Anni Kookoo

Anni Kookoo

Anni Kookoo

los lugares donde vivimos, la vida que vivimosthe places that we lived, the living that we did
los lugares en los que nos pusieron, las cosas que nos dieronthe places we were put, the things we were giving
las cosas que tomaronthe things that they took
se llevaron nuestro orgullo, y si nothey took away our pride, and if they didn't
se llevaron nuestras vidas, se llevaron las cosas que nos hacían sentir vivostake our lives, they took away the things that made us feel alive

oooo en qué nos hemos convertido, en qué nos hemos convertidooooo what have we become, what have we become
oooo cómo llegamos a esto, cómo llegamos a estooooo how did this become, how did this become

la anciana reflexiona de este a oestethe old women reflects from the east to the west
piensa en su abuela y su abueloshe thinks of her grandmother and her grandfather
y en la fuerza que teníanand the strength that they had
ahora mira a los jóvenesnow she looks to the young
con todo su olfateo y sus drogaswith all their sniffing and their drugs
la bebida que ha robado tantas almasthe drinking that has stolen so many souls
y ha inundado su sangre sagradaand flooded her sacred blood

ella dice oooo en qué nos hemos convertido,she says oooo what have we become,
en qué nos hemos convertidowhat have we become
ella dice oooo cómo llegamos a esto,she says oooo how did this become,
cómo llegamos a estohow did this become

ella dice oooo la botella se llevó a mi hijo,she says oooo the bottle took my son,
se llevó a mi hijoit took away my son
ella dice oooo ¿a dónde vamos a correr,she says oooo where we going to run,
en qué nos hemos convertidowhat have we become