Basta Ya
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Enough Already
Oh! The dawn is breaking,
The roosters are crowing.
Buddy, they’re announcing
that the workday’s starting... Oh... Oh...
Oh! To the sway of my cart
this lament was born.
Buddy, pay attention
'cause my verse is coming on.
We’ve got no protection... Oh... Oh...
I work for the English,
I’m a cart driver,
sweating for some cash,
that you can’t even see... Oh... Oh...
Enough already! Enough already!
Enough already for the Yank to rule!
The Yank lives in a palace
while I live in a damn shack!
How is it possible that he lives
better than I do?
Enough already! Enough already!
Enough already for the Yank to rule!
What’s happening with my brothers
from Mexico and Panama?
Their parents were slaves,
their kids won’t be!
Enough already! Enough already!
Enough already for the Yank to rule!
When I was young I learned
to fight for that peace.
When I grew up I repeated it
and ended up in jail.
Enough already! Enough already!
Enough already for the Yank to rule!
Who won the war
in the mountains of Vietnam?
The guerrilla in his land
and the Yank in the cinema.
