Y mi padre no sabía

And my father didn't know

Y mi padre no sabía

And my father didn't know and my mother didn't understandY mi padre no sabia y mi madre no entendia
And my town had no idea, no idea, what was going to happenY mi pueblo ni idea tenia, ni idea, qué iba a tener
That ship was sailing away that morningEse barco se alejaba esa mañana
To seek another morningA buscar otra mañana
To an early America that wanted to dawn,A una América temprana que quería amanecer,
wanted to flourishquería florecer

Small flowering branchPequeña rama en flor
Inside the cyclone and the EquatorDentro del ciclón y el Ecuador
Storm and loveTempestad y amor
Across the Atlantic towards the sunPor el Atlántico hacia el sol
River Plate, here I amRío de la Plata, aquí estoy

First pants, first illusions,Primeros pantalones, primeras ilusiones,
First optimisms, first heartsPrimeros optimismos, primeros corazones
Hello, how are you? My name is Juan, Pedro, Julián, it doesn't matterHola, qué tal? me llamo Juan, Pedro, Julián, da igual
I like to look into eyesA mí me gusta mirar los ojos
I like to smile, I like to be rebornMe gusta sonreir, me gusta renacer
To die and be born againPara morir y volver a nacer otra vez
Hello, how are you? My name is the sameHola, qué tal? me llamo igual

And my father told us to go to schoolY mi padre nos decía que vayamos a la escuela
Bunch of brute, rascal, lazy piece of shitManga de bruto, atorrante, vago de mierda
His time didn't leave him, nor his land, nor his people,A él no lo dejó su tiempo, ni su tierra, ni su gente,
nor his war.Ni su guerra.
We went to school to seek another morningNosotros fuimos a la escuela a buscar otra mañana
And the teacher had no idea, no idea, what was going to happenY la maestra ni idea tenía, ni idea, qué iba a tener
Small flowering branchPequeña rama en flor
Inside the cyclone and the EquatorDentro del ciclón y el Ecuador
Storm and loveTempestad y amor
Sister America here I amHermana América aquí estoy
A new son I give you.Un hijo nuevo yo te doy.

Sleep little one, sleep peacefullyDormite chiquito, dormite tranquilo
Because in the end we will all make it togetherQue al fin todos juntos la vamos a hacer