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Date Posted: 10/24/04 8:45pm
Author: Bix
Subject: Does anyone have a better translation for "La Trampa"?

I combed the lyrics off the internet and did a crude translation, but was wondering if anyone out there had a better one:


Cahí en la trampa
Artiste : Manu Chao
Album : Radio Bemba Sound System

Cahí en la trampa, de ser tu amigo, cahí en la trampa de tí confiar
desde que un día, tú decidiste, dejar lo nuestro en lo vulgar
Cahí en la trampa, de ser tu amigo, cahí en la trampa de tí confiar
desde que un día, tú decidiste, dejar lo nuestro en la na'
Tu el que quando, abre la boca, tudo es justicia y honestidad
solo pensaste, en tu futuro, y no aprendiste a calcular
Cahí en la trampa, de ser tu amigo, cahí en la trampa de tí confiar
tú eras mi amigo, yo era tu socio, y ese negocio me salió mal
Tu que le tienes, miedo a la vida, que siempre buscas seguridad
tu decidiste, ir a lo tuyo, sin respetar a el personal
En la gran feria, de la mentira, tu eres el rey el rey de un día!
En la gran feria, de la mentira, yo fui el ciego: el que no sabía!
Cahí en la trampa, de ser tu amigo, cahí en la trampa de tí confiar
desde que un día, tú decidiste, dejar lo nuestro en lo vulgar...
Mufatango, mufatango, mufatango, mufatango Mufatango, mufatango,
mufatango, mufatango!!



(I think this is basically what the song means:)


La Trampa (The Trap)

Caught in the trap, to be your friend, I was caught in the trap of your trust
Since the day you decided to leave, that which is ours in the vulgar thing.
Caught in the trap, to be your friend, I was caught in the trap of your trust.
Since the day you decided to leave that which is ours.
You're the one that, when you open your mouth, justice and uprightness is yours alone.
You thought, in your future, and did not learn to calculate
Caught in the trap, to be your friend, I was caught in the trap of your trust.
You were my friend, I was your associate, and that business left me badly.
You, who fear life and always seek security, you decided to go without respect to the personnel
In the great fair of the lie, you are the king, the king of the day!
In the great fair of the lie, I was the blind one, the one that did not know!
Caught in the trap, to be your friend, I was caught in the trap of your trust
Since the day you decided to leave, that which is ours in the vulgar thing.
Mufatango, mufatango, mufatango, mufatango, mufatango, mufatango, mufatango, mufatango!!

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