Alma de Alma

Alma de Alma

Alma de Alma

Yo, comí arroz con Arepa, me dijo mi mamáYo, I ate rice with Arepa, my mom told me
Y también con mantequilla, porque ya no había quesoAnd also with butter, because cheese there was no longer
Con frijoles, caraotas, y también con lentejasWith beans, caraotas, and also with lentils
Es el golpe, es el golpeIs the clap, is the clap

Carne, pollo, o huevos, eso ya no vieneMeat, chicken, or eggs, that no longer comes
Eso ya no viene, carne, pollos o huevosThat no longer comes, meat, chickens or eggs
Que la gente ya no lo come, ya no lo come másThat the people do not eat it now, do not eat it anymore
Solo el gobernador, ministros diputados esosOnly the governor, ministers deputies those
Si ya lo comen, con el postre, y sus jugosIf they eat it already, with the dessert, and their juices
Y vino o champán, o champánAnd wine or champagne, or champagne

A mí, me vendieron la bolsa y es el golpeMe, they sold me the bag and is the clap
Aunque no lo digan a precio de dólar, me lo vendenAlthough they do not say it at a price of dollar, they sell it to me
Ya lo venden, solo el arroz, frijoles chinos, que ya vienenThey sell it already, only the rice, Chinese beans, that comes already
De un kilo de frijoles solo me quedo, un cuarto de kiloOf a kilo of beans I only stay, a quarter of Kilo
Porque lo demás era puro, piedras tierra y cementoBecause the rest was alone, stones earth and cement
Y ya estaban viejos, viejos yaAnd they were old already, old already

Carne, pollo, o huevos, eso ya no vieneMeat, chicken, or eggs, that no longer comes
Eso ya no viene, carne, pollos o huevosThat no longer comes, meat, chickens or eggs
Que la gente ya no lo come, ya no lo come másThat the people do not eat it now, do not eat it anymore
Solo el gobernador, ministros diputados esosOnly the governor, ministers deputies those
Si ya lo comen, con el postre, y sus jugosIf they eat it already, with the dessert, and their juices
Y el vino o el champán, o el ChampnagAnd the wine or the champang, or the Champnag