Los Difuntos

I had a vision
it wasn't bad
like a voice speaking to me
a sacred sensation.

It told me not to trust
my partner
there's no family
no friends, nothing, nothing..

It said that many of the people
I appreciate the most
show in their gaze disrespect
and it's not right.

What's done is done
their ceiling is glass
what goes up, comes down
and the path is very narrow.

It told me...
'these are things of the road, my son
and whoever messes with you
messes with me.

Keep it raw
straight to the point
and write something Tego
in honor of the deceased...'

Sometimes it's worth
speaking only the essentials
there are those who disappear
without knowing where to find them.

This is a comment
you know what I mean
I don't need a jury
or witnesses.

I continue with my melody
not without clarifying
that their absence
makes forgetting difficult.

Thinking, I am surprised
by those who have gone
even if they were sought
they will be with me.

I carry you in my mind
even if you're absent.
It's been quite some time
and I don't understand your fate.

Now Calde continues
straight to the point
in honor of the brothers
who can't be together.

(chorus)
Like in every funeral
there was genuine crying
with the exception of cowards
who were there and pretended
Most of their people
demanded justice
while their mother cried
and prayed to the Nazarene.
Like in every funeral
there's never a lack of a charlatan
who wants to laugh
instead of cry.
Nor can it be missing
the one who swears to avenge
and has no money
or Bulova to show off.

It's known that money
is an essential motive
not only in Puerto Rico
it's a worldwide problem.

The poor do the impossible
to earn a few pesos
forget about the government
and one day make it.

There's no time for revenge
or sentimentality
if you want something in life
get it yourself.

Time is on your side
success awaits you
act wisely
patience and caution.

Good things don't come easy
you have to be persistent
if things go wrong
keep the same stance.

For next time you know
make your plan and then act
give your best
before your burial.

Life is short
you have to make the most of it
when it's gone
there's no turning back.

All one desires
is calm and peace
when a loved one
is inside the coffin.

No one ever pities
another's pain
a blanket over you
and they leave you on the ground.

Maybe a place
a phrase, a saying
can make you remember
those who come and go.

There's only one thing certain
in this jungle,
envy, hypocrisy,
lead to the grave.

An eye for an eye
is our nature.
but for the fallen, who lifts them up,
who brings them back.

(chorus)
Like in every funeral
there was genuine crying
with the exception of cowards
who were there and pretended
Most of their people
demanded justice
while their mother cried
and prayed to the Nazarene.
Like in every funeral
there's never a lack of a charlatan
who wants to laugh
instead of cry.
Nor can it be missing
the one who swears to avenge
and has no money
or Bulova to show off.