Beatriz Luengo — Barranquilla song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Barranquilla" by Beatriz Luengo.
Lyrics
Ahí está
Como las aves que cuando vuelan, siempre regresan al nido
Ahí está
Como una estrella que alumbra su Colombia querida
Ella no encontró un futuro mejor
Desesperada ante las puertas de la miseria
Viendo acercarse la tragedia de estar sin techo
Y sin cobijo, tembló al mirar la cara de su hijo
Y aceptó ese trato que no saldría nada barato
Aunque ser mula del narcotráfico, no era su sueño
Ella sabía que ante la adversidad
Los sueños se convierten en la dura realidad
Tan pura de tomar, como lo que ella misma ha de tragar
Y mientras el hombre la convencía, le recordaba
Que mientras más tragaba más dinero hacía…
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
A este Dios que hoy le cuida
Si este pecado le perdonaría
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
Por su hijo, si es que algún día
No lo entendería
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
A este Dios que hoy le cuida
Si este pecado le perdonaría
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
Y entendía que este era el precio
De las calles de Barranquilla…
No sabe qué le espera, no sabe quién le espera
Detrás de la frontera y sólo espera
Que mientras la cachean
No sea su cara quien delate la primera prueba
Cuando sentada pensaba que lo peor había pasado
Leyendas que le contaron, rondaron por su cabeza
Y es que ese dolor en su estómago
Wse sudor que no cesa ya
Y mientras respiraba pa' calmar sus nervios
Preguntaba si el veneno que mató su conciencia
Hoy robaría su presencia
Pero ya es tarde, ya es tarde
Porque esta pasajera no se despierta!
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
A este Dios que hoy le cuida
Si este pecado le perdonaría
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
Por su hijo, si es que algún día
No lo entendería
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
A este Dios que hoy le cuida
Si este pecado le perdonaría
Mientras tragaba, rezaba
Mientras rezaba, pedía
Y entendía que este era el precio
De las calles de Barranquilla…
Lyrics translation
There it is.
Like birds that when they fly, always return to the nest
There it is.
Like a star that lights up your beloved Colombia
She didn't find a better future
Desperate at the gates of misery
Watching the tragedy of being homeless approach
And without shelter, he trembled as he looked at his son's face
And he took that deal that wouldn't come cheap.
Although being a drug mule, it wasn't her dream
She knew that in the face of adversity
Dreams become harsh reality
As pure to take, as what she herself must swallow
And as the man convinced her, he reminded her
That the more he swallowed the more money he made…
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
To this God who cares today
If this sin would forgive him
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
For your son, if ever
I wouldn't understand.
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
To this God who cares today
If this sin would forgive him
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
And I understood that this was the price
From the streets of Barranquilla…
He doesn't know what's waiting for him, he doesn't know who's waiting for him.
Behind the border and just wait
That while she's being searched
Don't be your face who gives away the first Test
When I sat down I thought the worst had happened
Legends that told him, roamed his head
And it's that pain in his stomach
Wse sweat that does not cease anymore
And as he breathed to calm his nerves
He wondered if the poison that killed his conscience
Today I would steal your presence
But it's too late, too late
Because this passenger won't wake up!
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
To this God who cares today
If this sin would forgive him
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
For your son, if ever
I wouldn't understand.
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
To this God who cares today
If this sin would forgive him
As I swallowed, I prayed
As I prayed, I asked
And I understood that this was the price
From the streets of Barranquilla…