
El General
Son Bow lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:32
Copión, pa'trás
Copycat, back off
Pues este año El General a todos los copiones los va a azotar
Because this year El General will punish all the copycats
Porque no le gustan eso
Because he doesn't like that
Mi música quieren copiar
They want to copy my music
So, con esto ven now (¿quién es bow?)
So, with this, come now (who's bow?)
Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow
They are bow, they are bow, they are bow, they are bow
Un hombre bajo una mujer es un bow (¿quién es bow?)
A man under a woman is a bow (who's bow?)
Y bajo la cama, digo es un bow
And under the bed, I say it's a bow
Y bajo la sábana, digo es un bow
And under the sheet, I say it's a bow
Con la puerta cerrada se vuelve un bow
With the door closed, it becomes a bow
Son bow, son bow, son bow
Son bow, son bow, son bow
Te gusta watermelon (¿quién es bow?), tú eres un bow
You like watermelon (who's bow?), you are a bow
Te gusta salchicha, tú eres un bow
You like sausage, you are a bow
Te gusta el gato, tú eres un bow
You like the cat, you are a bow
Todos los mariflores, ellos son bow
All the marigolds, they are bows
En la cuarenta y dos, buscando el blow
On the forty-second, looking for the blow
Y muchos de los viejos, ellos son bow
And many of the old ones, they are bows
Agarran a la joven y le dan es un blow
They grab the young one and give her a blow
Le dan dos, veintidós
They give her two, twenty-two
Son bow, son bow, son bow (¿quién es bow?)
Son bow, son bow, son bow (who's bow?)
Tu mejor amigo, digo es un bow
Your best friend, I say, is a bow
Ése que tú conoces, ellos son bow
The one that you know, they are bows
So, lava, lava, lávale la boca al bow
So, wash, wash, wash that bow's mouth
Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow
That's why raise your hand if you're not a bow
Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán
They see me now, they see me now, they will see me
Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow
That's why raise your hand if you're not a bow
Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán (¿quién es bow?)
They see me now, they see me now, they will see me (who's a bow?)
Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow
They're bows, they're bows, they're bows, they're bows
Easy Jamaican, you know you nuh bow
Easy Jamaican, you know you don't bow
Calma Panamá, tú no eres ni un bow (¿quién es bow?)
Calm down, Panama, you're not even a bow (who's a bow?)
Easy Canadian, you know who bow
Easy Canadian, you know who bows
Calma Puerto Rico, tú no eres un bow
Calm down Puerto Rico, you're not a bow
Easy Brooklyn, man, you know you nuh bow
Easy Brooklyn, man, you know you don't bow
Calma Colombia, tú no eres ni un bow
Calm down Colombia, you're not even a bow
All don gyal dem, you know you nuh bow
All the don girls, you know you don't bow
Jump and shock out, if you know you no bow
Jump and shock out, if you know you don't bow
Todos los copiones, ellos son bow
All the copycats, they are bows
So, lava, lava, lávale la boca al bow
So, scrub, scrub, wash the bow's mouth
Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow
That's why raise your hand if you're not a bow
Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán (¿quién es bow?)
They already see me, they already see me, they'll see me (who's a bow?)
Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow
Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow
Un hombre bajo una mesa es un bow
A man under a table is a bow
Y bajo 'e la cama, digo es un bow
And under the bed, I say it's a bow
Con la puerta cerrada se vuelve un bow (¿quién es bow?)
With the door shut, it turns into a bow (who's a bow?)
Y bajo la sábana, digo es un bow
And under the sheet, I say it's a bow
So, lava, lava, lávale la boca al bow
So, wash, wash, wash his mouth out, bow
Son bow, son bow, son bow
Son bow, son bow, son bow
Todos los mariflores, ellos son bow
All the mariflores, they are bow
En la cuarenta y dos, buscando el blow
On forty-two, looking for the blow
Agarran a la joven y le dan es un blow
They grab the young one and give her a blow
Le dan dos, veintidós
They give two, twenty-two
Son bow, son bow, son bow
It's a bow, it's a bow, it's a bow
Tu mejor amigo, pues es un bow
Your best friend, well, he's a bow
Ése que tú conoces, ellos son bow
That one you know, they are bows
Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow
So raise your hand if you're not a bow
Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán
They see me now, they see me now, they will see me
Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow
So raise your hand if you're not a bow
Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán (¿quién es bow?)
They see me now, they see me now, they will see me (who's a bow?)
Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow
It's a bow, it's a bow, it's a bow, it's a bow
Te digo El General, él no es ni un bow
I'm telling you, El General, he's not even a bow
Por eso yo te traigo lo llame martillo
That's why I bring you the hammer,
Digo, corazón, que te traigo el martillo
I say, my heart, that I bring you the hammer.
Digo, mi amor, que te traigo el martillo
I say, my love, that I bring you the hammer.
Martillo pa' los lao', martillo en el medio
Hammer to the side, hammer in the middle,
Carro a tus pies y los pongo en mi cuello
Car at your feet and I wear it around my neck.
Dices: "General, martíllame de nuevo"
You say: 'General, hammer me again.'
Quiere que yo llore, que yo grite como un cuervo
Wants me to cry, to scream like a crow.
Ah ah ah, de nuevo
Ah ah ah, again.
Digo, corazón, que te traigo el martillo
I say, my heart, that I bring you the hammer.
Digo, mi amor, que te traigo el martillo
I say, my love, that I bring you the hammer.
Para los mariflores, yo tengo el remedio
For the mariflores, I've got the remedy
Agarra un palo, métele en el fun...
Grab a stick, hit him in the fun...
Para que él sepa que se metió en un lío
So he'll know he got into a mess
Por no saber usar el martillo
For not knowing how to use the hammer
El martillo
The hammer
Digo, corazón, que te traigo el martillo
I say, my heart, I'm bringing you the hammer
Digo, mi amor, que te traigo el martillo
I say, my love, I'm bringing you the hammer
Digo El General, él no es ni un bow
I say The General, he's not even a bow
No un bow, no es bow, no es bow
Not a bow, not a bow, not a bow
Por eso El General, digo te canto ahora
That's why The General, I say I'm singing to you now
A todos las mujeres, la nueva moda
To all the women, the new trend
No hay bow, no hay bow, no hay bow
No bow, no bow, no bow
No hay bow, no hay bow, no hay bow
No bow, no bow, no bow
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Key vocabulary
- copión
- copycat
- este
- thisA1
- año
- yearA1
- copiones
- copycats
- azotar
- lashC2
- porque
- because; for the reason thatB1
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- eso
- thatA1
- copiar
- copyB1
- ven
- comeB1
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.”