Plástico [English translation]

She was a plastic girl, one of those that I see around

Those who when they're aroused,they sweat Chanel No.3

Who dream about marrying a doctor

because he can support them better

They won't talk to anyone who is not their equal

Unless it's whats-his-name

They are pretty, thin, well-dressed

With an aloof look and a fake laugh

He was a plastic boy, one of those that I see around

With a comb in his hand and a face of "it wasn't me"1

One of those who in the course of a conversation

argue what brand of car is better

Those who prefer not to eat

For the appearances they need to have

to look elegant so they can pick up

a plastic girl

What a loser

They were a plastic couple, those that I see around

He thinks only of money

She in Paris fashions

Pretending to be who they're not

Living in a world of pure illusion

Telling their five-year old son

Don't play with children of a different color

Drowning in debt to keep up

their social status in a wedding or hotel

What a loser

It was a plastic city, those that I don't want to see

With cancerous buildings and a heart of tinsel

Where the dollar rises instead of the sun

Where nobody laughs, where nobody cries

People with faces of polyester

That hear without listening and look without seeing

People selling out for comfort,

their reason for being and their freedom

Hey latino, hey brother, hey friend

Never sell your destiny for gold nor convenience

Never rest, because we still have a long way to go

Let us all go forward so that together we can terminate

With the ignorance that brings us those with influences,

With imported standards that are not the solution.

Don't let yourself be fooled,

Look for the basis and its reason.

Remember, the faces are seen

But never the heart.

Don't let yourself be fooled,

Look for the basis and its reason.

Remember, the faces are seen

But never the heart.

Remember, the faces are seen

And never the heart.

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

From dust we come and to dust we'll return as the song says

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

Remember that plastic melts in full sun

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

Bubirubidubirubi

Bubirubidubirubi

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

Study, work, and be people first, there is the salvation

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

But look, look, don't be fooled, look for the basis and its reason

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

Forward, forward, forward, forward and we'll so we'll continue

being united

And in the end we will win

The faces are seen, the faces are seen, yeah, but never the heart

But ladies and gentlemen

(the faces are seen)

In the midst of plastic is also seen the faces of

hopes

(the faces are seen)

The faces of pride can be seen that work for a

Latin America united

(the faces are seen)

And for a tomorrow of hope and of liberty

(the faces are seen)

Seen are the faces of labor and sweat

(the faces are seen)

Of people of flesh and blood who didn't sell out

(the faces are seen)

Of people working looking for a new path

(the faces are seen)

Proud of their heritage and of being latino

(the faces are seen)

Of a race united like Bolivar had dreamed about

(the faces are seen)

Spread it around...

Panamá, Present

Puerto Rico, Present

México, Present

Venezuela, Present

Perú, Present

Dominican Republic, Present

Cuba, Present

Costa Rica, Present

Colombia, Present

Honduras, Present

Ecuador, Present

Bolivia, Present

Argentina, Present

Nicaragua, Present

The neighborhood, Present

The corner...

1. Puts on an innocent face

• Artist:Rubén Blades
• Album:Siembra