Gordo Funky Lyrics in English Akapellah
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gordo Funky by Akapellah from Spanish to English.
Ey
Ey
Ey
Ey
Ey
Ey
Yo
Yo
Latinoamérica está desunida
Latin America is disunited
La unión de naciones hermanas como lo soñó Bolívar
The union of sister nations as Bolívar dreamed
Una idea que hoy se encuentra destruida
An idea that today is destroyed
Por culpa de la estupidez humana y de su conducta agresiva
Because of human stupidity and its aggressive behavior
El racismo para mí es peor que el sida
Racism for me is worse than AIDS
Es peor que el coronavirus o cualquier pandemia conocida
It's worse than coronavirus or any known pandemic
Pues lleva existiendo toda la vida
Since it's existed all its life
Y para la ignorancia no hay vacuna, es con educación que se elimina
And for ignorance there's no vaccine, it's eliminated with education
El venezolano siempre fue cortés
Venezuelans were always courteous
Yo crecí con colombianos, italianos y portugueses
I grew up with Colombians, Italians, and Portuguese
Con peruanos, con chilenos, pequineses, cantoneses
With Peruvians, with Chileans, Pekingese, Cantonese
Conviviendo en la misma tierra todos a la vez
Living together in the same land all at once
Venezuela fue una tierra de bonanza
Venezuela was a land of plenty
Donde muchos vinieron de afuera y encontraron esperanza
Where many came from outside and found hope
Porque nosotros las pusimos panza
Because we made room for them
Porque eso nos caracteriza, somos solidarios de crianza
Because that characterizes us, we're raised to be supportive
Pero hoy en día los tiempos cambiaron
But today times changed
Y lamentablemente se acabaron aquellos días de gloria
And unfortunately those days of glory ended
Y ahora que el mal momento le tocó al venezolano
And now that hard times hit Venezuelans
Los países hermanos se olvidaron de su historia
The sister countries forgot their history
He visto videos de xenofobia
I've seen videos of xenophobia
Diciendo que nos odian, tratando a venezolanos como escoria
Saying they hate us, treating Venezuelans like scum
Molestos porque pagan impuestos y papeleo
Annoyed because they pay taxes and paperwork
Y que nosotros les quitamos oportunidad de empleo
And that we take away their job opportunities
Que trajimos violencia y malandreo
That we brought violence and thuggery
Que somos unos asesinos y otro montón de argumentos feos
That we're murderers and a bunch of other nasty arguments
Y toda herida tiene cicatrices
And every wound has scars
Me parece injusto que por unos cuantos nos generalicen
It seems unfair that for a few they generalize us
Nos maltraten, nos humillen y nos pisen
They mistreat us, humiliate us, and trample us
Cuál es nuestro crimen, ¿emigrar para intentar ser más felices?
What's our crime, emigrating to try to be happier?
Me indignan esos actos tan penosos
Those shameful acts make me indignant
Escuchar un latino expresarse de modo tan espantoso
To hear a Latino express themselves in such a dreadful way
Países que pasaron por lo mismo que nosotros
Countries that went through the same as us
Devaluación, represión, persecución y acoso
Devaluation, repression, persecution, and harassment
Condénenme si soy un mentiroso (Sí)
Condemn me if I'm a liar (Yes)
Y no generalizo, esto es directamente con los prejuiciosos
And I don't generalize, this is directly for the prejudiced
Pero es que pareciera que algunos panas peruanos
But it seems that some Peruvian buddies
Olvidaron los tiempos de Sendero Luminoso
Forgot the times of Sendero Luminoso
O que algunos hermanos colombianos
Or that some Colombian brothers
Olvidaron los tiempos violentos cuando el café bajó de precio
Forgot the violent times when coffee prices dropped
Cuando el bolívar valía más que el peso
When the Bolívar was worth more than the Peso
Y muchos se fueron pa' Venezuela en búsqueda de un progreso
And many went to Venezuela in search of progress
Un panameño debería entenderlo (Sí)
A Panamanian should understand it (Yes)
Ellos también sufrieron una dictadura y un narcogobierno
They also suffered a dictatorship and a narco-government
Pero hay algunos que olvidaron y el odio los ciega
But there are some who forgot and hate blinds them
A pesar del infierno que vivieron con Noriega
Despite the hell they lived with Noriega
Supongo que los chilenos comprenden tras aquel golpe de estado
I guess Chileans understand after that coup
Salvador Allende, un 11 de septiembre
Salvador Allende, on September 11th
Que dio paso a una terrible dictadura
Which gave way to a terrible dictatorship
Y a 17 años de violencia, represión y de tortura
And to 17 years of violence, repression, and torture
Argentina también sabe que es difícil
Argentina also knows it's difficult
Conocen la inflación, la devaluación y lo que es una crisis
They know inflation, devaluation, and what a crisis is
Como la del 89 y 2001
Like those of '89 and 2001
La nevera vacía sin siquiera un huevo para el desayuno
The empty fridge without even an egg for breakfast
Mi intención no es que se sientan ofendidos (No)
My intention isn't for you to feel offended (No)
Sino de recordarles por toda la mierda que hemos vivido
But to remind you of all the sh*t we've lived through
Y que tenemos algo en común para estar unidos
And that we have something in common to be united
Y es que históricamente por siempre nos han jodido
And that historically they've always f*cked us over
Heridas que han intentado cubrirlas
Wounds they've tried to cover up
Pero son inborrables por la cicatrices de las esquirlas
But they're indelible because of the shrapnel scars
Prohibido olvidarlas o desasirlas
Forbidden to forget them or let go of them
Porque un pueblo que olvida su historia está obligado a repetirla
Because a people that forgets its history is doomed to repeat it
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escoria — scum
Escoria literally translates to "scum" or "dregs". It's a strong and provocative word that immediately grabs attention due to its harshness.
In the context of the song, Akapellah uses it to highlight the xenophobia faced by Venezuelans, where they are treated "como escoria" (like scum). This word powerfully conveys the dehumanizing treatment and prejudice, making it a memorable and impactful choice to feature.
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