This is Not America Residente Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'This is Not America' means 'This is Not America' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Residente' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: Estamo' aquí, oye

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Aligned Translation: We are here, hey

Free Translation: We are here, hey

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: Que estamo' aquí

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Aligned Translation: That we are here

Free Translation: That we are here

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: Mírame, estamo' aquí

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Aligned Translation: Look at me, we are here

Free Translation: Look at me, we are here

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Line 4
Original Lyrics: Desde hace rato cuando ustedes llegaron

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Aligned Translation: Since a while ago when you arrived

Free Translation: Since a while ago when you arrived

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Line 5
Original Lyrics: Ya estaban las huellas de nuestros zapatos

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Aligned Translation: There were already the footprints of our shoes

Free Translation: Our shoes footprints were already here

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Line 6
Original Lyrics: Se robaron hasta la comida de gato

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Aligned Translation: They stole even the cat food

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Line 7
Original Lyrics: Y todavía se están lamiendo el plato

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Aligned Translation: And they're still licking the plate

Free Translation: And they're still licking the plate

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Line 8
Original Lyrics: Bien encabronao con estos ingratos

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Aligned Translation: I'm so mad at these ingrates

Free Translation: I'm so mad at these ingrates

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Line 9
Original Lyrics: Hoy le doy duro a los tambores, hasta que me acusen de maltrato

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Aligned Translation: Today I hit hard the drums, until they accuse me of mistreatment

Free Translation: Today I hit hard the drums, until they accuse me of mistreatment

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Line 10
Original Lyrics: Si no entiendes el dato, pues te lo tiro en cumbia

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Aligned Translation: If you don't understand the data, then I'll throw it to you in cumbia

Free Translation: If you don't understand the tip, then I'll throw it to you in cumbia

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Line 11
Original Lyrics: Bossa nova, tango o vallenato

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Aligned Translation: Bossa nova Tango or vallenato

Free Translation: Bossa nova Tango or vallenato

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Line 12
Original Lyrics: A lo Calabó y Bambú, bien frontú

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Aligned Translation: To the Calabo and Bamboo, so frontú

Free Translation: Calabo and Bamboo, so frontú

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Line 13
Original Lyrics: Con sangre caliente, como Timbuktu

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Aligned Translation: With hot blood, like Timbuktu

Free Translation: With hot blood, like Timbuktu

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Line 14
Original Lyrics: Estamos dentro del menú

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Aligned Translation: We are inside the menu

Free Translation: We are inside the menu

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Line 15
Original Lyrics: Tupac se llama Tupac por Túpac Amaru del Perú

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Aligned Translation: Tupac is named Tupac after Tupac Amaru from Peru

Free Translation: Tupac is named Tupac after Tupac Amaru from Peru

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Line 16
Original Lyrics: América no es solo USA, papá

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Aligned Translation: America is not only the USA, buddy

Free Translation: America is not only the USA, buddy

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Original Lyrics: Esto es desde Tierra del Fuego hasta Canadá

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Aligned Translation: This is from Tierra del Fuego to Canada

Free Translation: This is from Tierra del Fuego to Canada

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Line 18
Original Lyrics: Hay que ser bien bruto, bien hueco

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Aligned Translation: You have be very stupid, very airhead

Free Translation: You have be very stupid, very clueless

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Original Lyrics: Es como decir que África es solo Marruecos

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Aligned Translation: It's like saying that Africa is just Morocco

Free Translation: It's like saying that Africa is just Morocco

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Line 20
Original Lyrics: A estos canallas

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Aligned Translation: To these scoundrels

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Line 21
Original Lyrics: Se les olvidó que el calendario que usan se lo inventaron los mayas

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Aligned Translation: They forgot that the calendar they use was invented by the Mayans

Free Translation: They forgot that the calendar they use was invented by the Mayans

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Original Lyrics: Con la valdivia precolombina

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Aligned Translation: With the pre-Columbian valdivia

Free Translation: With the pre-Columbian valdivia

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Original Lyrics: Desde hace tiempo, uh, este continente camina

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Aligned Translation: Since a long time ago, uh, this continent walks

Free Translation: Since a long time ago, uh, this continent walks

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Line 24
Original Lyrics: Pero ni con toa la marina pueden sacar de la vitrina

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Aligned Translation: But not even with all the navy can take out of the showcase

Free Translation: But not even with all the navy can take out of the showcase

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Original Lyrics: A la peste campesina

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Aligned Translation: To the peasant plague

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Original Lyrics: Esto va pa'l capataz de la empresa

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Aligned Translation: This goes to the foreman of the company

Free Translation: This goes to the company’s foreman

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Original Lyrics: El machete no es solo pa' cortar caña,

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Aligned Translation: The machete is not just for cutting cane,

Free Translation: The machete is not just for cutting cane,

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Line 28
Original Lyrics: También es pa' cortar cabeza'

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Aligned Translation: It is also to cut heads

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Line 29
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Line 30
Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Line 31
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Line 33
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Line 34
Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Line 35
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Line 36
Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Line 37
Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Line 38
Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Line 39
Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Line 40
Original Lyrics: Te muerde, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: It bites you, it bites you

Free Translation: It bites you, it bites you

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Line 41
Original Lyrics: Los paramilitares, la guerrilla

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Aligned Translation: The paramilitaries, the guerrillas

Free Translation: The paramilitaries, the guerrillas

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Original Lyrics: Los hijos del conflicto, las pandillas

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Aligned Translation: The children of conflicts, the gangs

Free Translation: The children of conflicts, the gangs

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Original Lyrics: Las listas negras, los falsos positivos

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Aligned Translation: The blacklists, the false positives

Free Translation: The blacklists, the false positives

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Original Lyrics: Los periodistas asesinados, los desaparecidos

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Aligned Translation: The killed journalists, the disappeared

Free Translation: The killed journalists, the disappeared

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Original Lyrics: Los narcogobiernos, todo lo que robaron

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Aligned Translation: The narcogovernments, everything they stole

Free Translation: The narcogovernments, everything they stole

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Original Lyrics: Los que se manifiestan y los que se olvidaron

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Aligned Translation: Those who manifest and those who forgot

Free Translation: Those who manifest and those who forgot

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Original Lyrics: Las persecuciones, los golpes de estado

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Aligned Translation: The persecutions, the coups

Free Translation: The persecutions, the coups

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Original Lyrics: El país en quiebra, los exiliados, el peso devaluado

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Aligned Translation: The bankrupt country, the exiled, the devalued peso

Free Translation: The bankrupt country, the exiled, the devalued peso

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Original Lyrics: El tráfico de droga, los cárteles

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Aligned Translation: the drug trafficking, the cartels

Free Translation: the drug trafficking, the cartels

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Original Lyrics: Las invasiones, los emigrantes sin papeles

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Aligned Translation: The invasions, the undocumented migrants

Free Translation: The invasions, the undocumented migrants

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Line 51
Original Lyrics: Cinco presidentes en once días

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Aligned Translation: Five presidents in eleven days

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Original Lyrics: Disparo a quemarropa por parte de la policía

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Aligned Translation: Shot at close range by police

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Original Lyrics: Más de cien años de tortura

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Aligned Translation: More than a hundred years of torture

Free Translation: More than a hundred years of torture

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Original Lyrics: La nova trova cantando en plena dictadura

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Aligned Translation: The nova trova singing in the middle of dictatorship

Free Translation: The nova trova singing in the middle of the dictatorship

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Original Lyrics: Somos la sangre que sopla la presión atmosférica

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Aligned Translation: We are the blood that blows the atmospheric pressure

Free Translation: We are the blood that blows the atmospheric pressure

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Line 56
Original Lyrics: Gambino, mi hermano, esto es América

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Aligned Translation: Gambino, my brother, this is America

Free Translation: Gambino, my brother, this is America

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Line 57
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Line 58
Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Line 59
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Line 60
Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Line 61
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Line 62
Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Line 63
Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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