Del Otro Lao

From the Other Side

Del Otro Lao

He took fourteen shotsLlevaba catorce tiros
And an old rusty gunY un pistolón oxidao
They took him to the dungeonLo arrearon pal calabozo
For not being authorizedPor no estar autorizao
It was of little value that he hadDe poco valió que tenga
Two children and a stepsonDos hijos y un entenao

Leather is worthlessEl cuero no vale nada
Today things have changedHoy las cosas han cambiao
A hare is worth three pesosUna liebre son tres pesos
And the shot from the sawed-offY el tiro del recortao
Is worth double a bulletVale el doble que una bala
But it's a sure shotPero es tiro asegurao

I'm not going to talk about the arrangementsNo via hablar de los arreglos
That need to be made in the villageQué hay que hacer en el poblao
Hunger has customsEl hambre tiene costumbres
That make you accustomedQue te hacen acostumbrao
To flying over the wiresA volar por los alambres
So as not to end up in chainsPa no acabar engrillao

When there is no work to be foundCuando no se halla trabajo
You have to move like a fishHay que andar como el pescao
Slipping among the reedsRefalando entre los juncos
With tight breathCon el aliento apretao
Spawning the bitternessDesovando la amargura
Of stealing a biteDe furtiviar un bocao

He took fourteen shotsLlevaba catorce tiros
And a broken heartY el corazón reventao
It used to be different beforeEn antes era otra cosa
The law looked at the fallenLa ley miraba al tirao
Today, to put something in the potHoy pa echarle algo a la olla
You have to be on the other sideHay que estar del otro lao

The Homeland continues to give birthLa Patria sigue pariendo
To unequal lovesAmores desigualaos
Those who remember forgotLos que acuerdan se olvidaron
To remember the forgottenDe acordarlo al olvidao
How nice it would have beenQué lindo que hubiera sido
If they hadn't let me downQue no me hubieran fallao