Paroles et traduction Grupo Niche - Mi Machete

Mi Machete

Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala
Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala

Y mi machete
Ya no roza en el monte
Y mi machete
Ya no roza en el monte

Que me fiaran una cuarta de plátano
¿Cuándo se había visto?
Que me fiaran una cuarta de plátano
¿Cuándo se había visto?
Y si no me avispo
Ay, que baje Cristo
Y si no me avispo
Ay, que baje Cristo

Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala
Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala

Y mi machete
Ya no roza en el monte
Y mi machete
Ya no roza en el monte

Yo le dije a Sofonía coge a tu muje′ y tu cría
Yo le dije a Sofonía coge a tu muje' y tu cría
Que se pierda lo que se pierda
Que yo corro con la mía
Que se pierda lo que se pierda
Que yo corro con la mía

Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala
Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala

Y mi machete
Ya no roza en el monte
Y mi machete
Ya no roza en el monte

¡Cumbia!

Y que un canal están planeando
Nos vienen engatusando
Y que un canal están planeando
Nos vienen engatusando
Negro con negro peleando
Sin tierra nos están dejando
Negro con negro peleando
Sin tierra nos están dejando

Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala
Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala

Que los vieron por Illón
Que los vieron por Taranto
Que los vieron por Illón
Que los vieron por Taranto
Como hormiga ellos iban saliendo
Ay, la chusma se está metiendo
Como hormiga ellos iban saliendo
Ay, la chusma se está metiendo

Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala
Paraco tira bala, Guerrillo tira bala
El indio tira bala, mi gente tira bala

Yo tenía mi canoa amarrada en la cabecera
Y se vino la creciente
Agua abajo se fue y me pesa, ay
Y se vino la creciente
Agua abajo se fue y me pesa, ay

Ay (ay, no señor)
Ay, mi canoita (porque yo)
Ay, mi piragüita (ay, no señor)
Que la coja el cura (porque yo)
El gobernador (ay, no señor)
Díganle a Diomedes (porque yo)
Que la coje Farquio (ay, no señor)
A la fiscalia (porque yo)
A Jualian barbita (ay, no señor)
A Juana la loca (porque yo)

Díganle a pastrana (ay, no señor)
A Rosa Meneo (porque yo)
Díganle al senado (ay, no señor)
Ay, a merensiana (porque yo)
Que la coja el banco (ay, no señor)
Que la coja el brujo (porque yo)
Que la coja el brujo (ay, no señor)
Ay, díganle al alcalde (porque yo)
Que la coja fasia (ay, no señor)
Que vaya a chiri-chiri (porque yo)

Agua, agua, agua
Claro que soy yo, ¿Quién más?

Ay, ameriquito (ay, sí señor)
Ay, ameriquito (cómo no)
Ay, ameriquito (ay, sí señor)
Ay, mi canoita (cómo no)
Díganle a charini (ay, sí señor)
Ay, díganle a charini (cómo no)
Que repita el paisa (ay, sí señor)
Que se quede el paisa (cómo no)

Que se quede Uribe (ay, sí señor)
Que repita Uribe (cómo no)
Ay, déjenme a Uribe (ay, sí señor)
Que repita Uribe (cómo no)
Que se quede Uribe (ay, sí señor)
Ay, déjenme al paisa (cómo no)
Ay, mi canoita (ay, sí señor)
Ay, mi piragüita (cómo no)

My Machete

Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot
Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot

And my machete
No longer brushes in the mountains
And my machete
No longer brushes in the mountains

They would give me a quarter of a plantain on credit
When was that ever seen?
They would give me a quarter of a plantain on credit
When was that ever seen?
And if I don't watch out
Oh, may Christ come down
And if I don't watch out
Oh, may Christ come down

Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot
Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot

And my machete
No longer brushes in the mountains
And my machete
No longer brushes in the mountains

I told Sofonía, take your wife and your child
I told Sofonía, take your wife and your child
Let what is lost be lost
I'll take care of mine
Let what is lost be lost
I'll take care of mine

Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot
Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot

And my machete
No longer brushes in the mountains
And my machete
No longer brushes in the mountains

Cumbia!

And that a canal they are planning
They come deceiving us
And that a canal they are planning
They come deceiving us
Black with black fighting
Without land they are leaving us
Black with black fighting
Without land they are leaving us

Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot
Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot

They saw them by Illón
They saw them by Taranto
They saw them by Illón
They saw them by Taranto
Like ants they were leaving
Oh, the rabble is getting in
Like ants they were leaving
Oh, the rabble is getting in

Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot
Paramilitary shoots, Guerrilla shoots
The Indian shoots, my people shoot

I had my canoe tied up at the headwaters
And the flood came
Downstream it went and it weighs on me, oh
And the flood came
Downstream it went and it weighs on me, oh

Ay (ay, no sir)
Ay, my little canoe (because I)
Ay, my little pirogue (ay, no sir)
May the priest take it (because I)
The governor (ay, no sir)
Tell Diomedes (because I)
That Farquio takes it (ay, no sir)
To the prosecutor's office (because I)
To Jualian barbita (ay, no sir)
To Juana la loca (because I)

Tell Pastrana (ay, no sir)
To Rosa Meneo (because I)
Tell the senate (ay, no sir)
Oh, to Merensiana (because I)
May the bank take it (ay, no sir)
May the sorcerer take it (because I)
May the sorcerer take it (ay, no sir)
Oh, tell the mayor (because I)
May fasia take it (ay, no sir)
May it go to chiri-chiri (because I)

Water, water, water
Of course it's me, who else?

Oh, little American (ay, yes sir)
Oh, little American (how could it not be)
Oh, little American (ay, yes sir)
Oh, my little canoe (how could it not be)
Tell Charini (ay, yes sir)
Oh, tell Charini (how could it not be)
That the Paisa repeats (ay, yes sir)
That the Paisa stays (how could it not be)

That Uribe stays (ay, yes sir)
That Uribe repeats (how could it not be)
Oh, leave Uribe to me (ay, yes sir)
That Uribe repeats (how could it not be)
That Uribe stays (ay, yes sir)
Oh, leave the Paisa to me (how could it not be)
Oh, my little canoe (ay, yes sir)
Oh, my little pirogue (how could it not be)