Grito Changa

Changa's Cry

Grito Changa

They offered me a jobMe ofrecieron conchabo
just to get by, just to get by,para ir tirando, para ir tirando,
work is scarce,el trabajo anda escaso,
pay is tightla paga estrecha
and the back is wide.y el lomo es ancho.
Because I have my childrenPorque tengo a mis hijos
that I'm raising with my bare arms,que a puro brazo los estoy criando,
I cling to anything,me priendo a cualquier cosa,
hunger is great and bread is scarce.el hambre es mucho y el pan escaso.
I strike the axe into the tree,Clavo el hacha en el árbol,
pull out the weeds, build the scaffold,saco los yuyos, armo el andamio,
I don't have a steady trade,no tengo oficio fijo,
from a very young age, I lived struggling.de muy chiquito, viví cinchando.
Today I don't have the rightHoy no tengo derecho
even to joke around with my salary.ni pa embromarme dentro el salario.
The boss already told meEl patrón ya me dijo
that if I get sick, he won't take responsibility.que si me enfermo no se hace cargo.
Damn! I'm worth very little,¡La pucha! Que valgo poco,
if I can't even afford a cigarette,si no me alcanza ni pa cigarro,
and the bone I carry homey el hueso que llevo a casa
inside my chest is hitting me.dentro del pecho me está golpeando.
If anger takes hold of meSi me agarra la rabia
and I shout, I'm thinking,y pego el grito, me estoy pensando,
that my poor pups,que mis pobres cachorros,
are not to blame to burden them.no tienen culpa pa darles cargo.
Let the wise one come and sayQue venga el sabio y diga
if my work is worth anything.si mi trabajo no vale de algo.
Let the wise one answer me,Que el sabio me conteste,
if I'm not a greyhound to calm down.si pa tranquiarla no soy un galgo.
If he knows all that,Si el sabe todo eso,
he knows well that the pay is little.sabe de sobra que es poco el pago.
For knowing so many things,Por saber tantas cosas,
they make the poor man sick to death.hacen que el pobre reviente de asco.
Damn! I'm worth very little,¡La pucha! Que valgo poco,
if I can't even afford a cigarette,si no me alcanza ni pa cigarro,
and the bone I carry homey el hueso que llevo a casa
inside my chest is hitting me.dentro del pecho me está golpeando.
If anger takes hold of meSi me agarra la rabia
and I shout, I'm thinking,y pego el grito, me estoy pensando,
that my poor pups,que mis pobres cachorros,
are not to blame to burden them.no tienen culpa pa darles cargo.