La Higuera

The Fig Tree

La Higuera

The fig tree dried upLa la higuera se seco
It already has the root outsideYa tiene la rais de fuera
My dark-skinned girl doesn't love me anymoreYa mi prieta no me quiere
Because I'm in a drunken statePoruqe ando en la borrachera
(because I'm in a drunken state)(porque andooo en la borracheraaaa)

Oh, such tall towersAy que torres tan realtaaass
How can the wind not knock them downComo no las tumba el aiiiree
Whoever doesn't want to believe itEl que no lo quiera creer
Should go and come back in the afternoonQue vaya y vuelva en la tarde
(should go and come back in the afternoon)(que vayaaa y vuelva en la tardeee)

We will sell everything and that's enoughVenderemos todo y basta
We will sell the calfVenderemos la becerraaa
We will sell everythingToditito venderemos
My life except the landMi vida menos la tierra
(all except the land)(todito menos la tierraaa)

We will sell everything and that's enoughVenderemos todo y basta
We will sell the sowVenderemos la marranaaa
We will sell everything in my lifeToditito venderemos mi vida
Except the bedMenos la cama
(all except the bed)(todito menos la cama)