Elote

by Pink Hawks

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Pink Hawks
"Elote"
Snappy Little Numbers
SLN-FAV12

A portion of the proceeds from the donations for this track will go to Casa de Paz, a Denver organization that reunites families separated by immigrant detention, one simple act of love at a time. (www.casadepazcolorado.org).

lyrics

Verse 1
Si quiere tu saber,
lo que importa en esta vida
Se debe respetar a nuestra dignidad
Si la justicia tú apoyas, pero guardas el rencor
A niños inocentes separados sin razón

(Chorus) Aaaah no saben cómo sufre nuestra gente Aaaah es hogar aunque no somos residentes

(Call/Response) Viva mi gente y nuestro color
Viva la raza, no olvidemos el dolor.
Viva mi gente y nuestro valor
Chinga la migra, alma de el corruptor.

Verse 2
En vida, en muerte / En lucha, mi gente
En communidad / Victoria siempre
We come from maize / From the clay to the streets
strings of the gods / From the drums and the beats
dreams in our feet / As we march to the east
To the south, to the west To the north, to Aztlan
With the brown buffalo deep underneath:
raices, raices, we come from belief.
The food that we eat Is the love that we need
It comes from the seed from the work that we bleed
God bless elote man feeding the streets
Verse 3: Montes, desiertos y ríos han cruzado hoy Arriesgan hasta la muerte para esta generación Manipulando toda la información Usando fuerzas armadas contra la gente del Sol

credits

released May 5, 2020
Recorded/Mixed by Trevor McMorris at The Shop in CO.
Mastered by Scott Craggs.
Art by Diego Florez

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Pink Hawks Denver, Colorado

Pink Hawks are comprised of master-level world musicianship garnering comparison to sonic innovators such as Fela Kuti’s Afro-beat, Mulatu Astatke’s Ethiopiques Jazz, "Sun Ra's melodically off-the-rails piano playing, and the languid, sonically adventurous atmospheres of Yo La Tengo" (Tom Murphy, Westword). Put on your dancing pants, and join Pink Hawks as they set the floor on fire. ... more