No es serio este cementerio [English translation]

Hanging from the sky

by twelve cypresses,

twelve green-clad apostles

hold a vigil for twelve months.

From the ruined garden wall

demarcating it,

some stones have been taken

to make a shrine.

My graveyard has a common grave

where we, the heroes of Cuba, rest.

On Sundays, the blacks don't let anyone sleep

'cause they feel like singing Missa Luba1.

And we the dead have such a good time here

amidst colourful flowers.

And on Fridays and such

if there's no plan in the grave,

we dress up and go out

for a stroll, oh oh oh,

without crossing the gates, of course,

'cause here is where

the dead should be

and, as for me, heaven

can wait.

This graveyard

is not just anything

'cause the tombstones at the back

are made of pink marble.

And even though there are some good tombs,

the niches are better

because they're cheaper

and have almost no bugs.

And then, in a stately fashion

there lies the family pantheon

of Dukes Medina and Luengo,

'cause even if the Last Judgement

will treat us all equally,

there are some people here with rancid ancestries.

And we the dead have such a good time here

amidst colourful flowers.

And on Fridays and such

if there's no plan in the grave,

we dress up and go out

for a stroll, oh oh oh,

without crossing the gates, of course,

'cause here is where

the dead should be

and, as for me, heaven

can wait.... oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

And we the dead have such a good time here

amidst colourful flowers.

And on Fridays and such

if there's no plan in the grave,

we dress up and go out

for a stroll, oh oh oh,

without crossing the gates, of course,

'cause here is where

the dead should be

and, as for me, heaven

can wait.

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

(Finis gloriæ mvndi homini ...)

This graveyard is not serious.

1. The Missa Luba is a setting of the Latin Mass sung in styles traditional to the Democratic Republic of Congo.