Yo Planto

I Plant

Yo Planto

I plant, the day begins and I riseYo planto, comienza el día y levanto
The fruits that the sunlight gives usLos frutos que nos da la luz del Sol
Self-cultivation is the proposal and pathAutocultivo es la propuesta y camino
To achieve real independencePara lograr real independencia

Because smoking ganja is not really a crimePorque fumar la ganjah de verdad no es un crimen
I'm persecuted without explanationSoy perseguido sin explicación
My door destroyed and my garden destroyedDestruida mi puerta y destrozada mi huerta
Taken to jail without reasonLlevado a la carcel sin razón
There were only seven little plants in my gardenSolo siete plantitas había en mi jardín
I explained to the officer on guardExpliqué al oficial en la guarda
He laughed and put handcuffs on meÉl se reía y me ponía las esposas
While saying: Boy, this is not JamaicaMientras decía: Muchacho, esto no es Jamaica
I spent four days, five nights locked upCuatro días, cinco noches me pasé encarcelado
Without understanding such great injusticeSin entender tan grande injusticia
I begged Jah to be my lawyerRogué a Jah, fuera mi abogado
While singing to the freedom I had been deprived ofMientras cantaba a la libertad de la que me habían despojado

I don't want to buyEs que yo no quiero comprar
I just want to cultivateYo solo quiero cultivar
To rest from the hustlePa' descansar de la tranza
To take my distancePara tomar mi distancia
From the overwhelming chainDe la agobiante cadena
And the hellish sorrowsY del infierno las penas
And just spend my timeY solo gastar mi tiempo
Watching my food grow from the earthViendo como de la tierra crece mi alimento

All that's left for me to saySolo me resta decir
Cultivate your mind and the landCultiva tu mente y la tierra
Cultivate your mind and the landCultiva tu mente y la tierra
Cultivate your mind and the landCultiva tu mente y la tierra
Cultivate your mind and the landCultiva tu mente y la tierra

I plant because I want a lot of inspirationYo planto porque yo quiero mucha inspiración
I plant because it's my missionYo planto porque es mi misión
I smoke marijuana to fight depressionYo fumo marihuana para combatir la depresión
I raise my flag and shout: LegalizationYo alzo mi bandera y grito: Legalización

I plant, the day begins and I riseYo planto, comienza el día y levanto
The fruits that the sunlight gives usLos frutos que nos da la luz del Sol
Self-cultivation is the proposal and pathAutocultivo es la propuesta y camino
To achieve real independencePara lograr real independencia

Good amount of ganja in my system eh ehGood amount of ganjah inna my system eh eh
Puppa and the sheriff are in a beef yeh eh ehPuppa and the sherrif them inna beef yeh eh eh
It takes a better trick to mess up Colonel ShenggenIt takes a better trick to mashup coronel Shenggen
So I go around the roadblock and walk away from gunsSo me go round the road block and walk away from gunzeng
Yo Quique pass the weed causeYo Quique pass the weed cause
I don't want to waste my timeMe no want waste me time
How if I love the Green stashHow if me love the Green stash
I'm committing a crimeI'm comitting a crime
They're not gonna embarrass PuppaThem not gonna embarrase Puppa
Put my face on prime timePut me face on prime time
I'm the stop weed ministerI'm the stop weed minister
I'm not going to resignNo me no go resign

Cultivate that ganja sativa flower yes sirCultiva esa ganjah flor sativa sí señor
Cultivate freedom as it is a superior goodCultiva libertad pues es un bien superior
Make life in this world growHaz que la vida en este mundo cresca
Rasta agriculture-perfect plant, miseAgricultura Rasta-planta perfecta, mise
Water the little plant in the morningRegue la matita cuando es de mañanita
As King Solomon did to the EarthComo hacía el Rey Salomón a la Tierra
Say a prayer because it's always necessaryDiga una plegaria porque siempre es necesaria
And make an offering to Mother Earth, miseY a la Pacha Mama haga una ofrenda, mise

Liberation, radical is my songLiberación, radical es mi canción
And may the gardens of Zion flourishY que los jardines de Zion florescan
Enrich the human being in its essenceEnriquecer al ser humano en su escencia
To generate a new state of consciousnessPara generar un nuevo estado de conciencia

And in this chained world we live inY en este mundo encadenado en que se vive
Let each one decide in the endQue al final sea cada cual quien decide

Liberation, radical is my songLiberación, radical es mi canción
Let them light incense in ZionDejen que prendan inciensos en Zion
Liberation Alboroise in connectionLiberación Alboroise en conexión
And who sings to you with the vibe, Quique NeiraY quien te canta con la vibra, Quique Neira

I plant, I plant, I plantYo planto, yo planto, yo planto