Cheo Feliciano
El Ratón lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:54
Mi gato se está quejando
My cat is complaining
Que no puede vacilar
That he can't fool around
Si dondequiera que se mete
If wherever he sneaks
Su gata lo va a buscar
His lady cat will come looking for him
De noche brinca la verja
At night he jumps the fence
Que está detrás de mi casa
That's behind my house
A ver si puede fugarse
To see if he can escape
Sin que ella lo pueda ver
Without her being able to see him
Y no tan pronto, no tan pronto está de fiesta
And not so soon, not so soon is he partying
Silvestre felino, tiene que echar a correr
Wild feline, he has to take off running
Esto sí es serio, mi amigo
This is serious, my friend
Oye qué lío, qué lío se va a formar
Hey, what a mess, what a mess is about to happen
Cuando mi gatito sepa
When my little cat knows
Y es, es tan simple la razón
And it's, it's such a simple reason
El que a su gata le cuenta, que el que a su gata le cuenta
He who tells his cat, that he who tells his cat
No es nada más que un ratón, un ratón
Is nothing more than a mouse, a mouse
De cualquier malla sale un ratón, oye, de cualquier malla
From any net a mouse comes out, hey, from any net
Como se cuela una rata, como se cuela un ratón
Like a rat sneaking in, like a mouse sneaking in
De cualquier malla sale un ratón, oye, de cualquier malla
From any net a mouse comes out, hey, from any net
Cierra la puerta, Claudina, que se te cuela el ratón
Close the door, Claudina, or the mouse will sneak in
De cualquier malla sale un ratón, oye, de cualquier malla
From any net, a mouse comes out, hey, from any net
Yo tenía una libra 'e queso y me la comió el ratón
I had a pound of cheese and the mouse ate it
De cualquier malla sale un ratón, oye, de cualquier malla
From any net, a mouse comes out, hey, from any net
Arriero que camina, eeh
Muleteer on the way, eeh
Échale semilla a la maraca pa que suene
Put some seeds in the maraca so it can sound
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, ¡ey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, hey!
Échale semilla a la maraca pa que suene
Put some seeds in the maraca so it can sound
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, ¡ey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, hey!
Échale semilla a esa maraca, ¡oye!
Put some seeds in that maraca, hey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, ¡ey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, hey!
Y hace rato está sonando, sonando
And it's been playing for a while, playing
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, ¡ey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, hey!
Y hace rato cómo está hablando caballero y cha
And for a while, how it's talking, gentleman, and cha
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, ¡ey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, hey!
Cha cuchucu cha, cha cuchucu cha, cha cuchucu cha cha
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, ¡ey!
Cha cucha cuchucu cha cucha, hey!
Rata
Rat
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Key vocabulary
- esa
- thatA1
- esto
- thisA1
- fiesta
- partyA1
- pronto
- soonA1
- qué
- whatA1
- serio
- seriousA1
- está
- isA1
- quejando
- complaining
- vacilar
- hesitateC2
- dondequiera
- anywhere
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About this song
Cheo Feliciano was a Puerto Rican bolero singer. He is known for his work with prominent New York Latin bands, including the Joe Cuba Sextet, and for his recordings with labels such as Fania.