Nací de Pobres

Born Poor

Nací de Pobres

I was born without fortune and without anythingYo nací sin fortuna y sin nada
Defying destiny head-onDesafiando al destino de frente
Even the most unhappy humiliated meHasta el más infeliz me humillaba
Ignoring me, everyoneIgnorándome toda la gente
And suddenly my luck has changedY de pronto mi suerte ha cambiado
And suddenly I found myself among great peopleY de pronto me vi entre gran gente

I saw those people feeling happyVi a esa gente sentírse dichosa
In front of a vulgar and deceitful worldFrente a un mundo vulgar y embustero
Hypocritical, mean, vain peopleGente hipócrita, ruin, vanidosa
For whom money is uselessQue de nada le sirve el dinero
Who die just like the poorQue se muere lo mismo que el probre
And their grave is the same holeY su tumba es el mismo agüjero

Now I go on different pathsAhora voy por distintos caminos
I'm just following destinyVoy siguiendo tan solo al destino
And among the poor I feel happyY entre pobres me siento dichoso
Yes, loving, I give my whole loveSí amando doy mí amor entero
With the poor, I take off my hatCon los pobres me quito el sombrero
And I despise even the most powerfulY desprecio hasta el más poderoso

I am honest and sincere, I tell youSoy cabal y sincero les digo
I have carved my own destinyHe labrado mí propio destino
I extend my hand to a friendYo le tiendo la mano al amigo
But I never humiliate myself to the richPero al rico jamás me le humillo

SpokenHablado
I never had the warmth of a kissYo nunca tuve el calor de un beso
My poor parents worked so hardMis pobres viejos trabajaban tanto
That they never had time for thatQue nunca tuvieron tiempo para eso
And so I grew up without ignoring the tearsY así crecí sin ignorar el llanto
I didn't go to school, I learned as an adultNo fuí a la escuela, yo apendí de grande
For those things, a poor person couldn't affordPara esas cosas no alcanzaba un probre
Letters don't come in when you're hungryLas letras no entran cuando se tiene hambre

And there's no one to lend you a hand if you're poorNí hay quien te tienda la mano si eres pobre
That's why I return to this old townPor eso vuelvo a este pueblo viejo
Where life treated me so badlyDonde la vida me trató tan mal
This is my people that I never leave for anythingEsta es mi gente que por nada dejo
Even if I were to suffer the same againAunque volviera yo a sufrir igual
I am honest and sincere, I tell youSoy cabal y sincero les digo
I have carved my own destinyHe labrado mí propio destino
I extend my hand to a friendYo le tiendo la mano al amigo
But I never humiliate myself to the richPero al rico jamás me le humillo