Lila Downs — El Centenario song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "El Centenario" by Lila Downs.

Lyrics

Si eres pobre te humilla la gente
Si eres rico te tratan muy bien
Un amigo se metió a la mafia
Porque pobre ya no quiso ser
Ahora tiene dinero de sobra
Por costales le pagan al mes
Todos le dicen el centenario
Por la joya que brilla en su pecho
Ahora todos lo ven diferente
Se acabaron todos sus desprecios
Nomás porque trae carro del año
Ya lo ven con el signo de peso
Lo persigue el gobierno gabacho
Pero el no deja de trabajar
A los ángeles va cada rato
Y regresa con un dineral
El recibe órdenes desde arriba
Y las cumple a como dé lugar
Al peligro ya se acostumbro
Y por eso no le teme a nadie
En su Lincoln se pasea tranquilo
Por Tijuana y por Guadalajara
Por los Angeles y San Fransisco
Y también por las Vegas Nevada
Con la mafia se gana dinero
Pero se necesita valor
Porque aquí no hay ningún parentesco
Y no se admite algún error
Siempre te andas rifando el pellejo
Con las leyes o con el patrón

Lyrics translation

If you're poor people humiliate you
If you're rich they treat you very well
A friend got into the mafia
Because poor no longer wanted to be
Now he's got money to spare.
For costals you are paid a month
Everyone calls it the centenary
By the jewel that shines on his chest
Now everyone sees it differently
No more scorn.
Just ' cause he's got a car of the year.
You already see it with the sign of weight
It is being pursued by the gabacho government
But he doesn't stop working
He goes to L. A. Every time.
And come back with a penny
He takes orders from above
And fulfill them as it gives way
I'm used to danger.
And that's why he's not afraid of anyone.
In his Lincoln walks quietly
For Tijuana and Guadalajara
To Los Angeles and San Fransisco
And also to las Vegas Nevada
The mafia makes money
But it takes courage
Because there's no kinship here
And some error is not supported
You're always scratching your skin.
With the laws or with the pattern