El General
Rapa pan pan lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:41
Desde hace tiempo ustedes tratan (Oh, oh)
For some time now, you've been trying (Oh, oh)
De tumbar al General (Oh, oh)
To take down the General (Oh, oh)
Desde hace tiempo ustedes tratan (Oh, oh)
For some time now, you've been trying (Oh, oh)
De tumbar al General-a
To take down the General-a
Pa-pa-pa-pam
Pa-pa-pa-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down-a
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down-a
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
To all those DJs who want to bring me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
To all those DJs who want to bring me down
Desde hace tiempo me quieren tumbar-a
They've been trying to bring me down for a long time
Porque no saben de donde viene el General-a
Because they don't know where the General comes from
1981, Ay como yo mamita no había ninguno
1981, Oh how there was no one like me, darling
1982, Todo el mundo le gustaba mi voz-a
1982, Everyone loved my voice
1983, Ya yo cantaba en español, en ingles-a
1983, I was already singing in Spanish, in English-a
1984, Venían otros, se volvían garabato'
1984, Others came, they turned into scribbles
Tengo 15 vidas, soy mejor que un gato
I have 15 lives, I'm better than a cat
Para cantar yo no uso relato'
To sing, I don't need a story
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs trying to bring me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs trying to bring me down
Yo soy un artista internacional-a
I am an international artist
Los niños me ven hasta en sus cereal-a
Kids see me even in their cereal
Ay, yo son mi pana, los que quiero agradar
Oh, I am my bro, the ones I want to please
Porque tú, de mi solo sabes hablar-a
Because you only know how to talk about me
Y eso mi publico no va tolerar-a
And my audience won't tolerate that
Látigo para el que no me deja pasar
A whip for those who won't let me through
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
1985, En ese año yo di tremendo brinco
1985, that year I made a huge leap
Fui a Nueva York para vivir con los gringo'
I went to New York to live with the gringos
1986, Ay de que das motion me gradué yo
1986, oh, it's like I graduated
1987, En ese año hice mi propio billete
1987, that year I made my own ticket
1988, Hablaba todo sobre su propio derecho
1988, I spoke all about my own rights
Como conoce hacer un camino recto
Like how to make a straight path
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
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Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
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Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs trying to bring me down
De los noventa pa' que voy hablar-a
What am I going to talk about from the nineties
Si eso lo viviste con el General-a
If you lived that with the General
Ese fue mi año profesional
That was my professional year
Pum, pum, te vez buena y muevelo mamama
Boom, boom, you look good, move it, mama
Fueron los primero que me puse a cornear-a
They were the first to make me charge ahead
En el 2000 me van a condecorar-a
In 2000, they're going to award me
Es mi aniversario y vamos a celebrar
It's my anniversary and we're going to celebrate
Pam
Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down
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Pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down
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Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
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Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to take me down
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Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
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Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
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Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Ra-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pam-pam
Para todo' eso' DJ que me quieren tumbar-a
For all those DJs who want to bring me down
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Key vocabulary
- recto
- straightA1
- sabes
- knowA1
- van
- goA2
- vez
- timeA2
- publico
- public
- desde
- fromA2
- gustaba
- likedA2
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- mejor
- betterA2
- otros
- othersA2
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.”