Violeta Parra - Versos por Ponderación - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Violeta Parra - Versos por Ponderación




Versos por Ponderación
Congratulatory Lines
Hay una ciudad muy lejos
There's a city far away
Hay una ciudad muy lejos
There's a city far away
Pa alla los pobres se van
Where the poor move toward
Las murallas son de pan
The city walls are made of bread
Y los pilares de queso
And the pillars made of cheese
Llevado desde esta protesta
Gained from this protest
La ciudad tiene ese honor
The city has this honor
Y por el merito tiene el don
And because it has merit, it has the gift
Que el poder le origina
That power gives it
La teja son de sopaipilla
The roofs are made of sopaipilla
Y los ladrillos alfajor
And the bricks are made of alfajor
La ciudad de cofra grande
The great city of cofra
La ciudad de cofra grande
The great city of cofra
Es re buena pa los pobre
Is very good for the poor
Alli no se gasta ni un cobre
Not a penny is spent there
Y los comercios
And the businesses
Son de valde
Are free
Es cosa muy admirable
It's a wonderful thing
Los vivientes bien lo dicen
The inhabitants say so
Por habre nadie se aflije
Nobody suffers from hunger
Ni que la quieran pasar
Nor do those who want to go hungry
Y para el que quiera
And for those who want
Fumar hay cigarros en avinge
To smoke, there are cigarettes at a good price
Hay un estero de vino
There's a river of wine
Hay un estero de vino
There's a river of wine
Que atravieza la ciudad
That flows through the city
Y son de harina tostada
And the sandbanks, dear,
Los arenales querido
Are made of toasted flour
Los que pasan por camino
Those who pass by the road
Dicen aqui esta lo bueno
Say: Here's where the good stuff is
Y se atracan sin recelo
And they stuff themselves without restraint
Del poder que lo anima
From the power that drives it
Agarran vino y harina
They grab wine and flour
Y se ponen a hacer pihuelo.
And they start making pihuelo.





Writer(s): Violeta Parra


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