Picture a corrupt tycoon bragging in broken English about buying mayors, building useless airports, and stocking his pockets with yachts and cocktail parties. That is the voice La Raíz adopts in “Jilgueros,” a sarcastic carnival where the singer pretends to be the ultimate big shot. While he shows off his money, he also admits he is “miserable,” exposing the emptiness behind all that glitter. Around him circle two kinds of birds: buitres (vultures) that feast on carrion and jilgueros (goldfinches) often kept as pretty pets. Both symbolize the people who profit from corruption or get trapped by it.
The chorus flips the script, calling listeners to aim at the sky and catch these birds mid-flight – in other words, to hunt down the thieves. Beneath the satirical swagger runs a serious warning: money is a poison that rots society, turning ordinary citizens into puppets. Your luxury becomes my ruin. Either you fall or I do. With pounding drums and urgent horns, La Raíz invites us to unmask the vultures, free the goldfinches, and refuse a system where greed spreads its wings over everyone.