En Libertad
Cachumba Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Esta sola parada en una esquina
Han pasado los años
Y salio en libertad
El barrio esta cambiado hoy al llegar
Desde el fondo una viejecita
Hola madre querida
Hola hola mama
Que abusaba de su niña
Lo encontro una noche
Y lo tubo que matar
Ahy mama
Perdoneme porque dios me ha perdonado
Hay mama
Si yo lo encuentro lo vuelvo a matar
Cuando iva para el trabajo el abusaba de ella
La humillaba la maltrataba
Siempre la golpeaba
La tenia amenazada
La justicia con maria no tubo piedad
Se olvido del amor de una madre
Y la condenaron como a un animal
Mari no esta arrepentida porque dejo su vida en aquel penal
Que abusaba de su niña
Lo encontro una noche
Y lo tubo que matar
Ahy mama
Perdoneme porque dios me ha perdonado
Hay mama
Si yo lo encuentro lo vuelvo a matar
Mari llora desconsolada porque estubo entre rejas por aquel animal
Que abusaba de su niña
Lo encontro una noche
Y lo tubo que matar
Ahy mama
Perdoneme porque dios me ha perdonado
Hay mama
Si yo lo encuentro lo vuelvo a matar
The song "En Libertad" by Cachumba tells the emotional story of Maria, a woman who has been released from prison. The opening lines of the song, "Hoy salio maria en libertad / Esta sola parada en una esquina" (Today Maria came out free / She's standing alone on a street corner), set the tone for the rest of the song, which is characterized by a melancholic and nostalgic feel.
As Maria returns to her old neighborhood, she notices that things have changed since she left. However, she is soon reunited with an elderly woman who greets her with affection. This woman turns out to be Maria's mother and they both weep as they embrace.
The reason for Maria's imprisonment is slowly revealed throughout the song. We learn that she was incarcerated for killing a man who had been abusing her daughter. Maria is unrepentant about the crime, saying she would do it again if she had to. The lyrics "Si yo lo encuentro lo vuelvo a matar" (If I find him, I'll kill him again) illustrate her fierce protectiveness and loyalty to her child.
Overall, "En Libertad" is a poignant and powerful song about the complicated interplay between justice and love, and how a mother's love can sometimes lead her to take matters into her own hands.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy salio maria en libertad
Today Maria was released from prison
Esta sola parada en una esquina
She is standing alone on a corner
Han pasado los años
Years have passed
Y salio en libertad
And she was released
El barrio esta cambiado hoy al llegar
The neighborhood has changed since she left
Desde el fondo una viejecita
From the back comes an old lady
Hola madre querida
Hello beloved mother
Hola hola mama
Hello, hello mother
Mari llora desconsolada porque estubo entre rejas por aquel animal
Maria cries inconsolably because she was locked up for killing that animal
Que abusaba de su niña
Who abused her child
Lo encontro una noche
She found him one night
Y lo tubo que matar
And she had to kill him
Ahy mama
Oh mother
Perdoneme porque dios me ha perdonado
Forgive me, because God has forgiven me
Hay mama
Oh mother
Si yo lo encuentro lo vuelvo a matar
If I find him, I'll kill him again
Cuando iva para el trabajo el abusaba de ella
When she was going to work, he abused her
La humillaba la maltrataba
He humiliated and mistreated her
Siempre la golpeaba
He always hit her
La tenia amenazada
He had her threatened
La justicia con maria no tubo piedad
The justice system had no mercy for Maria
Se olvido del amor de una madre
They forgot the love of a mother
Y la condenaron como a un animal
And they condemned her like an animal
Mari no esta arrepentida porque dejo su vida en aquel penal
Mari is not sorry because she left her life in that prison
Que abusaba de su niña
That abused her child
Lo encontro una noche
She found him one night
Y lo tubo que matar
And she had to kill him
Writer(s): Dr
Contributed by Reagan O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.