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Gracias Lyrics

Gracias por la libertad
Gracias por la democracia
Por el estado de derecho
A quien debo tanta gracia
Erradicar fraude y cohecho
Libres hacia la verdad

Respetando autonomías
Y que el pánico no cunda
Nada de ciudadanos de segunda
Ésta sí es la nueva era
Tu humanidad y la mía
En un mundo de primera

No me dejes despertar
Déjame seguir soñando
Me pregunto:
¿Y hasta cuando?
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lateralus518 On Jul 08, 2009
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Cover art for Gracias lyrics by Café Tacuba

It's a hard song to translate... especially that last bit, "¿Y hasta cuándo?" Literally, those words mean "until" and "when", but "until when" doesn't sound good in English.

Anyway, this song is a kick to the Mexican government's balls. It's the fantasy that all of us living here have: for our country to be just; in its dictionary definition, for everyone to receive what is corresponding and deserving to them. The last line of the song asks how much longer we have to wait for the situation to change.

Cover art for Gracias lyrics by Café Tacuba

English translation:

"Thank You"

Thank you for the freedom Thank you for the democracy For the Rechtsstaat To whom I owe so much grace Eradicate fraud and bribery Free towards truth

Respecting autonomies And don't panic No second-class citizens This is the new era Your humanity and mine In a first-class world

Don't let me wake up Let me keep on dreaming I wonder: And how long for it?

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