El General
La mecedora lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:21
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo,
Come and move your body,
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse, cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move it, hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
A mi me gusta la mecedora eh!
I like the rocking chair, eh!
a mi me gusta "la Mecedora"
I like 'the Rocking Chair'
meceme negra! porque me gusta
rock me, girl! because I like it
meceme mami! porque me encanta
rock me, mommy! because I love it
cadera con cadera nos vamos a mecer,
hip to hip we're going to rock,
pechito con pechito nos vamos a mover,
chest to chest we're gonna move,
hasta que salga el Amanecer,
until the dawn breaks,
porque yo soy el que tiene el poder,
because I'm the one who holds the power,
y la licencia para estremecer,
and the license to shake it up,
a toda' la linda y bella mujer,
for all the lovely and beautiful women,
meceme negra! porque me gusta
rock me, girl! because I like it
meceme mami! porque me encanta.
rock me, mommy! because I adore it.
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo!
Come on and move your body!
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo!
Come on and move your body!
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
Chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse! cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move it! hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse! cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move it! hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevete-mueve, mueve tu cuerpo!
Move it-move, move your body!
Muevete-mueve, mueve tu cuerpo!
Move it-move, move your body!
No tenga' pena nadie de hacerlo
No one should be shy about doing it.
esquecita'que eso es bueno
Forget it, that's good
Baila-baila-bailame un poquito!
Dance-dance-dance a little for me!
Baila-baila-bailame un poquito!
Dance-dance-dance a little for me!
Porque tu si sabes hacerlo
Because you know how to do it
Porque tu si sabes moverlo
Because you know how to move it
Todo el mundo va' con ruedo
Everybody's going round
una pareja en el medio
A couple in the middle
Todo el mundo va' con ruedo
Everybody's going round
una pareja en el medio
A couple in the middle
(Y Haber Todo el Mundo, estan listos?)
(And is everyone ready?)
pechito!
chest!
cadera!
hip!
pechito!
chest!
cadera!
hip!
pechito!
chest!
cadera!
hip!
pechito!
chest!
cadera!
hip!
pechito!
chest!
cadera!
hip!
pechito!
chest!
caderaHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
hipHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo!
Come and move your body!
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo!
Come and move your body!
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse! cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move! hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse! cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move it! hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
Donde esta la gente que estan gozando ehh
Where are the people who are having fun, ehh
Donde esta la gente que estan gozando
Where are the people who are having fun
En el aire quiero ver la' mano' ehh
I want to see your hands in the air, ehh
En el aire quiero ver la' mano'
I want to see your hands in the air
Arriba!...arriba!...arriba!...arriba!...arriba-arriba-arriba-arriba!
Up!... up!... up!... up!... up-up-up-up!
Meceme negra! porque me gusta
Rock me, girl! because I like it
Meceme mami! porque me encanta
Rock me, mommy! because I love it
Meceme negra! porque me gusta
Rock me, girl! because I like it
Meceme mami! porque me encanta
Rock me, mommy! Because I love it
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo!
Come on and move your body!
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
Chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Vengan y muevan su cuerpo!
Come on and move your body!
pechito con pechito, cadera con cadera
Chest to chest, hip to hip
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse! cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move it! Hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
Muevanse! cadera con cadera, pechito con pechito
Move it! Hip to hip, chest to chest
en tiempo.
in time.
(Vengan y... MUEVAN SU CUERPO!)
(Come and... MOVE YOUR BODY!)
lyrics provided by.
-Julio C. Cabrera-
Key vocabulary
- sabes
- knowA1
- soy
- amA1
- tiene
- hasA1
- ver
- seeA1
- vengan
- come
- muevan
- move
- pechito
- small chest
- tiempo
- timeA1
- muevanse
- move
- gusta
- pleasesA1
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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.”