Carlos Vives
El villanuevero lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 3:26
Y con ustedes: Reyes Torres
And with you: Reyes Torres
De Reyes Torres yo ya he recibío
From Reyes Torres, I've already received
Muchas razones y un poco 'e recao'
Many reasons and a bit of a gift
Y ahora me dicen que está resentío
And now they tell me he's upset
Porque no le he bautizado al pelao
Because I haven't baptized the kid
De Reyes Torres yo ya he recibío
From Reyes Torres, I've already received
Muchas razones y un poco 'e recao'
Many reasons and a bit of a gift
Y ahora me dicen que está resentío
And now they tell me he's upset
Porque no le he bautizado al pelao
Because I haven't baptized the kid
Pero le juro, compadre
But I swear to you, buddy
Que era que estaba ocupao
I was just busy
Porque Escalona no sale
Because Escalona doesn't come out
Del algodón que ha sembrao
From the cotton he has sown
Porque Escalona no sale
Because Escalona doesn't come out
Del algodón que ha sembrao
From the cotton he has sown
No se preocupe, compadre
Don't worry, buddy
Que yo le bautizo al pelao
I'll baptize the kid
No se preocupe, compadre
Don't worry, buddy
Que yo le bautizo al pelao
I'll baptize the kid
Porque Escalona no sale
Because Escalona doesn't come out
Del algodón que ha sembrao
From the cotton he has sown
Y es que el compadre no sabe
And it's that my friend doesn't know
Que era que estaba ocupao
I was just busy
Pero, compadre, no siga tan serio
But, buddy, don't be so serious
Porque este asunto se puede arreglá
Because this matter can be fixed
Lo bautizamos pa Santo Tomás
We'll baptize him for Santo Tomás
Pa que le salga más villanuevero
So he can be more like Villanueva
Tiene que ser parrandero, lo mismo que su papá
He has to be a party guy, just like his dad
Debe sabé tirá piedra porque nació en Villanueva
He should know how to throw stones because he was born in Villanueva
Y será un tipo gritón, como Eugenio Celedón
And he'll be a loud guy, like Eugenio Celedón
Y bueno pa las trompás, como el Tite Socarrás
And good at the party tricks, like Tite Socarrás
Y con las damas, cumplido, lo mismo que su padrino
And with the ladies, courteous, just like his godfather
No se preocupe, compadre
Don't worry, buddy
Que yo le bautizo al pelao
I'll baptize the kid
No se preocupe, compadre
Don't worry, buddy
Que yo le bautizo al pelao
I'll baptize the kid
Porque Escalona no sale
Because Escalona doesn't come out
Del algodón que ha sembrao
From the cotton he has sown
Y es que el compadre no sabe
And it's that my friend doesn't know
Que era que estaba ocupao
I was just busy
Me le dicen al Tite Socarrás
They tell Tite Socarrás
Que no se robe los ahijado' ajeno'
Not to steal other people's godchildren
Que si no tiene, le voy a prestá
That if he doesn't have any, I'll lend him
150 de los que yo tengo
150 of mine
El Tite se ha confundío, me quiere contrabandeá
Tite has gotten confused, he wants to smuggle
Porque se quiere robá, todos los ahijados míos
Because he wants to steal all my godchildren
Porque se quiere robá, todos los ahijados míos
Because he wants to steal all my godchildren
No se preocupe, compadre
Don't worry, buddy
Que yo le bautizo al pelao
I'll baptize the kid
No se preocupe, compadre
Don't worry, buddy
Que yo le bautizo al pelao
I'll baptize the kid
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Key vocabulary
- ahora
- nowA1
- algodón
- cottonA2
- como
- likeB1
- confundío
- confusion
- dicen
- sayB2
- juro
- I swearB2
- más
- moreA1
- míos
- mineA2
- ahijado
- godson
- ahijados
- godsons
Test yourself
How much of El villanuevero did you catch?
A quick quiz on the key words from this song.
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.