Salario Mínimo
Liliana Felipe Lyrics


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Las Familias pueden vivir con un salario mínimo, Obispo.
Aguascalientes, 23 de diciembre del 2003.
Ramón Godinez Flores,
obispo de la diócesis local,
externó que una familia puede vivir
con un salario mínimo,
ya que dijo que quien logra subsistir
con 42 pesos diariamente,
“debería estar agradecido
por contar con un trabajo.
No es con dinero con lo que comemos,
comemos con la salud corporal,
con el trabajo físico que Dios
nos concede realizar,
y así es como tiene sentido nuestra vida,
no por el dinero que pasa por nuestras manos”,
aseguró el prelado.
Agregó que él gana 4 mil mensuales,
que calificó de suficientes para realizar su labor.
No comentó que esa cantidad
sería prácticamente libre,




pues sus gastos son costeados por la diócesis que encabeza.
Claudio Bañuelos, corresponsal.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Liliana Felipe's song Salario Mínimo are a critique and denouncement of the idea that a family can live on minimum wage. The lyrics reference a statement made by Ramón Godinez Flores, the bishop of the local diocese in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2003. The statement suggests that those who can subsist on 42 pesos (the daily minimum wage at the time) should be grateful for having a job and that it is not money that sustains us, but physical health and the ability to work. The lyrics challenge this argument by pointing out the economic and social realities facing families who earn minimum wage, including the difficulties they face in paying rent, buying food, and accessing healthcare.


The lyrics also highlight the disconnect between those in positions of power and those struggling to survive on minimum wage. The bishop's statement that his monthly salary of 4000 pesos is sufficient for his work is contrasted with the reality that many families earn less than that in a month and struggle to make ends meet. The lyrics suggest that such statements perpetuate inequality and allow those in power to overlook the struggles faced by working-class families.


Overall, the song Salario Mínimo serves as a powerful critique of the notion that minimum wage is adequate for the needs of working-class families. The lyrics highlight the disconnect between those in positions of power and those struggling to survive, and call attention to the systemic inequalities facing working people in Mexico.


Line by Line Meaning

Las Familias pueden vivir con un salario mínimo, Obispo.
The Bishop claimed that families can survive on a minimum wage.


Aguascalientes, 23 de diciembre del 2003.
This statement was made on December 23rd, 2003 in Aguascalientes.


Ramón Godinez Flores,
The bishop's name is Ramón Godinez Flores.


obispo de la diócesis local,
He is the bishop of the local diocese.


externó que una familia puede vivir
He stated that a family can live


con un salario mínimo,
with a minimum wage.


ya que dijo que quien logra subsistir
He also said that those who can survive


con 42 pesos diariamente,
on 42 pesos a day


“debería estar agradecido
should be grateful


por contar con un trabajo.
for having a job.


No es con dinero con lo que comemos,
He insisted that we don't eat money


comemos con la salud corporal,
but with our physical health


con el trabajo físico que Dios
and the physical labor that God has given us


nos concede realizar,
which gives meaning to our lives.


y así es como tiene sentido nuestra vida,
Our lives only make sense


no por el dinero que pasa por nuestras manos”,
not by the money that goes through our hands.


aseguró el prelado.
The bishop affirmed.


Agregó que él gana 4 mil mensuales,
He added that he earns 4,000 per month


que calificó de suficientes para realizar su labor.
which he deemed sufficient for his work.


No comentó que esa cantidad
He did not mention that this amount


sería prácticamente libre,
is practically free


pues sus gastos son costeados por la diócesis que encabeza.
since his expenses are covered by the diocese he heads.


Claudio Bañuelos, corresponsal.
Signed by Claudio Bañuelos, correspondent.




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