
Carlos Vives
El Chevrolito lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 3:05
Tengo un chevrolito que compré
I have a little Chevy that I bought
Para ir a Maracaibo a negociar
To go to Maracaibo to negotiate
Un puestecito adelante te aparté
I set aside a little spot for you up front
El que no pida un cupo va pa'atrás
Those who don't ask for a seat will be left behind
Ya llegó Escalona ya llegó
Escalona has arrived, Escalona has arrived
Ya llegó Escalona vaya pues
Escalona has arrived, let's go then
Deja que se descuiden y después
Let them take it easy, and then
Recoge tu chisme y vámonos
Pick up your gossip and let's go
Ay ve por Dios mi Maye, ve por Dios
Oh come on, God, my Maye, come on, God
Recoge tu chisme y vámonos (bis)
Pick up your gossip and let's go (repeat)
Soy el contrabandista que llegué
I’m the smuggler who has arrived here
De los mares de Aruba por aquí
From the seas of Aruba right here
Tengo grandes tesoros para ti
I have great treasures for you
Y mucho contrabando pa'vender
And lots of contraband to sell
Y allá de la Guajira te traeré
And from La Guajira, I'll bring you
Las perlas más hermosas para ti
The most beautiful pearls for you
Pa'que hagas un collar
So you can make a necklace
Hombe! y después serás una princesa para mí
Man! And then you’ll become a princess for me
Ay ve por Dios mi Maye, ve por Dios
Oh come on, God, my Maye, come on, God
Recoge tu chisme y vámonos (bis)
Pick up your gossip and let's go (repeat)
Ay no tener diploma, eso no es más ná
Oh not having a diploma, that's nothing
Si yo puedo hacerte muy feliz
If I can make you very happy
Porque mi chevrolito te traerá
Because my little Chevy will bring you
A toda Maracaibo para tí
All of Maracaibo for you
No vayas a olvidar de recoger
Don't forget to pick up
El cajoncito aquél que yo te di
That little box I gave you
Porque después tu mama va a creer
Because later your mom will think
Que a punta de cuajón te conseguí
That I got you with some trick
Ay ve por Dios mi Maye, ve por Dios
Oh come on, God, my Maye, come on, God
Recoge tu chisme y vámonos (bis)
Pick up your gossip and let's go (repeat)
Si te vas conmigo no te cuesta ná
If you come with me, it won’t cost you anything
Te llevo a Maracaibo a conocer
I'll take you to Maracaibo to see
Cruzamos la frontera y más allá
We’ll cross the border and beyond
La tierra del petróleo vas a ver
You’ll see the land of oil
A ti nadie en el mundo te dará
No one in the world will give you
Un cariño tan grande como yo
A love as big as mine
Y pa'que veas mi negra que es verdad
And just so you see my love, it's true
Recoge tu chisme y vámonos
Pick up your gossip and let's go
Ay ve por Dios mi Maye, ve por Dios
Oh come on, God, my Maye, come on, God
Recoge tu chisme y vámonos (bis)
Pick up your gossip and let's go (repeat)
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Key vocabulary
- allá
- thereA1
- cariño
- affectionB1
- como
- likeB1
- compré
- boughtC2
- conocer
- knowA2
- cuesta
- costsC1
- recoge
- pick up
- soy
- amA1
- tan
- soA2
- tener
- haveB2
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About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.