El costo de la vida sube otra vez
el peso que baja, ya ni se ve
y las habichuelas no se pueden comer
ni una libra de arroz, ni una cuarta e café
a nadie le importa qué piensa usted
será porque aquí no hablamos inglés
Ah, ah es verdad
do you understand? Do you, do you?
Y la gasolina sube otra vez
el peso que baja, ya ni se ve
y la democracia no puede crecer
si la corrupción juega ajedrez
a nadie le importa qué piensa usted
será porque aquí no hablamos francés
Ah, ah vous parlez?
ah, ah non, Monsieur
¡Eh!...
Somos un agujeroen medio del mar y el cielo
quinientos años después
una raza encendida
negra, blanca y taína
¿pero quién descubrió a quién?
Ay, el costo e la vida
eh, ya ves, pa(ra) arriba tú ves
y el peso que baja
eh, ya ves, pobre ni se ve
y la medicina
eh, ya ves, camina al revés
aquí no se cura
eh, ya ves, ni un callo en el pie
Ay, ki-iki-iki
eh, ya ves, ay ki-iki-é
y ahora el desempleo
eh, ya ves, me mordió también
a nadie le importa, no
eh, ya ves, pues no hablamos inglés
ni a la Mitsubishi
eh, ya ves, ni a la Chevrolet
La corrupción pa-arriba
eh, ya ves, pa-rriba tú ves
y el peso que baja
eh, ya ves, pobre ni se ve
y la delincuencia
eh, ya ves, me pilló esta vez
aquí no se cura
eh, ya ves, ni un callo en el pie
Ay, ki-iki-iki
eh, ya ves, ay ki-iki-é
y ahora el desempleo
eh, ya ves, me mordió también
a nadie le importa, no
eh, ya ves, pues no hablamos inglés
ni a la Mitsubishi
eh, ya ves, ni a la Chevrolet
¡Oye!
[Improv.]
La recesión pa-rriba
eh, ya ves, pa-rriba tú ves
y el peso que baja
eh, ya ves, pobre ni se ve
y la medicina
eh, ya ves, camina al revés
aquí no se cura
eh, ya ves, ni un callo en el pie
Ay, ki-iki-iki
eh, ya ves, ay ki-iki-é
y ahora el desempleo
eh, ya ves, me mordió también
a nadie le importa, no
eh, ya ves, pues no hablamos inglés
ni a la Mitsubishi
eh, ya ves, ni a la Chevrolet
The lyrics EL COSTO DE LA VIDA of JUAN LUIS GUERRA is also present in the album Areíto (1992)
Juan Luis Guerra Seijas, nato a Santo Domingo il 7 giugno 1956, è un cantante, musicista e compositore dominicano considerato uno dei principali esponenti della musica latinoamericana. Guerra ha saputo fondere elementi tradizionali della musica dominicana, come il merengue e la bachata, con influenze jazzistiche e pop, creando un sound originale che ha definito "mamborengue". I suoi testi, spesso ispirati alla fede cristiana e all'amore per la sua terra natale, sono caratterizzati da una vena di umorismo e ironia. La sua carriera musicale è iniziata negli anni '70 con il gruppo 440, ma è a partire dagli anni '80 che ha raggiunto fama internazionale grazie a album come "Privé" (1985) e "Ojalá" (1992). Nel corso della sua lunga carriera, Guerra ha vinto 18 Grammy Award nel genere musica latina, consolidando il suo status di artista leggendario. Tra i suoi brani più famosi ricordiamo "Añoro tu presencia", "Visa para un sueño", "La bili" e "Bachata en Fukuoka".
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