El General
De fiesta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:41
Si el año pasado tuvimos problemas
If last year we had problems
Quizás este año tengamos más
Maybe this year we'll have more
Si el año pasado tuvimos problemas
If last year we had problems
Quizás este año tengamos más
Maybe this year we'll have more
Pero no se apuren que la Navidad
But don't rush, Christmas
A la vuelta de la esquina está
Is right around the corner
Pero no se apuren que la Navidad
But don't rush, Christmas
A la vuelta de la esquina está
Is right around the corner
Vamos p'aquí, vamos p'allá
Let's go this way, let's go that way
¡Todo Puerto Rico!
All of Puerto Rico!
A comer pastel y a comer lechón
Let's eat cake and let's eat roast pork
Arroz con gandules y a beber ron
Rice with pigeon peas and let's drink rum
Que venga morcilla, venga de todo
Let the blood sausage come, bring it all
Y que se deschavetó el compay
And the party's gone wild, my friend
Olvidemos todo, ¿ok?
Let's forget everything, okay?
Y a gozarlo todo
And let's enjoy it all
No te sobra tiempo de enero a noviembre
You don't have spare time from January to November
Solo hay tiempo pa trabajar
There's only time to work
No te sobra tiempo de enero a noviembre
You don't have spare time from January to November
Solo hay tiempo pa trabajar
There's only time to work
En mis puertas se está acercando diciembre
December is drawing near at my door
Que es fecha pa vacilar
It's the time to have some fun
Y tú no olvides, viene diciembre
And don't you forget, December is coming
Época de vacilar
It's the season to enjoy
Vamos p'aquí, vamos p'allá
We're going here, we're going there
¡Todo Puerto Rico!
All of Puerto Rico!
A comer pastel y a comer lechón
Time to eat pasteles and suckling pig
Arroz con gandules y a beber ron
Rice with pigeon peas and to drink rum
Que venga morcilla, venga de todo
Let the blood sausage come, let it all come
Y que se deschavetó el compay
And it's all gone crazy, my friend
Olvidemos todo, ¿ok?
Let's forget everything, ok?
Y a gozarlo todo
And let's enjoy it all
En la fiesta de Pilito todos gritaban así
At Pilito's party, everyone shouted like this
(Vamos p'aquí o nos vamos p'allá)
(We go here or we go there)
Apúrense ya
Hurry up already
Aquí tomamos y nos vamos pa otro lado
Here we drink and go to another place
Porque este bonche no para
Because this party doesn't stop
(Vamos p'aquí o nos vamos p'allá)
(We go here or we go there)
Nosotros
We
Nos metemos por aquí, nos salimos por allá
We go in here, we come out over there
y así nos amanecemos
and that's how we greet the dawn
(Vamos p'aquí o nos vamos p'allá)
(Let's go here or let's go there)
Todo aquel que quiera
Anyone who wants to
Que se arrime y que me siga
Come closer and follow me
Que este jolgorio no se termina
This celebration isn't ending
(Vamos p'aquí o nos vamos p'allá)
(Let's go here or let's go there)
Eso es
That's it
A comer pastel y a comer lechón
Time for cake and roasted pork
Que nos sorprenda el día en este rumbón
Let the day surprise us in this party
Y vamos p'aquí (o nos vamos p'allá)
And let's go here (or let's go there)
Yo le digo
I tell him
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's keep going, buddy)
Mire
Look
Que la fiesta está encendida
The party is on fire
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's keep going, buddy)
Siga, no quiero que pare
Keep going, I don't want it to stop
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's keep going, buddy)
Vaya, vaya, busque a la comadre
Come on, come on, find the lady
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's keep going, buddy)
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's keep going, buddy)
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's continue, buddy)
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's continue, buddy)
(Sigamos, compadre)
(Let's continue, buddy)
Vamos p'aquí, vamos p'allá
Let's go here, let's go there
¡Todo Puerto Rico!
All of Puerto Rico!
A comer pastel y a comer lechón
Time for cake and roasted pig
Arroz con gandules y a beber ron
Rice with pigeon peas and let's drink rum
Que venga morcilla, venga de todo
Bring on the blood sausage, bring it all
Y que se deschavetó el compay
And the buddy's gone wild
Olvidemos todo, ¿ok?
Let's forget everything, okay?
Y a gozarlo todo
And enjoy it all
Bendito, déjame gozar lo último de la cosa esta, bendito
Blessed one, let me savor the last of this thing, blessed one
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Key vocabulary
- está
- isA1
- vuelta
- turnA1
- año
- yearA1
- pasado
- pastA1
- día
- dayA1
- rumbón
- rumba
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- digo
- sayB1
- sigamos
- let’s continue
- tengamos
- let’s haveB1
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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.”