El Alfa
Pa' Jamaica lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Dembow
- Length
- 3:19
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Prende un [?]
Light up a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light up a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light up a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light up a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light up a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light up a [?]
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Lo prenden en Jamaica, lo prende en Nueva York
They light it up in Jamaica, they light it in New York
Tabaco de vainilla, chocolate y de mentol
Vanilla, chocolate, and menthol tobacco
El dueño de la calle manito, (?)
The owner of the street, my buddy, (?)
Desacatao' en la avenida hasta que salga el sol
Out on the avenue until the sun comes up
Quieren ver como que yo lo mato
They want to see how I take him down
Trabaja más y habla menos boca 'e pato
Work more and talk less, you loudmouth
De mi hookah no se pega fufurusa
My hookah doesn’t attract a loser
Tienes una joya con el tanque y la estufa
You've got a gem with the tank and the stove
No lo apagues, prende Bob Marley
Don't turn it off, light up Bob Marley
Que los ojos y la cabeza tan on fire
Because the eyes and head are on fire
Llama a las mujeres que yo quiero baile
Call the women that I want to dance
Te voy a dejar la pista pa' que bailes
I'm going to leave you the floor so you can dance
Te voy a dejar la pista pa' que bailes
I'm going to leave you the floor so you can dance
Te voy a dejar la pista pa' que bailes
I'm going to leave you the floor so you can dance
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Prende un [?]
Light a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light a [?]
Prende un [?]
Light a [?]
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica
Le damos muerte al hijo del rey
We put an end to the king's son
Hacemos una fogata con (?)
We make a bonfire with (?)
(?) y matamos los hate
(?) and we kill the hate
Ya no le hecho uno, le hecho más de seis
I don't just throw one, I throw more than six
Prendo y me pongo a (?)
I light up and start to (?)
Tengo una nota delante del obelisco
I have a note in front of the obelisk
Estamos ruleta con todos los juguetitos
We're a roulette with all the toys
Si nos tiran los cueros (¡Qué rico!)
If they throw us the leathers (How nice!)
Llegan los asesinos del cannabis
Here come the killers of cannabis
Ganjha, rastafari, freno en el Ferrari
Ganja, Rastafari, brakes on the Ferrari
Salvaje safari, en Miami hay party
Wild safari, there's a party in Miami
Me llevo dos mamis, yo les hago un tsunami
I'm taking two queens, I'll create a tsunami for them
Happy every body
Happy everybody
Dale fuego al bambú
Light up the bamboo
El coro forma parte (?)
The chorus is part of it (?)
Con los ojos chinos, pero con el caco como los jamaiquinos
With slanted eyes, but with the swagger like the Jamaicans
Enrrola, enrrola, enrrola otro
Roll it, roll it, roll another one
Enrrola, enrrola, enrrola otro
Roll it, roll it, roll another one
Te voy a dejar la pista pa' que bailes
I'm going to leave you the dance floor so you can dance
Te voy a dejar la pista pa' que bailes
I'm going to leave you the dance floor so you can dance
Te voy a dejar la pista pa' que bailes
I'm going to leave you the dance floor so you can dance
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Key vocabulary
- prende
- turn on
- prenden
- turn on
- tabaco
- tobaccoB1
- vainilla
- vanillaA2
- mentol
- menthol
- dueño
- ownerB1
- manito
- little hand
- desacatao
- defiant
- salga
- leaveB1
- quieren
- wantB2
About this song
El Alfa is a Dominican reggaetón and dembow artist from Bajos de Haina. Born Emanuel Herrera Batista, he is known for hard-driving dembow rhythms and rapid, syncopated raps, along with collaborations that include Cardi B and major mainstream contributions such as “Coronao Now” with Lil Pump.