Mama Tierra

Mother Earth

Mama Tierra

How difficult to sing to mother earthQue difícil cantarle a tierra madre
Who holds us and saw us growQue nos aguanta y nos vio crecer
And to the parents of your parentsY a los padres de tus padres
And to your children who will come afterY a tus hijos los que vendrán después
If you look at her like your motherSi la miras como a tu mama
Maybe our perspective will changeQuizas nos cambie la mirada
And we'll act like those who defend their ownY actuemos como el que defiende a los tuyos
And those who come with themY a los que vienen con el
The root in my feet I feltLa raiz en mis pies yo sentí
I raised my hand and sawLevante la mano y ví
That everything is connected, that everything is a cycleQue todo va unido, que todo es un ciclo
The earth, the sky, and back here againLa tierra, el cielo y de nuevo aquí
Like the water from the sea to the clouds goesComo el agua del mar a las nubes va
It rains the water and starts again, listenLlueve el agua y vuelta a empezar, oye

I shoutedGrite
I shoutedGrite
Don't you see?¿O no lo ves?
She's slowly dying, mother earthVa muriendo lentamente, mama tierra
Mother earthMother earth

It's not about breaking windowsNo se trata de romper ventanas
Or lampposts or facesNi farolas ni de cara
Better to break mistaken consciences, listenMejor romper conciencias equivocadas oye
No one taught us, neither you nor meNadie nos enseñó ni a ti ni a mi
No one explained to us, neither you nor meNadie nos explicó ni a ti ni a mí
Better to learn, let the word spread and maybe achieveMejor aprender, que corra la voz y quizás conseguir

Pumping mother earth saysBombeando tierra madre dice
Trtrr pumping mother earth tells youTrtrr bombeando tierra madre te dice
Enough!Basta!
Trtrt pumping trtrt pumping mother earth listenTrtrt bombeando trtrt bombeando tierra madre escuche
Trtrt pumping mother earth says stand upTrtrt bombeando tierra madre dice ponte en pie
Trttr pumping stand upTrttr bombeando ponte en pie
Trtrt pumping mother earth says stand up look at meTrtrt bombeando tierra madre dice ponte en pie mirame

I shoutedGrite
I shoutedGrite
Don't you see?¿O no lo ves?
(No no no, he doesn't see)(No no no no lo ve)
She's slowly dying, mother earthVa muriendo lentamente, mama tierra
Mother earthMother earth

Oh mother claimsOh mama reclama
The flame is fadingSe le apaga la llama
And this is not from todayY esto no es de hoy
From times past todayDe tiempos de atrás oihoy
Decades degradingDecre decadas degradando
Mother claimsYa mama reclama
The flame is fadingSe le apaga la llama
They sell her todaySe la venden hoy
From what she was to what she is todayDe lo que fue a lo que es hoy
Her beats magnify todaySe tre magnifican sus latidos uhoy
They call, they callLlaman llaman
Mother earth callsMama tierra llaman
Since they handle them without a planYa que las manejan sin plan
Too many digDemasiadas cavan
Others fall then bear no fruitOtras se caen luego frutos no dan
They call, they callLlaman llaman
Mother earth callsMama tierra llaman
Deaf ears the man makesOidos sordos les hace el man
Eyes cover themselvesMiradas se tapan
They contaminate until they eliminateContaminan hasta que eliminan

I shoutedGrite
I shoutedGrite
Don't you see?¿O no lo ves?
She's slowly dying, mother earthVa muriendo lentamente, mama tierra
Mother earthMother earth