El General
Qué pasa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:35
¿Vamos a comer verduras?
Are we going to eat vegetables?
Uh-uh, no, no, no, no, no, no
Uh-uh, no, no, no, no, no, no
¡Vamos!
Come on!
Uh, no, no, no, no, no
Uh, no, no, no, no, no
Qué le pasa al cerdito enojón
What's wrong with the grumpy little pig?
Que no quiere comer, que no quiere comer
He doesn't want to eat, he doesn't want to eat.
Qué le pasa al cerdito enojón
What's wrong with the grumpy little pig?
Que no quiere comer, que no quiere comer
He doesn't want to eat, he doesn't want to eat.
No le gustan las verduras, no le gustan, no señor
He doesn't like vegetables, he doesn't like them, no sir.
Es que nunca, pero nunca las probó
It's just that he never, ever tried them.
Uh, ¿y si probamos con algunas verduras?
Uh, what if we try some vegetables?
Veamos
Let's see
Probó lechuga y espárragos
He tried lettuce and asparagus
Probó tomate y coliflor
He tried tomato and cauliflower
Probó espinaca y al fin cantó
He tried spinach and finally sang
Qué ricas las verduras, ay, qué ricas, sí señor
How delicious the vegetables are, oh, how delicious, yes sir
Muy bien
Very good
¿Ahora vamos a comer frutas?
Are we going to eat fruits now?
Uh, no, no, no, no
Uh, no, no, no, no
Pero
But
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
Qué le pasa al cerdito enojón
What's wrong with the angry little pig?
Que no quiere comer, que no quiere comer (uh-uh)
He doesn't want to eat, he doesn't want to eat (uh-uh)
Qué le pasa al cerdito enojón
What's wrong with the angry little pig?
Que no quiere comer, que no quiere comer (uh-uh)
He doesn't want to eat, he doesn't want to eat (uh-uh)
No le gustan las frutas, no le gustan, no señor (uh)
He doesn't like fruits, he doesn't like them, no sir (uh)
Es que nunca, pero nunca las probó
It's just that he never, ever tried them
¿Y si probamos con algunas de estas frutas?
What if we try some of these fruits?
Veamos
Let's see
Probó naranja, probó melón, uh
He tried orange, he tried melon, uh
Probó manzana y melocotón
He tried apple and peach
Probó la fresa y al fin cantó
He tried strawberry and finally sang
Qué ricas son las frutas, ay, qué ricas, sí señor
How delicious are the fruits, oh, how delicious, yes sir
Muy bien
Very good
Ahora a probar todos los sabores
Now to taste all the flavors
Probó lechuga, probó melón
He tried lettuce, he tried melon
Probó tomate y melocotón
He tried tomato and peach
Probó la fresa y al fin cantó
He tried strawberry and finally sang
Qué ricas son las frutas y las verduras, sí señor
How delicious are the fruits and the vegetables, yes sir
Quiero más
I want more
Ja, ja, ja, ja, ja
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Oh
Oh
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Key vocabulary
- comer
- to eatA1
- uh-uh
- no
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- pasa
- happensA2
- cerdito
- piglet
- nunca
- neverA1
- probó
- tasted
- probamos
- we try
- algunas
- someA2
- veamos
- let’s see
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.”