Miseria Humana

Human Misery

Miseria Humana

This is necessary..Esto es necesario..

Brother!Hermano!
that money that you need so much to drinkese dinero que tanto necesitas para beber
with one of those girls,con una de esas muchachitas,
Why don't you sweat it with your own hands? (ehh?),por qué no lo sudas con tus propias manos? (ehh?),
because is morepor que es mas
easy to take it from an old lady going down Galiano,fácil quitárselo a una viejita bajando Galiano,
That's not human, doesn't it make you sad?eso no es humano no te da tristeza?,
drag her and leave her crying on the floor crying and without strength,arrastrarla y dejarla llorando en el piso llorando y sin fuerza,
Then they pick you up, they put you in the patrol car,luego recogen te montan en la patrulla,
for a lady's pensionpor la pensión de una señora
That could be your grandmother!que puede ser la abuela tuya!.

Brother!Hermano!
because I came to your cafeteria,por que llego a su cafetería,
He treats me like a clown,me trata como un payaso,
and you deny me a glass of cold water?y me niega un vaso de agua fría?,
however,sin embargo,
a foreigner approaches,se acerca un extranjero,
He smiles, wipes the counter and says:sonrie, limpia el mostrador y dice:
-"partner, he goes first."-"socio, el va primero".
I'm going to be honest with you because in realityle voy a ser sincero porque en realidad
I live in the same city, I know the need,vivo en la misma ciudad, conozco la necesidad,
but never forget that you did not want to quench your thirstpero no se olvide nunca que no quiso calmar la sed
of a Cuban who is fighting just like you!de un cubano que está luchando igual que usted!.

Brother!Hermano!
Why do you want to hit me?Por que quieres golpearme?
and in front of my girlfriend without reason humiliate me?y frente a mí novia sin motivos humillarme?,
Why do you want to put your shoes in my face? (tell me!)por que tus Zapatos quieres poner en mi cara?, (dime!)
when really I didn't do anything to you!cuando realmente yo no te hecho nada!,
bad move, men are respectedmala jugada, a los hombres se respetan
You don't know how expensive a cookie can be,no sabes lo cara que puede salir una galleta,
because the complex is then mixed with rumporque el complejo entonces se mezcla con ron
and the next baon you give it in Christopher Columbus!y el próximo baon lo das en Cristóbal Colón!.

Pay attention brother, it's sad to say,presta atención hermano, es triste decirlo,
The pregnant woman's seat is no longer available, you have to ask for it,el asiento de la embarazada ya no se da, hay que pedirlo,
men don't stop to give it up... (no)los hombres no se paran a cederlo.. (no)
to catch them,... and spit them out,pa cogerlos,.... y escupirlos,

Brother!Hermano!
Why did I go into the store?Por que entro a la tienda
and he looks at me with a face like "don't let anything be lost!"y me mira con cara de "que que nada se pierda!"
I'm not going to steal anythingyo no voy a robar nada,
avert your gaze that annoys me from the way you look at me with shitty prejudices towards everything different,desvíe su mirada que me enfada de la forma en que me observa prejuicios de mierda hacia todo lo distinto,
I'm not a chocolate thief wrapped in pretty nails,no soy un ladrón de chocolates envuelto en nailos lindos,
I have some money,tengo algo de dinero,
and I want to buy my girl some pens for passing by...y comprarle quiero a mi chama unos plumones por pasar ...

(Chorus)(Estribillo)
Since the beginning,Desde un principio,
It is better to rely on principles,es mejor de principios valernos,
and know that it is more a matter of heart than of government,y saber que es mas cuestión de corazón que de gobierno,
The future becomes cloudy like the grayest sky,el porvenir se nubla como el cielo mas grisoso,
let's do something on time,hagamos algo a tiempo,
or dangerous times will come...o vendrán tiempos peligrosos..

human misery,miseria humana,
human misery,miseria humana,
human misery,miseria humana,
human misery, through the streets of my Havanamiseria humana,por las calles de mi Habana
human misery,miseria humana,
human misery,miseria humana,
human misery,miseria humana,
human misery, through the streets of my Havanamiseria humana, por las calles de mi Habana
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Sister!Hermana!
Why does your boyfriend hit you?por que tu novio te da golpes?
and if your son gets involved you respond:y su tu hijo se mete le respondes:
"Jump!!, this is my man!","Salte!!, este es mi hombre!",
You don't know how much filth the child hides,no sabes cuanta roña el niño esconde,
Because he wants to defend you, be your Hero!Porque el quiere defenderte, ser tu Héroe!
and you break their dreams,y tu sus sueños rompes,
In the end that guy abandons you,al final ese fulano te abandona,
He walks away from the house and leaves your hope in a coma,de la casa se aleja y deja tu esperanza en coma,
and what do you have left? that boy you gave birth to,y que te queda? aquel muchacho que pariste,
that you denied her the love of a mother and you did not give her value (no!).que le negaste el amor de madre y valor no le distes (no!).

SisterHermana
Why do you want to control your daughter's tastes and give her opinion?Por que quieres controlar los gustos de tu hija y por ella opinar?
If she is in love with a sincere young man,si ella esta enamorada de un joven sincero,
And you don't want to marry that foreigner for money?y con ese extranjero por dinero no se quiere casar?.
looking for a social situation,en busca de una situación social,
Sometimes we forget that we are human beings,a veces olvidamos que somos seres humanos,
and the soul deteriorates,y el alma deterioramos,
don't force her, she wants to be happyno la obligue, ella quiere ser feliz
and you just want to live well and leave the country!y usted solamentequiere vivir bien y salir del país!,

Sister!Hermana!
Why does the corner call you?Por que la esquina te llama?,
And are you a lady who goes from bed to bed?y eres dama que va de cama en cama?,
in the belly a chama!,en la barriga un chama!,
in the mind 20 parents,en la mente 20 padres,
that no one would take a bus to donate blood to you,que ninguno cogeria una guagua pa donarte sangre,
It is logical that a relationship does not lastes lógico que no te dure una relación
and that you are the inspiration of no poem,y que de ningún poema tu seas la inspiración,
You want to know why? (Hey?),quieres saber porque? (eh?),
I explain your situation:te explico tu situación:
because you open your legs and close your heartporque tu abres las piernas y cierras el corazón

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The president of the CDR informs those above how much isLa presidente del CDR informa a los de arriba cuanto esta
Improving your way of life, but she never caredmejorando tu forma de vida, pero a ella nunca le a importado
if your child is missing a plate of food; sometimes you sitsi a tu hijo le a faltado un plato de comida; a veces tu te sientas
and you ask yourself "why does so-and-so speak badly about me? if I had him as a brother?" brother, there are many people here in Havana infested with the virus of human misery.y te preguntas "por que fulano habla mal de mi? si yo lo tenia como un hermano?" brother, hay mucha gente aquí en la Habana infestados con el virus de la miseria humana.

I would like to sing this song in the Plaza de la Revolución, not because it is a worm song, but because a large part of Havana will hear it.yo quisiera cantar esta canción en la plaza de la Revolución, no porque sea una canción gusana, sino porque la va a escuchar gran parte de la Habana

Tomorrow we will wake up in the middle of this chronicle, that there is nomañana despertaremos en medio de esta crónica, de que no hay
a Cuban who is not hypocritical, everything will be as disgusting asun cubano que no sea hipócrita, todo será tan asqueroso como
some visors and no one is going to shake hands without first spitting on it.unas viseras y nadie se va a dar la mano sin antes escupírsela.
Something keeps going wrong and they keep looking at someone wrong.Algo sigue andando mal y mal siguen mirando a alguien.
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