Riendo Para No Llorar

Laughing Not to Cry

Riendo Para No Llorar

Give me a drink, pa'!Dame un trago, pa'!

Today I am here in this bar aloneHoy estoy aqui en esta barra solo
And my friend is a drinkY mi amigo es un trago
Thinking about suffering, about lifePensando en los sufrimientos, en la vida
I don't even know what I'm doingYo ni se lo que hago
Today I left my house to forget the sorrowsHoy sali de mi casa pa' las penas olvidar
Clinging to alcohol, laughing so as not to cryAferrado en el alcohol, riendo para no llorar
Laughing so as not to cryRiendo para no llorar
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Laughing to...Riendo para...

Do not cry for those who have died in the villageNo llorar por los que han muerto en el caserio
For the little kids who have sufferedPor los chamaquitos que han sufriodo
For the girls who no longer believe in love affairsPor las ni~as que ya no creen en amorios
Because at 13 years old their uncle raped themPorque a los 13 a~os las viola su tio
For the kid who hung out in nightclubsPor el chamaco que janguiaba en discotecas
Intelligent, at the university he had a scholarshipInteligente, en la universidad tenia una beca
But I prefer the point, and I leave the libraryPero prefirio el punto, y dejo la biblioteca
And now he is a butter userY ahora es usuario de la manteca
Laughing so as not to cry for the little girlRiendo para no llorar por la chamaquita
That in the neighborhood is the favoriteQue en el barrio es la favorita
They say that in bed she is dynamiteDicen que en la cama ella es dinamita
But she does not visit her imprisoned husbandPero a su marido preso ella no visita
Laughing so as not to cry for those who say they are readyRiendo para no llorar por los que dicen que estan listo
At the arrival of my ChristA la llegada de mi Cristo
But partying and drugged are seenPero bonchinchando, y drogado son vistos
No one deceives Jesus ChristNadie enga~a a Jesus Cristo

Today I am here in this bar aloneHoy estoy aqui en esta barra solo
And my friend is a drinkY mi amigo es un trago
Thinking about suffering, about lifePensando en los sufrimientos, en la vida
I don't even know what I'm doingYo ni se lo que hago
Today I left my house to forget the sorrowsHoy sali de mi casa pa' las penas olvidar
Clinging to alcohol, laughing so as not to cryAferrado en el alcohol, riendo para no llorar
Laughing so as not to cryRiendo para no llorar
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Laughing so as not to cryRiendo para no llorar
Laughing to...Riendo para...

Laughing so as not to cry because of the revolutionRiendo para no llorar por el revolu
For which they burst in frontu'Por el que reventaron por frontu'
For the pastor who rides in a BMWPor el pastor que anda en un BMW
Without caring what vicious things they have in their hands...Sin importarle que viciosos en sus manos tienen pu'
What do you think about the routine?Que opinas tu de la rutina
Where the rich man pisses, the poor man urinates.Por donde mismo mea el rico, el pobre orina
Chamaquitos that have swimming pools in their housesChamaquitos que en sus casas tiene piscinas
But my children in the neighborhood don't have plasticine or medicine.Pero mis ni~os en el barrio no tienen ni plasticina, ni medicina

In a heronia nucleusEn un nucleo de heronia
Where is the government and its doctrine?¿Donde esta el gobierno y su doctrina?
While in the capitol they are in officesMientras en el capitolio estan en oficinas
Girls sell their vaginas for moneyPor dinero ni~as venden sus vaginas
Children lying in the cornersNi~os tirados en las esquinas
This is for the government, and for those of ChalinaEsto es pal gobierno, y pa' los de Chalina
Instead of stealing, disciplineEn vez de robar, pongan disciplina
Help the poor people of Bayamon, and CarolinaAyuden a la gente pobre de Bayamon, y Carolina

Today I am here in this bar aloneHoy estoy aqui en esta barra solo
And my friend is a drinkY mi amigo es un trago
Thinking about suffering, about lifePensando en los sufrimientos, en la vida
I don't even know what I'm doingYo ni se lo que hago
Today I left my house to forget the sorrowsHoy sali de mi casa pa' las penas olvidar
Clinging to alcohol, laughing so as not to cryAferrado en el alcohol, riendo para no llorar
Laughing so as not to cryRiendo para no llorar
Laughing so as not to cryRiendo para no llorar
Laughing so as not to cryRiendo para no llorar
Laughing to...Riendo para...

"Laughing so as not to cry for the prisoners who cannot be with their"Riendo para no llorar por los presos que no pueden estar con su
family!familia!
For the innocents who have been victims of crazy shootings!Por los inocentes que han sido victimas de balaceras locas!
My people!Mi gente!
Still, there is hope..."Todavia, queda esperanza..."