Republica de La Alegria

Republic of Joy

Republica de La Alegria

It's worth it a womanVale la pena una mujer
Who wakes up smilingQue se despierta sonriendo
It's worth it to go studyVale la pena ir a estudiar
Going on strike wasting timeHaciendo huelga al perder tiempo

It's worth it to love childhoodVale la pena amar a la niñez
It's worth it to be a hero of the neighborhoodVale la pena ser héroe del barrio
And by putting in effort, to buildY a punta de echar ganas, construir

Long live love in the cityViva el amor en la ciudad
Republic of joyRepública de la alegría
Long live the woman who truly makes me fall in loveQue viva la mujer que me enamore de verdad

Long live love in the cityViva el amor en la ciudad
Republic of joyRepública de la alegría
Long live good humor, long live lifeQue viva el buen humor viva la vida
And the affection of momY los cariños de mamá

It's worth it for loveVale la pena por amor
To make a virtue of necessityHacer de tripas corazón
It's worth it for prideVale la pena que el orgullo
To put it in your pocketTe lo metas al bolsillo

It's worth it to love your enemyVale la pena amar a tu enemigo
It's worth it to honor Jesus ChristVale la pena honrar a Jesucristo
And in the middle of the square, shout outY en medio de la plaza echar un grito

Long live love in the cityViva el amor en la ciudad
Republic of joyRepública de la alegría
Long live the woman who truly makes me fall in loveQue viva la mujer que me enamore de verdad

Long live love in the cityViva el amor en la ciudad
Republic of joyRepública de la alegría
Long live good humor, long live lifeQue viva el buen humor viva la vida
And the affection of mom and dad tooY los cariños de mamá y de papá también

Where are my people going, where are they goingDónde vá, mi gente pa' dónde vá
They've gone with a macheteSe ha ido a punta de machete
Clearing mountains for the cityLimpiando montes pa' la ciudad

Where are my people going, where are they goingDónde vá, mi gente pa' dónde vá
Simon Bolivar laughs becauseSe ríe Simón Bolivar porque
Right now he's resting in peaceAhora mismo descansa en paz

Where are my people going, where are they goingDónde vá, mi gente pa' dónde vá
Everyone come to my partyVengan todos a mi fiesta
Bring something to drinkTráinganse algo para tomar

Where are my people going, where are they goingDónde vá, mi gente pa' dónde vá
Kike is calling usNos está llamando kike
To tell us he got married in ParaguayPara contarnos que se casó en Paraguay
By the blue lake of YpacaraíJunto al lago azúl de Ypacaraí