
El General
Amor de pobre lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:56
pues esta cancion se la dedico a un gran canta-autor como lo es juan gabriel... canten conmigo...
Well, this song is dedicated to a great singer-songwriter like Juan Gabriel... sing with me...
voy, por la calle de la mano platicando con mi amor
I'm walking hand in hand down the street, chatting with my love
y voy, recordando cosas serias que me pueden suceder. pues ya
And I'm recalling serious things that could happen to me. Well, already
ella, me pregunta que hasta cuando nos iremos a casar
She asks me when we are finally going to get married
y yo, le contesto que soy pobre que me tiene que esperar
And I answer her that I'm poor, she has to wait for me
no tengo dinero
I have no money
ni nada que dar
Nor anything to give
lo unico que tengo
The only thing I have
es amor para amar
Is love to give
si asi tu me quieres
If that's how you want me
te puedo querer
I can love you
pero si no puedes
but if you can't
ni modo que hacer
there's nothing to be done
por eso canto:
that's why I sing:
no tengo dinero ni nada que dar
I have no money or anything to give
lo unico que tengo es un corazon para amar
the only thing I have is a heart to love
con buenos sentimientos y buena cualidad
with good feelings and good quality
espero que no me lo vayas a lastimar
I hope you're not going to hurt it
este amor que yo te ofrezco lo quieren muchas chicas
this love that I offer you is wanted by many girls
lo quiere angela, pamela, tambien marisol
Angela wants it, Pamela too, and Marisol
pero solo a ti te entrego mi corazon
but only to you do I give my heart
tu eres la mujer con quien yo quiero estar
you are the woman I want to be with
hagamos el amor mami sin parar
let's make love, baby, without stopping
toda la noche y toda la mañana
all night and all morning long
quiero que me quieras no me hagas sufrir
I want you to love me, don't make me suffer
no dejes que tus padres traten de impedir
don't let your parents try to stop
la relacion que tenemos nuestro entendimiento
the relationship we have, our understanding
es que estoy hablando son mis sentimientos
it's just that I'm speaking, these are my feelings
es algo verdadero lo que por ti yo siento
it's something real, what I feel for you
quiero que me aceptes chica como soy
I want you to accept me, girl, just as I am
pobre y humilde pero con un corazon
poor and humble but with a heart
como poco en este mundo podras encontrar
like little in this world you will find
ni el dinero de tu padre lo podra comprarç
not even your father's money could buy it
general aqui presente con su corazon
general here present with your heart
ve chabacano y cantame esta cancion...
go flashy and sing me this song...
no tengo dinero
I have no money
ni nada que dar
nor anything to give
lo unico que tengo
the only thing I have
es amor para amar
is love to share
si asi tu me quieres
if that's how you want me
te puedo querer
I can love you
pero si no puedes
but if you can't
ni modo que hacer...
what can we do...
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Key vocabulary
- chicas
- girlsA1
- cosas
- thingsA1
- dinero
- moneyA1
- eres
- areA1
- eso
- thatA1
- este
- thisA1
- hacer
- doA1
- mañana
- tomorrowA1
- mis
- myA1
- mujer
- womanA1
About this song
El General is a Panamanian Latin rap and dancehall reggae artist, credited with helping pioneer reggaetón through a fast, turbocharged dembow sound made prominent on tracks like “Tu Pun Pun” and “Te Ves Buena.”