Bajo los Escombros Lyrics English Translation by Residente
From the start, I don’t think the lineage gets blocked
They’re the children of the children of the children of the children
With sticks and stones against the tanks
Nobody moves us from here
Not the captain, nor the general, nor the sergeant
By birth, I don’t have a visa, but I have my accent
And here I stay until the last breath of the wind, uh!
The people remain steadfast
(Against) the whole army facing us
(We were) Raised differently
Playing soccer barefoot on the hot cement
We cross without a bridge
With water and wind, we generate power
And if there’s not enough bread
We survive with what’s left in our teeth
The wounds are the new tattoos
We endure until the message arrives
Children of courage
Until the waves rise in the dead sea
We give our lives for these landscapes, for the wild sunsets
For the spontaneous play of light reflected in the Mediterranean
And we defend it with heart and sword, ah!
With the scarf over our faces
The invader is a pig, that’s clear
Because even if I raise my hands, they shoot
But we resist with little water
Like the olive trees, we live
And on our shoulders, we carry all the rubble
Under the rubble are the celebrations
Of the one who shoots from afar
Of the one who pressed the red button
And didn’t dare to look me in the eyes
Under the rubble, the stories were rewritten
The stories that haven’t been told
The books that were never read
The soldiers who bombed us
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
In the sea’s army and under fire
Inside the siege and amidst the destruction
You were a home and turned into stone
Oh, Gaza
Oh, my people, do not despair, your voice is loud
Oh, my country, do not cry, your tears are precious
Oh, Gaza, oh, my pride, oh, daughter of the waves
Oh, Gaza
In the sea’s army and under fire
Inside the siege and amidst the destruction
You were a home and turned into stone
Oh, Gaza
Oh, my people, do not despair, your voice is loud
Oh, my country, do not cry, your tears are precious
Oh, Gaza, oh, my pride, oh, daughter of the waves
Oh, Gaza
In the sea’s army, under fire
Inside the siege, amidst the destruction
Oh, oh, Gaza