Текст и перевод песни Petrona Martinez - La Vida Vale la Pena

La Vida Vale la Pena

Cuando vine a Palenquito yo vi la vida en un hoyo
Me dediqué con mis hijos a sacar arena del arroyo

Oye mi chale, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena
Cesar Jiménez ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pa'l arroz
Ami Martínez, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena
José Mendoza ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz

Cuando el arroyo se crece, son cosas que yo lamento

Oye Oswalcito, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena
Ay Gabrielito, ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz
Ay Toño Flores, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena
Pedro la Cruz, ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz

(¡vamos compañeros del arroyo, carajo!)

Damos un viajecito, tenemos un día ganado
Nos ganamos pa' la yuca, pa la carne y el pescado

Óyeme Gloria, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena
Óyeme Tami, ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz
Julio Vallares, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena
Ay Luis Ramírez, ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz

En el barrio Palenquito, todos somos compañeros
Y vivimos del arroyo nosotros los areneros

Óyeme Enrique, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena

Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz
Oye librada, la vida vale la pena
Coge la pala mami, vamos a sacar la arena

Sigan mis hijos porque la vida es bonita
Sigan sacando la arena que eso no nos perjudica
Sigan mis hijos porque la vida es bonita
Sigan sacando la arena que eso no nos perjudica
Vamos mis hijos ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz
Vamos mis hijos ya la creciente bajó
Vamo' a sacar la arena pa' ganarnos pal arroz
Ay Petronita, la arena me va a matar
Ya me duele la cintura que no puedo caminar
Ay Petronita, la arena me va a matar
Ya me duele la cintura que no puedo caminar
Ay Petronita, la arena me va a matar...

Life is Worthwhile

When I came to Palenquito, I saw life in a hole
I dedicated myself with my children to extracting sand from the stream

Listen, my dear, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand
Cesar Jiménez, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice
Ami Martínez, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand
José Mendoza, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice

When the stream floods, it's something I lament

Hey Oswalcito, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand
Oh Gabrielito, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice
Oh Toño Flores, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand
Pedro la Cruz, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice

(Come on, fellow stream workers, damn it!)

We take a little trip, we have a day earned
We earn for yuca, for meat and fish

Listen to me, Gloria, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand
Listen to me, Tami, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice
Julio Vallares, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand
Oh Luis Ramírez, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice

In the Palenquito neighborhood, we are all companions
And we live from the stream, us sand workers

Listen to me, Enrique, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand

Let's go get the sand to earn our rice
Hey Librada, life is worthwhile
Grab the shovel, honey, let's go get the sand

Follow me, my children, because life is beautiful
Keep getting the sand, it doesn't harm us
Follow me, my children, because life is beautiful
Keep getting the sand, it doesn't harm us
Come on, my children, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice
Come on, my children, the flood has subsided
Let's go get the sand to earn our rice
Oh Petronita, the sand is going to kill me
My waist already hurts so much I can't walk
Oh Petronita, the sand is going to kill me
My waist already hurts so much I can't walk
Oh Petronita, the sand is going to kill me...