
El General
Raperos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:04
De un putazo lo mando pa'l suelo
With one punch, I send him to the ground
Y eso que apenas voy tomando vuelo
And that's just as I'm starting to take off
Tantos años en esto que puedo ser hasta tu abuelo
So many years in this, I could even be your grandfather
Tomen mi consejo
Take my advice
Y ya dejen de estar de pendejos
And stop being such fools
Mírate en el espejo
Look at yourself in the mirror
Tu talento lo tienes muy lejos
Your talent is way out of reach
Solo buscan el dinero y tener mucha fama
They only seek money and to have lots of fame
Y yo cada canción que hago siempre me sale del alma
And every song I make always comes straight from my soul
Si me vas a tirar, ve escribiendo con mucha calma
If you're going to throw shade, write it down nice and calm
Para que busques como se riman las palabras
So that you search for how the words rhyme
Rapero de moda te voy a llamar
Fashionable rapper, I'm going to call you
Otros estilos quieres copiar
You want to copy other styles
Te da flojera de buscar
You feel too lazy to search
Una buena forma de rapear
A good way to rap
A otras quieren chingar
They want to mess with others
En ingles quieren hablar
They want to speak in English
Lastima es lo que dan
It's a shame what they give
No se llegan a molestar
They don't even get bothered
Si es que el saco les llega a quedar
If the jacket happens to fit them
Y es normal
And it's normal
Que mediocres quieran criticar
For mediocres to want to criticize
Pero el pepino me van a pelar
But they’re going to peel the cucumber
Y se lo van a tragar
And they will swallow it
Hasta con limón y sal
Even with lemon and salt
No soy Tupac pero seré leyenda
I'm not Tupac but I will be a legend
Sus burlas y criticas no me molestan
Their mockery and criticism don't bother me
Soy un artista y espero que entiendan
I'm an artist and I hope they understand
Que no me detengo por mas que les duela
That I won’t stop no matter how much it hurts them
Soy como un dolor de muela
I'm like a toothache
No me sacan, solo me la pelan
They can't bring me down, they just buckle under
Aunque canté acapella
Even though I sang a cappella
A ustedes los tengo bajo la suela
I've got you all beneath my heel
Espero entiendan el mensaje
I hope you get the message
Que yo le meto con coraje
Because I put in the work with passion
Tengo tanto ego que me tuve que crear un personaje
I've got so much ego I had to create a persona
Un secreto te voy a contar
I'm going to tell you a secret
Dicen que no voy a pegar
They say I'm not going to make it big
Que no los puedo superar
That I can't surpass them
Visitas tienen que pagar
Visits have to pay up
Para su ego alimentar
To feed their ego
Talento no pueden demostrar
They can't show any talent
Ni con cadenas pueden brillar
They can't shine even with chains
A mi risa es lo que me dan
What they give me is laughter
Shalala Shalala Shalala
Shalala Shalala Shalala
Shalala Shalala Shalala
Shalala Shalala Shalala
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Shalala ah
Todavía no me voy sin dejar algo en claro
I’m not leaving yet without making something clear
Si me van a tirar pues tengan el descaro
If you’re going to throw me down, then have the nerve
De reconocer este flow que me cargo
To recognize this flow that I carry
Y aunque les duela yo soy el mas pesado
And even if it hurts, I'm the heaviest of them all
Yo soy el mas pesado
I’m the heaviest of them all
Yo soy el mas pesado
I’m the heaviest of them all
Somos los mas pesados
We are the heaviest
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Key vocabulary
- cargo
- jobA2
- moda
- fashionA2
- molestar
- botherA2
- muela
- molarA2
- otros
- othersA2
- bajo
- lowA1
- canción
- songA1
- secreto
- secretC1
- buscan
- search
- cada
- eachB2
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.”