El Barzón

The Yoke Bar

El Barzón

Those lands in the cornerEsas tierras del rincón
I planted them with a brown oxLas sembré con un buey pando
My barzon burstSe me reventó el barzón
And the yoke continues to moveY sigue la yunta andando

When I reached the middle of the earthCuando llegué a media tierra
The plow was buriedEl arado iba enterrado
Even the TV news outlet found outSe enteró hasta la telera
The rudder came looseEl timón se le zafó
The yoke was bucklingEl yugo se iba pandeando
The barçon was grazingEl barzón iba rozando
The sower was talking to meEl sembrador me iba hablando
I told the sowerYo le dije al sembrador

Don't talk to me when I'm plowingNo me hable cuando ande arando

My barzon burstSe me reventó el barzón
And the yoke continues to moveY sigue la yunta andando

When I finished pickingCuando acabé de pizcar
The rich man came and broke itVino el rico y lo partió
All my corn was takenTodo mi maíz se llevó
He didn't even leave me anything to eatNi pa'comer me dejó
Here is the account for meMe presenta aquí la cuenta
Here you owe 20 pesosAquí debes 20 pesos
From the rent of some oxenDe la renta de unos bueyes
5 pesos of magueys5 pesos de magueyes
A three-page negationUna nega tres cuartillas
From the beans that we lent youDel frijol que te prestamos
A three-page negationUna nega tres cuartillas
From the corn that we limit youDel maíz que te limitamos
5 pesos for some covers5 pesos de unas fundas
7 pesos of cigarettes7 pesos de cigarros
6 pesos I don't know what for6 pesos no se de qué
But it's all in the accountPero todo está en la cuenta
More than 20 realesA más de los 20 reales
What did you get from the store?Que sacaste de la tienda
How much of the corn is yours?Cuanto del maíz que te toca
You don't pay taxesNo le pagas a la Hacienda
But you can count on my landPero cuentas con mi tierra
To continue sowing itPara seguirla sembrando

Now go to workOra vete a trabajar
So that you continue payingPa'que sigas abonando

I just stayed thinkingNomás me quede pensando
Shaking my blanketSacudiendo mi cobija
Making my leaf cigarHaciendo mi cigarro de hoja
What a shameless bossQue patrón tan sinvergüenza
All my corn was takenTodo mi maíz se llevó
For his damned barnPara su maldita troje

My barzon burstSe me reventó el barzón
And the yoke continues to moveY sigue la yunta andando

When I got to my little houseCuando llegué a mi casita
My beloved garment told meMe decía mi prenda amada

Where's the corn that you got?¿Ontá el maíz que te tocó?
I answered him very sadlyLe contesté yo muy triste
The boss took him awayEl patrón se lo llevó
For what I owed to the TreasuryPor lo que debía en la Hacienda
But the boss told mePero me dijo el patrón
That will count on the landQue contará con la tierra
To continue sowing itPara seguirla sembrando

Now I'm going to workOra voy a trabajar
To continue paying himPara seguirle abonando
20 pesos 10 cents20 pesos 10 centavos
Plus what I get by subtractingMás lo que salgo restando
My beloved garment told meMe decía mi prenda amada
Don't work with that manNo trabajes con ese hombre
He's just stealing from usNomás nostá robando
Go to the meeting roomAnda al salón de sesiones
Let my friend take youQue te lleve mi compadre
Don't pay attention to the father anymoreYa no le hagas caso al padre
He and his excommunicationsÉl y sus excomuniones
You don't see your familyQué no ves a tu familia
That no longer has underwearQue ya no tiene calzones
I don't even have a skirt anymoreNi yo tengo ya faldilla
You don't even have pantsNi tú tienes pantalones
I just stayed thinkingNomás me quede pensando
So I left my bossPue' que deje a mi patrón
My beloved garment told meMe decía mi prenda amada
Let the boss go to hellQue vaya el patrón al cuerno
As if we were hungryComo estuviéramos de hambre
If you are to continue believingSi te has de seguir creyendo
What they say in the mediaLo que dicen en los medios
Pure manipulationPura manipulación
And government liesY mentiras del gobierno

The boss is in the fieldEn el campo está el patrón
The farmers and associatesLos finqueros y asociados
White Guards and ThugsGuardias blancas y matones
Just exploiting villagesNomás explotando pueblos
They are drying up our landVan secando nuestra tierra

And there in the citiesY allá en las ciudades
The corrupt policemenLos policías corruptos
The mobsters and bankersLos mafiosos y banqueros
Just sucking the bloodNomás chupando la sangre
To the people, to the workersA la gente, a los obreros
That's why ZapataEs por eso que Zapata
Now ride againAhora cabalga de nuevo
The civil revolutionLa revolución civil
Long live self-governmentViva el autogobierno

My barzon burstSe me reventó el barzón
And the yoke continues to moveY sigue la yunta andando

And the yoke continues to moveY sigue la yunta andando