El General

Bacalao lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

1991

Genre

Reggaeton, Latin Pop

Length

4:17

Play with synced lyrics

1. Anda camina, camina bacalao

   Come on, walk, walk, codfish.

2. porque este mundo tu lo haz dañao (bis)

   Because you've hurt this world.

3. Pero que huele, huele, huele, huele a bacalao.

   But it smells, smells, smells, smells like codfish.

4. Es este mundo podrido que como ha cambiao (bis)

   It's this rotten world that's changed so much.

5. Pero que, no, no mi amor,

   But no, no my love,

6. no queremos mas guerras

   we don't want any more wars.

7. no! digan que no.

   No! say no.

8. No, no mi amor,

   No, no my love,

9. no queremos mas hambre,

   we don't want any more hunger,

10. no! digan que no.

    No! say no.

11. No, no mi amor,

    No, no my love,

12. no mas guerra ni explotacion

    no more war or exploitation

13. digan que no

    say no

14. voz en off: Según encuestas, el hambre y el delito continúan cada dia mas y mas.

    voiceover: According to surveys, hunger and crime continue more and more each day.

15. Miren este mundo como está perdido

    Look at this world, how lost it is

16. ¿Cuál es el mayor de todos los enemigos,

    Which is the greatest of all enemies,

17. el hambre, el delito o el que se queda mudo?

    hunger, crime, or the one who stays silent?

18. Porque mucho hay que hacer en este mundo

    Because there's so much to do in this world

19. todo se puede si lo hacemos juntos,

    everything is possible if we do it together,

20. no dejes que nadie conduzca tus asuntos,

    do not let anyone drive your affairs,

21. por eso el mundo está que dá susto

    that's why the world is so scary

22. Se quieren ir a marte, se quieren ir a plutón

    They want to go to Mars, they want to go to Pluto

23. pero no saben vivir con lo suyo

    but they don't know how to live with what they have

24. Se quieren ir a marte, se quieren ir a plutón

    They want to go to Mars, they want to go to Pluto

25. pero no saber atender sus asuntos.

    but they don't know how to manage their affairs.

26. Anda camina, camina bacalao

    Come on, walk, walk, codfish

27. porque este mundo tu lo haz dañao (bis)

    because this world you've messed up (repeat)

28. Pero que huele, huele, huele, huele a bacalao.

    But it smells, smells, smells, smells like codfish.

29. Es este mundo podrido que como ha cambiao (bis)

    It's this rotten world that has changed so much (repeat)

30. no, no mi amor,

    no, no my love,

31. no queremos mas guerras

    we don't want any more wars

32. no! digan que no.

    no! say no.

33. No, no mi amor,

    No, no my love,

34. no queremos mas hambre,

    we don't want any more hunger,

35. no! digan que no.

    no! say no.

36. No, no mi amor,

    No, no my love,

37. no mas guerra ni explotacion

    no more war nor exploitation

38. digan que no.

    say no.

39. voz en off: El tema mas grande de la ciudad, el racismo, incrementa cada dia mas...

    voiceover: The biggest issue in the city, racism, increases more every day...

40. La guerra mas grande, la guerra de racismo

    The biggest war, the war of racism

41. un pobre con un rico, nooo. eso es un racismo

    a poor one with a rich one, nooo. that's racism

42. me han subido los precio del alimento,

    they've raised the prices of food for me,

43. en vez de lamento, busquemos el momento,

    instead of lamenting, let's seek the moment,

44. de un cambio aunque sea lento,

    for a change even if it's slow,

45. en este mundo que se ha puesto tremendo

    in this world that has turned crazy

46. no cambio mi raza ni tampoco la vendo,

    I don't change my race nor do I sell it,

47. hablo de un cambio que sea externo,

    I'm talking about a change that's external,

48. abre camino, que te cambio bacalao.

    make way, because I'll trade you cod.

49. Anda camina, camina bacalao,

    Come on, walk, walk cod,

50. porque este mundo tu lo haz dañao (bis)

    because this world you've damaged (repeat)

51. Pero que huele, huele, huele, huele a bacalao.

    But what smells, smells, smells, smells like cod.

52. Es este mundo podrido que como ha cambiao (bis)

    It's this rotten world that has changed so much (repeat)

53. Pero que, no, no mi amor,

    But no, no my love,

54. no queremos mas guerras

    we don't want any more wars

55. no! digan que no.

    no! say no.

56. No, no mi amor,

    No, no my love,

57. no queremos mas hambre,

    we don't want any more hunger,

58. no! digan que no.

    no! say no.

59. No, no mi amor,

    No, no my love,

60. no mas guerra ni explotacion

    no more war or exploitation

61. digan que no

    say no

62. Este sistema no sirve pa nada

    This system is good for nothing

63. Este sistema no sirve pa nada

    This system is good for nothing

64. you me know (bis)

    you me know (repeat)

65. voz en off: A pesar de la situacion en el mundo, hay que ver las cosas en una forma positiva.

    Voiceover: Despite the situation in the world, we must see things positively.

66. Hey tu! en ingles, en ingles, yo te digo, tú

    Hey you! in English, in English, I'm telling you, you

67. las cosas están buenas allá en hollywood

    the things are good over there in Hollywood

68. so, con mucho sabor y con tu virtud,

    so, with a lot of flavor and with your virtue,

69. aprovecha mi pana tu juventud

    make the most of it my friend, your youth

70. Nunca sabes lo que vas a hacer

    You never know what you're going to do

71. y nunca sabes lo que puedes ser

    and you never know what you can be

72. escúchame. (bis 3)

    listen to me. (repeat 3)

73. Por eso, no, no mi amor,

    That's why, no, not my love,

74. no mas guerra ni explotación

    no more war or exploitation

75. digan que no (bis)

    say no (repeat)

76. Que se muera la tristeza y su amiga la pobreza

    Let sadness and its friend poverty die

77. ¿Quien te lo dice? Raggamuffin General. (bis)

    Who tells you? Raggamuffin General. (repeat)

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