Caudillo Lyrics in English Ricardo Arjona
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Caudillo by Ricardo Arjona from Spanish to English.
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Empezó haciendo panfletos con consignas populares
He began by making pamphlets with popular slogans
Un letrero 'patria o muerte' en la pared y el che guevara
A sign 'patria o muerte' on the wall and che guevara
Defendía el capital de carlos marx con argumentos colosales
He defended the capital of Carlos Marx with colossal arguments
Así lo conocí años atrás a los dieciocho
This is how I met him years ago at eighteen
Enemigo de la radio y la canción con estribillo
Enemy of the radio and song with chorus
El entorno le ayudaba para engordar tantos rencores
The environment helped him to fatten so many grudges
No perdía la ocasión para hacer valer sus argumentos de caudillo
He did not miss the opportunity to assert his arguments as a leader
Y el futuro se asomaba con sorpresas tras la esquina
And the future loomed with surprises around the corner
Caudillo
Leader
Tatuate en la piel lo que prometas
Tattoo on your skin what you promise
Que el tiempo puede hacerte un mercenario
That time can make you a mercenary
Y ser tan solo otro falso profeta
And be just another false prophet
Caudillo
Leader
De la revolución a la avaricia
From revolution to greed
Hay solo un par de pasos en la brecha
There are only a couple of steps in the gap
Cuidado y te resbalas por lo fácil
Be careful and you slip because of the easy
Se graduó de abogado un abril y en proceso
Lawyer graduated in April and in process
Los ideales empezaron a sufrir reumas y achaques
The ideals began to suffer rheumatism and ailments
Reclutado en un partido liberal fue diputado en el congreso
Recruited in a liberal party, he was a deputy in congress
Su oratoria se hizo experta en la mentira y en el debate
His oratory became an expert in lies and debate
Yo lo vi haciendo grafitis 'patria o muerte' donde quiera
I saw him doing 'homeland or death' graffiti wherever he wants
Yo era el flaco con guitarra no se bien si se recuerde
I was the skinny one with a guitar, I don't know if you remember
Se ve raro con corbata ferragamo y louis vuitton en la cartera
He looks weird with a ferragamo tie and louis vuitton on his wallet
Que fácil se acomodan los ideales a capricho
How easy ideals are accommodated on a whim
Caudillo
Leader
Hoy silbas las canciones de la radio
Today you whistle the songs from the radio
El che ya no es la foto en tu castillo
Che is no longer the photo in your castle
Hoy eres de ti mismo el mercenario
Today you are the mercenary of yourself
Caudillo
Leader
Se te olvido tatuarte las promesas
You forgot to tattoo the promises
A donde fue el muchacho solidario
Where did the solidarity boy go
Que dividía el pan que hubo en su
That divided the bread that was in his
Mesa
Table
Hay manifestación frente al palacio de
There is a demonstration in front of the palace of
Gobierno
government
El tipo en el balcón presidencial
The guy on the presidential balcony
Se le parece a aquel muchaho
He looks like that boy
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