La Familia Argentina

The Argentine Family

La Familia Argentina

Long live the peace of our homeViva la paz de nuestro hogar
the kids come back from studyinglos chicos vienen de estudiar
and we sit down to have coffeey nos sentamos a tomar cafe
and we smile.y sonreimos.

While dad goes to workMientras papa va a trabajar
to sing and start scratchingcanto y me pongo a rasquetear
my pretty hands can't take it anymoremis lindas manos ya no pueden mas
and there's no more cream.y no hay mas crema.

But stillPero igual
there's something fundamentalhay algo primordial
which is to defend and loveque es defender y amar
our Argentine familynuestras familia Argentina

Preserve faith and moralityPreservar la fe y la moral
pray and promoterezar y promover
well-constituted couples.parejas bien constituidas.

Dad arrives without saying helloLlego papa sin saludar
today I forgot to cookhoy me olvide de cocinar
that's why we won't arguepor eso no nos vamos a pelear
turn on the TV.prende la tele.

The kids know how to respectLos chicos saben respetar
they have no vices or maliceno tienen vicios ni maldad
they always use a walkman, I can't talk to themsiempre usan walkman no les puedo hablar
they never listen.jamas me escuchan.

But still...Pero igual...

Everyone went to bedTodos se fueron a acostar
the TV show is about to endla tele esta por terminar
now there's time to talkahora hay tiempo para conversar
bring me the newspapertraeme el diario