Victor Jara — Las Casitas del Barrio Alto song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Las Casitas del Barrio Alto" by Victor Jara.

Lyrics

Las casitas del barrio alto
Con rejas y antejardín,
Una preciosa entrada de autos
Esperando un peugeot.
Hay rosadas, verdecitas,
Blanquitas y celestitas,
Las casitas del barrio alto
Todas hechas con recipol.
Y las gentes de las casitas
Se sonríen y se visitan.
Van juntitos al supermarket
Y todos tienen un televisor.
Hay dentistas, comerciantes,
Latifundistas y traficantes,
Abogados y rentistas
Y todos visten polycron.
(Y todos triunfan con prolén)
Juegan bridge, toman martini-dry
Y los niños son rubiecitos
Y con otros rubiecitos
Van juntitos al colegio high.
Y el hijito de su papi
Luego va a la universidad
Comenzando su problemática
Y la intríngulis social.
Fuma pitillos en austin mini,
Juega con bombas y con política,
Asesina generales,
Y es un gángster de la sedición.

Lyrics translation

Las casitas del barrio alto
With grilles and antegardin,
A beautiful car entrance
Waiting for a peugeot.
There are pink, green,
White and blue,
Las casitas del barrio alto
All made with recipol.
And the people of the little houses
They smile and visit each other.
Van juntitos to the supermarket
And they all have a TV.
There are dentists, traders,
Landowners and traffickers,
Lawyers and rentists
And they all wear polycron.
(And all triumph with prolen)
They play bridge, they drink martini-dry
And the kids are blonde.
And with other blondes
They go to high school together.
And his daddy's little son
Then he goes to college
Starting your problem
And the social intrinsic.
Smoking in austin,
Play with bombs and politics,
Assassin generals,
And he's a sedition gangster.