Carlos Vives
El pirata del Loperena lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 4:02
No te extrañes que yo me haya desterrado
Don't be surprised that I've gone into exile
Que no camine por el barrio La Perena
That I don't walk through the neighborhood La Perena
No te extrañes que yo me haya desterrado
Don't be surprised that I've gone into exile
Que no camine por el barrio La Perena
That I don't walk through the neighborhood La Perena
Y te juro que vivo como el pirata
And I swear I live like a pirate
Rondando la muralla 'e Cartagena
Roaming around the walls of Cartagena
Y te juro que vivo como el pirata
And I swear I live like a pirate
Rondando la muralla 'e Cartagena
Roaming around the walls of Cartagena
Garantizo que ningún hombre resiste
I guarantee no man can withstand
Esta gran pena que me vive atormentando
This great sorrow that tortures me
Y por eso le voy a pedir a Molina
And for that, I'm going to ask Molina
Que pinte este corazón sangrando
To paint this bleeding heart
Y por eso le voy a pedir a Molina
And for that, I'm going to ask Molina
Que pinte este corazón sangrando
To paint this bleeding heart
Porque si quieres una prueba de amor
Because if you want a proof of love
Nadie te la da mejor
No one gives it better than me
Ay, para ver si te conduele
Oh, to see if it pains you
De mi corazón vencele
To overcome my heart
Y como el 9 de septiembre cumples años
And since you celebrate your birthday on September 9th
Yo quisiera regalarte muchas cosas
I would like to gift you many things
Como el 9 de septiembre cumples años
Since you celebrate your birthday on September 9th
Yo quisiera regalarte muchas cosas
I would like to gift you many things
Y al cielo le voy a pedir la nube más hermosa
And to the sky, I'm going to ask for the most beautiful cloud
Pa' ponértela en las manos
To put it in your hands
Al cielo le voy a pedir la nube más hermosa
To the sky, I'm going to ask for the most beautiful cloud
Pa' ponértela en las manos
To put it in your hands
Hará un año que en el pueblo de Manaure
It'll be a year since in the town of Manaure
Tú me juraste que tu amor era sincero
You swore to me that your love was sincere
Hará un año que en el pueblo de Manaure
It'll be a year since in the town of Manaure
Tú me juraste que tu amor era sincero
You swore to me that your love was sincere
Ay, mentira, porque ya tú me olvidaste, vida mía
Oh, a lie, because you've already forgotten me, my love
Y yo todavía te quiero
And I still love you
Ay, mentira, porque ya tú me olvidaste, vida mía
Oh, a lie, because you've already forgotten me, my love
Y yo todavía te quiero
And I still love you
Porque si quieres una prueba de amor
Because if you want a proof of love
Nadie te la da mejor
No one gives it better than me
Ay, para ver si te conduele
Oh, to see if it pains you
De mi corazón vencele
To overcome my heart
Para que veas cómo es que sangra mi herida
So you see how my wound bleeds
Te la va a pintar Molina
Molina is going to paint it for you
Y te lo dice El Pirata Robinson
And it’s told to you by El Pirata Robinson
De Providencia
From Providence
Come and get the fire, make we sit 'round the pot
Come and get the fire, make we sit 'round the pot
Living like a pirate, do-do-down the rock
Living like a pirate, do-do-down the rock
Chanting up on the mountain, can't, can't stop
Chanting up on the mountain, can't, can't stop
Sailing all above with mi sword and mi hat
Sailing all above with my sword and my hat
Out from the city to Providence Island
Out from the city to Providence Island
Where all the sea flower people come from
Where all the sea flower people come from
What a broken heart, take a seat on the sand
What a broken heart, take a seat on the sand
Ahoy all around in the Caribbean
Ahoy all around in the Caribbean
Si estoy en Providencia
If I'm in Providence
Si voy a La Perena
If I go to La Perena
Si estoy en Santa Marta
If I'm in Santa Marta
Si voy a Cartagena
If I go to Cartagena
Si ya no me quieres ver
If you no longer want to see me
Me voy pa' nunca volver
I'm leaving, never to return
Si ya no me quieres más
If you no longer want me
Me voy pa' Valledupar
I'm going to Valledupar
Hombre, yo no sé
Man, I don't know
Si te vuelvo a ver
If I see you again
Hombre, yo no sé
Man, I don't know
Yeah, man, bredda Rafa
Yeah, man, bredda Rafa
I know this feeling
I know this feeling
Like a pirate
Like a pirate
Sailing out to the horizon
Sailing out to the horizon
With a broken heart
With a broken heart
With no treasure
With no treasure
With a broken soul
With a broken soul
Jah bless, man
Jah bless, man
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Key vocabulary
- amor
- loveB1
- año
- yearA1
- cielo
- skyA2
- come
- eatsA2
- dice
- saysB2
- hermosa
- beautiful
- i
- and
- juro
- I swearB2
- manos
- handsA1
- más
- moreA1
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.