El Árbol

The Tree

El Árbol

The tree keeps getting wateredSe sigue regando el árbol
That's why it keeps growingPor eso sigue creciendo
The laws want to knock it downLas leyes quieren tumbarlo
But they have failed in their attemptPero han fallado en su intento
They only cut its leavesSolo le cortan las hojas
And when the people protestY cuando protesta el pueblo

The tree provides a lot of shadeEl árbol da mucha sombra
And also bears many fruitsY tambien da muchos frutos
There are very big interestsHay intereses muy grandes
In the countries of the worldEn los paises del mundo
That's why they protect itPor eso es que lo protegen
The big corrupt bossesLos grandes jefes corruptos

To make the tree dry upPara que el arbol se seque
You have to cut the rootHay que cortar la raiz

We all know thatEso lo sabemos todos
But there are many out therePero hay muchos por ahi
Who fertilize the treeQue fertilizan el arbol
By order of a briefcasePor orden de un maletin
And the plant keeps givingY sigue la mata dando
Without anyone looking at its endSin que se le mire el fin

The tree keeps growingEl arbol sigue creciendo
Its branches gain groundSus ramas ganan terreno
Government speechesDiscursos de los gobiernos
Is all we haveEs todo lo que tenemos
And presidential terms go byY pasan y pasan sexenios
And the tree keeps unstoppableY el arbol sigue sin frenos

Its trunk is very thick nowYa tiene muy grueso el tronco
It won't be easy to knock it downNo sera facil tumbarlo
And even less if they act foolishY menos si se hacen tontos
Because the tree shelters themPor que los cobija el arbol
There are blind, deaf, and muteHay ciegos zordos y mudos
Governing the countryEn el pais gobernando

The tree remains lushEl arbol sigue frondoso
In green and bloomingEn verde y floreciendo
Oxygenating businessesOxigenando negociosos
Of the big bosses of the peopleDe los jefasos del pueblo
It has become very powerfulSe ha vuelto muy poderoso
The Santa Claus of the governmentEl santa claus del gobierno

To make the tree dry upPara que el arbol se seque
You have to cut the rootHay que cortar la raiz

We all know thatEso lo sabemos todos
But there are many out therePero hay muchos por ahi
Who fertilize the treeQue fertilizan el arbol
By order of a briefcasePor orden de un maletin
And the plant keeps givingY sigue la mata dando
Without anyone looking at its endSin que se le mire el fin