Fundamento Coplero

Foundational Copla

Fundamento Coplero

You're rich, you're poorTu eres rico, tu eres pobre
You're in charge, you're wagesTu eres mando, tu jornal
You are what you are notTu eres lo que tu no eres
Whose copla will it be?La copla de quien sera?

You're rich, you're poorTu eres rico, tu eres pobre
You're the one who takes, you're the one who givesTu eres el que quitas, tu el que da
You throw away what you oweTu tiras lo que tu debes
Whose copla will it be?La copla de quien sera?

You're rich, you're poorTu eres rico, tu eres pobre
You're gold, you're breadTu eres oro, tu eres pan
For you, people are killedPor ti se mata la gente
Whose copla will it be?La copla de quien sera?

Here I am, I can and I amAqui estoy, puedo y soy
I can transform into the coplaPuedo vertirme en la copla
I am where I goSoy donde voy

The copla comes from afarLa copla viene de lejos
Mouth of time perhapsBoca del tiempo tal vez
It knows about the good thingsSabe de las cosas buenas
And the bad ones tooY de las malas tambien
It knows about the rich and their luckSabe del rico y su suerte
It knows Caesar's lawDel cesar sabe su ley
But above all thingsPero por sobre las cosas
It knows about the people and their faithSabe del pueblo y su fe

It knows about the poor and their struggleSabe del pobre y su lucha
It knows the fear in their bileDel miedo sabe su hiel
It knows that the child doesn't knowSabe que el niño no sabe
That hunger has a reasonQue el hambre tiene un porque

Here I am, I can and I amAqui estoy, puedo y soy
I can break into the coplaPuedo partirme en la copla
I am where I go.Soy donde voy.