

The Prison

La Cárcel

The prison is a cemetery of living men,La cárcel es un cementerio de hombres vivos,
Where bad people fall, often good people.Donde cae gente mala, muchas veces gente buena.
A big house with no windows,Una casa grande que no tiene ventanas,
With only one door and behind bars, those who escape.Con una sola puerta y entre rejas quien se escapa.

The prison is my new home, it has been decidedLa cárcel es mi nuevo hogar, lo han decidido
I know what the road is like, without a bed the cold floorSe lo que es la carretera, sin una cama el piso frío
But who looked into my wounded chestPero quien se asomo a mi pecho herido
If one day I leave, you will all say, I was a banditSi un día salgo me dirán ustedes todos, fui bandido
But who looked into my wounded chestPero quien se asomo a mi pecho herido
And asked if I ever committed a crime.Y preguntar si quiera porque alguna vez he delinquido.

The prison is a cemetery of living men,La cárcel es un cementerio de hombres vivos,
Where the one who sins and prays evens out,Que el que peca y reza empata,
For a cigarette someone kills youPor un cigarro alguien te mata
If you don't pay the bribe, they betray you,Si no pagas el balseo te delatan,
If they can't get you, they take out one of yours on the street.Si no pueden contigo con uno tuyo en la calle se la sacan

The prison is my new home, it has been decidedLa cárcel es mi nuevo hogar, lo han decidido
I know what it's like to be a rider, also to be a good friendSe lo que es ser parrillero, también ser un buen parcero
But who looked into my wounded chestPero quien se asomo a mi pecho herido
And told my mother that a judge has mistaken her sonY dijo a mi madre que a su hijo un juez lo ha confundido
But who looked into my wounded chestPero quien se asomo a mi pecho herido
And some friend shared this sentence with me.Y algún amigo esta pena conmigo haberla compartido.

The prison is a cemetery of living menLa cárcel es un cementerio de hombres vivos

(Freedom, freedom(libertad, libertad
It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worthEs un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)

(It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worth(es un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)
It's like a bird without its two wings,Es como un pájaro sin sus dos alas,
As if they ripped out your heart from your insidesComo si el corazón de las entrañas te arrancaran
(It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worth(es un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)
And the Nazarene told me, move forward, move forward,Y el nazareno me dijo, pa'lante, pa'lante,
You know you haven't taken anythingTú sabes que nada te has cogido
(It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worth(es un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)
Afflicted, confused, in pain, I ask GodAfligido, confundido, adolorido, le pido a dios
Not to let me leave here like a wounded lionQue no me deje salir de aquí como un león herido
(It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worth(es un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)
Mother, a prayerMadre, una oración
To the son you say you've always loved,Al hijo que dices que siempre has querido,
Give him your blessingDale tu bendición
(It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worth(es un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)

Move forward!¡echa pa'lante!
That's how it is!¡como es!

(Separated)(separado)
From my mother, from my wifeDe mi madre, de mi esposa
(Distant)(alejado)
My brothers, my friendsMis hermanos, mis amigos
(Separated)(separado)
Who in good times and badQue en las buenas y en las malas
(Distant)(alejado)
Have always been with meSiempre han estado conmigo
(Separated)(separado)
Oh, my children!¡ay, mis hijos!
(Distant) (Separated)(alejado) (separado)
Who will take care of them, who will protect them,Quien me los cuidará, quien los protegerá,
Who will guide themQuien me los guiará
(Distant)(alejado)
Who like me acts with love and responsibilityQuien como yo actúa con amor y responsabilidad
(Separated) (Distant)(separado) (alejado)
The youngest in the house, tell me who,La más pequeña de la casa, dígame quien,
Tell me who, who will take care of herDígame quien, quien me la cuidará
(Distant) (Separated)(separado) (alejado)
And my dog, who even if I come home drunkY mi perro que aunque borracho llegue
Is the only one who is always happyEs el único que siempre alegre está

Mango biche, with salt!¡mango biche, con sal!

(Freedom, freedom(libertad, libertad
It's a treasure you don't know how much it's worthEs un tesoro que no sabes cuanto vale
Until you've lost it)Hasta que lo has perdido)