Si Saliera Petroleo Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Si Saliera Petroleo by Juan Luis Guerra from Spanish to English.
Pobre de mi pueblo enano
Poor my small town
Con la fe de un continente
With the faith of a continent
Fuimos bien encomendados
We were well entrusted
Con un garrote en la frente
With a club on the forehead
Pobre de nuestro legado
Poor our legacy
Que nos hace indiferentes
That makes us indifferent
Tres millones de indigentes
Three million indigents
Analfabetos y hermanos
Illiterates and brothers
¿Quién nos comerá la gloria?
Who will devour our glory?
¿Quién desatará el verano?
Who will unleash the summer?
¿Cuándo alzaremos la frente, Quisqueyanos?
When will we raise our heads, Dominicans?
Pobre de mi pueblo enano
Poor my small town
En contra de la corriente
Against the current
Pero un pueblo de valientes
But a people of brave ones
Nos salva sólo el trabajo
Only work saves us
O-o-oye
L-l-listen
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Como sale de Kuwait
As it comes out from Kuwait
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Qué bendición, mi compai
What a blessing, my friend
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Destilaría mi dolor
I would distill my pain
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Para mojar mi ilusión
To wet my hope
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Pero sonaran techos y escuelas
But there'd be roofs and schools
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Sin hambre ni enfermedad
Without hunger or sickness
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Pero por más que te exprimo, oh
But no matter how much I squeeze you, oh
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Mi panita, no sale na'
My buddy, nothing comes out
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Pero que hubiera luz y esperanza
But there would be light and hope
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Sin visa para soñar
Without a visa to dream
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Pero es que la providencia, ay
But it's that providence, oh
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Cuando no quiere, no da
When it doesn't want to, it doesn't give
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Hipotecara el silencio
I would mortgage the silence
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Para, para decir, decir la verdad
To, to say, say the truth
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Pero por más que te exprimo, oye
But no matter how much I squeeze you, listen
Si de aquí saliera petróleo
If oil came out from here
Mamacita, no sale na'
Babe, nothing comes out
Mira qué cosa
Look at that
Sugerencias
Suggestions
Y si aquí
And if here
En vez de cemento
Instead of cement
Y si aquí
And if here
Pa' la construcción
For construction
Y si aquí
And if here
Le hiciéramo' un faro
We'd make a lighthouse
Y si aquí
And if here
A la educación
For education
Y si aquí
And if here
Lucháramos juntos
We'd fight together
Y si aquí
And if here
Por la sociedad
For society
Y si aquí
And if here
Y habláramos menos
And we'd talk less
Y si aquí
And if here
Resolviendo más
Solving more
Resolviendo más
Solving more
Pudiera cambiar
It could change
Resolviendo más
Solving more
Pudiera cambiar
It could change
Borráramo' el sucio
We'd erase the filth
Y si aquí
And if here
De la corrupción
Of corruption
Y si aquí
And if here
Sembrando banderas
Planting flags
Y si aquí
And if here
En el corazón
In the heart
Y si aquí
And if here
Cantáramos patria
We'd sing of our homeland
Y si aquí
And if here
En cada rincón
In every corner
Y si aquí
And if here
Sería Quisqueya
Quisqueya would be
Y si aquí
And if here
Un país mejor
A better country
Pa'rriba esa bandera
Up with that flag
Un país mejor
A better country
Un país mejor
A better country
Un país mejor
A better country
Un país mejor
A better country
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Juan Luis Guerra
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Quisqueyanos — Dominicans / People of Quisqueya

Quisqueyanos refers to the people of Quisqueya, which is an indigenous Taíno name for the island of Hispaniola, now shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It's a poetic and patriotic term often used to refer specifically to Dominicans.

In the song, Juan Luis Guerra, a proud Dominican, uses this word to directly address his fellow countrymen, asking "¿Cuándo alzaremos la frente, Quisqueyanos?" (When will we raise our heads, Dominicans?). It evokes a strong sense of national identity and a call to action for his people.

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