La sal no sala [English translation]

To where I'm going, I don't get

To where I stand, I slip

Not because I'm good

Not because I'm bad

But I don't know...

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

My sister's mother

Made a pact with God

She injected herself mercury

And now she gives it to you

But you know that...

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

I can't stand the morning

I can't stand the sun

I'm sick of your sister

I'm sick of her

The girl in the corner

Is treating me bad

She's selling me a drug

I cannot pay

But you know that...

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

(I've been told that there's someone

Who has the good one)

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

The salt doesn't salt

And the sugar doesn't sweeten

• Artist:Charly García
• Album:La hija de la lágrima (1994)