This Is Not America
- 1. Northern Colombian music genre
- 2. Brazilian music genre
- 3. Argentinian dance
- 4. Colombian music genre
- 5. Seems to be a Puerto Rican folk song about the strength of black people
- 6. A city of Mali
- 7. The Southernmost tip of America, part of Argentina
- 8. This song can be interpreted as an answer to Childish Gambino's 'This is America'
Don Juan
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SaritaMon
Sun, 03/04/2022 - 15:00
Line 7: Y todavia se estan lamiendo el plato = and they are still licking the plate
Chorus: No nos fuimo’, no nos vamo = we didn’t leave, we will not go
Line 56: Esto si es America = this truly is America
^ the si in this context usually means
really or truly
Geborgenheit
Thu, 28/04/2022 - 20:14
Hi Juan, a few corrections and suggestions for the sake of register:
You stole even our cat food - You even stole our cat food
I hit the drums hard - I beat the drums hard
I'll throw it in a cumbia - I'll throw it to you in a cumbia
We're in the menu - We're on the menu
that Africa is only about Morocco - that Africa is only Morocco
to cut sugarcane - for chopping sugarcanes
It also serves to cut heads off - It is also for chopping heads
the disappeared - the missing
The broken country - The country in bankruptcy
the depreciated peso - the devalued peso
Close range shots by the police - Police shooting at point blank range ("por parte de" indicates that it is the police that are doing the action)
Hope they help.
Geborgenheit
Thu, 28/04/2022 - 20:37
My pleasure, btw I sent you a PM in case you haven't gotten it yet. You don't have to reply though if you don't want to, just thought I would let you know.
Anyways, register is everything, especially when it comes to songs like this.
I have one more suggestion:
But not even with all the Navy they can take off the shelf, the aggressive peasants - But not even with all the Navy can they take the crazy peasant out of the showcase
Also:
It also serves for chopping heads - It is also for chopping heads ("It serves for" does not sound natural here)
devaluated - devalued
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