Las Calaveras

The Skulls

Las Calaveras

Black Simon diedSe murió el negro Simón
The fruit seller of the townEl fruterito del pueblo
How they loved that black manComo querían a ese negro
Throughout the populationEn toda la población

And an old pipe smoker diedY murió un viejo pipón
Which pipe smokerCuál pipón
The landowner of the townEl hacendado del pueblo
And they buried both of themY a los dos los enterraron
In the same cemeteryEn el mismo cementerio
And they buried both of themY a los dos los enterraron
In the same cemeteryEn el mismo cementerio

Look what a coincidenceMiren que casualidad
If they go to the graveSi a la fosa van a dar
Look what a coincidenceMiren que casualidad
If they go to the tombSi a la tumba van a dar

Take it, ColombiaCójelo Colombia

The rich man was given a carriageAl rico le hicieron carrosa
The black man a simple coffinAl negro un sencillo ataúd
Adorned with flowersQue lo adornaban con flores
From black SeferinaDe la negra seferina
And a funeral marchY una marcha funeral
I see passing byVeo pasando que camina
And a funeral marchY una marcha funeral
I see passing byVeo pasando que camina
And I followed behindY yo me le pegué atras
To witness it immediatelyPa' presenciarla enseguida

And the cast concludedY elenco concluyó
Because the night arrivedPorque la noche llegó
And the two deceased were sleepingY dormían los dos difuntos
The little black man and the pipe smokerEl negrito y el pipón
And the two deceased were sleepingY dormían los dos difuntos
In an eternal slumberEn un eterno sopor

After some time passedDespués de un tiempo pasado
To finish my storyPa' terminar mi relato
I went to the cemeteryMe fuí para el campo santo
And found two skullsY encontré dos calaveras
They had no noseEllas no tenían nariz
But I know they were whitePero sé que blancas eran
They had no noseEllas no tenían nariz
But I know they were whitePero sé que blancas eran
And what happened, if in the end, cameraY que paso, si al final camara

All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
Multicolored on the outsideMulticolores por fuera
Inside, only one colorPor dentro un solo color
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
No matter how you dieNo importa como te mueras
If it's just a jokeSi solo es un bacilón
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
Like the fat man and the little black manComo el gordo y el negrito
The fruit seller and the pipe smokerEl frutero y el pipón
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
No no no, there's no difference in raceNo no no no hay diferencia de raza
Nor in religionNi tampoco religión
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
It's the color of yours and mineEs el color de la tuya y la mía
Like that of the whole worldComo la del mundo entero
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son

That from the cemeteryAquello del campo santo
A true messageUn mensaje verdadero
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
So... So get yourself together, manAsi que... Asi que componte garallón

All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
Take advantage of what's left, manAprovecha lo que queda, mancual
And don't miss the opportunityY no pierdas la ocasión
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
If in the end, what remains of youSi al final lo que queda de tí
Of Roberto, of Luis, or of meDe roberto, de luis o de mí
Is the skullEs la calvera
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
Notice for what reasonFíjate porque razón
There are so many skullsHay tanta calavera
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son
If they take you to the pantheonSi te llevan al panteón
And you don't know what's leftY no sabes lo que queda
All the skulls are whiteLas calaveras todas blancas son