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Son Bow – El General

El General

Son Bow lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1990
Genre
Reggaeton, Latin Pop
Length
3:32
  1. Copión, pa'trás

    Copycat, back off

  2. Pues este año El General a todos los copiones los va a azotar

    Because this year El General will punish all the copycats

  3. Porque no le gustan eso

    Because he doesn't like that

  4. Mi música quieren copiar

    They want to copy my music

  5. So, con esto ven now (¿quién es bow?)

    So, with this, come now (who's bow?)

  6. Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow

    They are bow, they are bow, they are bow, they are bow

  7. Un hombre bajo una mujer es un bow (¿quién es bow?)

    A man under a woman is a bow (who's bow?)

  8. Y bajo la cama, digo es un bow

    And under the bed, I say it's a bow

  9. Y bajo la sábana, digo es un bow

    And under the sheet, I say it's a bow

  10. Con la puerta cerrada se vuelve un bow

    With the door closed, it becomes a bow

  11. Son bow, son bow, son bow

    Son bow, son bow, son bow

  12. Te gusta watermelon (¿quién es bow?), eres un bow

    You like watermelon (who's bow?), you are a bow

  13. Te gusta salchicha, eres un bow

    You like sausage, you are a bow

  14. Te gusta el gato, eres un bow

    You like the cat, you are a bow

  15. Todos los mariflores, ellos son bow

    All the marigolds, they are bows

  16. En la cuarenta y dos, buscando el blow

    On the forty-second, looking for the blow

  17. Y muchos de los viejos, ellos son bow

    And many of the old ones, they are bows

  18. Agarran a la joven y le dan es un blow

    They grab the young one and give her a blow

  19. Le dan dos, veintidós

    They give her two, twenty-two

  20. Son bow, son bow, son bow (¿quién es bow?)

    Son bow, son bow, son bow (who's bow?)

  21. Tu mejor amigo, digo es un bow

    Your best friend, I say, is a bow

  22. Ése que conoces, ellos son bow

    The one that you know, they are bows

  23. So, lava, lava, lávale la boca al bow

    So, wash, wash, wash that bow's mouth

  24. Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow

    That's why raise your hand if you're not a bow

  25. Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán

    They see me now, they see me now, they will see me

  26. Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow

    That's why raise your hand if you're not a bow

  27. 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?)

  28. Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow

    They're bows, they're bows, they're bows, they're bows

  29. Easy Jamaican, you know you nuh bow

    Easy Jamaican, you know you don't bow

  30. Calma Panamá, no eres ni un bow (¿quién es bow?)

    Calm down, Panama, you're not even a bow (who's a bow?)

  31. Easy Canadian, you know who bow

    Easy Canadian, you know who bows

  32. Calma Puerto Rico, no eres un bow

    Calm down Puerto Rico, you're not a bow

  33. Easy Brooklyn, man, you know you nuh bow

    Easy Brooklyn, man, you know you don't bow

  34. Calma Colombia, no eres ni un bow

    Calm down Colombia, you're not even a bow

  35. All don gyal dem, you know you nuh bow

    All the don girls, you know you don't bow

  36. Jump and shock out, if you know you no bow

    Jump and shock out, if you know you don't bow

  37. Todos los copiones, ellos son bow

    All the copycats, they are bows

  38. So, lava, lava, lávale la boca al bow

    So, scrub, scrub, wash the bow's mouth

  39. Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow

    That's why raise your hand if you're not a bow

  40. 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?)

  41. Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow

    Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow

  42. Un hombre bajo una mesa es un bow

    A man under a table is a bow

  43. Y bajo 'e la cama, digo es un bow

    And under the bed, I say it's a bow

  44. Con la puerta cerrada se vuelve un bow (¿quién es bow?)

    With the door shut, it turns into a bow (who's a bow?)

  45. Y bajo la sábana, digo es un bow

    And under the sheet, I say it's a bow

  46. So, lava, lava, lávale la boca al bow

    So, wash, wash, wash his mouth out, bow

  47. Son bow, son bow, son bow

    Son bow, son bow, son bow

  48. Todos los mariflores, ellos son bow

    All the mariflores, they are bow

  49. En la cuarenta y dos, buscando el blow

    On forty-two, looking for the blow

  50. Agarran a la joven y le dan es un blow

    They grab the young one and give her a blow

  51. Le dan dos, veintidós

    They give two, twenty-two

  52. Son bow, son bow, son bow

    It's a bow, it's a bow, it's a bow

  53. Tu mejor amigo, pues es un bow

    Your best friend, well, he's a bow

  54. Ése que conoces, ellos son bow

    That one you know, they are bows

  55. Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow

    So raise your hand if you're not a bow

  56. Ya me ven, ya me ven, ya me verán

    They see me now, they see me now, they will see me

  57. Por eso alza la mano si no eres un bow

    So raise your hand if you're not a bow

  58. 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?)

  59. Son bow, son bow, son bow, son bow

    It's a bow, it's a bow, it's a bow, it's a bow

  60. Te digo El General, él no es ni un bow

    I'm telling you, El General, he's not even a bow

  61. Por eso yo te traigo lo llame martillo

    That's why I bring you the hammer,

  62. Digo, corazón, que te traigo el martillo

    I say, my heart, that I bring you the hammer.

  63. Digo, mi amor, que te traigo el martillo

    I say, my love, that I bring you the hammer.

  64. Martillo pa' los lao', martillo en el medio

    Hammer to the side, hammer in the middle,

  65. Carro a tus pies y los pongo en mi cuello

    Car at your feet and I wear it around my neck.

  66. Dices: "General, martíllame de nuevo"

    You say: 'General, hammer me again.'

  67. Quiere que yo llore, que yo grite como un cuervo

    Wants me to cry, to scream like a crow.

  68. Ah ah ah, de nuevo

    Ah ah ah, again.

  69. Digo, corazón, que te traigo el martillo

    I say, my heart, that I bring you the hammer.

  70. Digo, mi amor, que te traigo el martillo

    I say, my love, that I bring you the hammer.

  71. Para los mariflores, yo tengo el remedio

    For the mariflores, I've got the remedy

  72. Agarra un palo, métele en el fun...

    Grab a stick, hit him in the fun...

  73. Para que él sepa que se metió en un lío

    So he'll know he got into a mess

  74. Por no saber usar el martillo

    For not knowing how to use the hammer

  75. El martillo

    The hammer

  76. Digo, corazón, que te traigo el martillo

    I say, my heart, I'm bringing you the hammer

  77. Digo, mi amor, que te traigo el martillo

    I say, my love, I'm bringing you the hammer

  78. Digo El General, él no es ni un bow

    I say The General, he's not even a bow

  79. No un bow, no es bow, no es bow

    Not a bow, not a bow, not a bow

  80. Por eso El General, digo te canto ahora

    That's why The General, I say I'm singing to you now

  81. A todos las mujeres, la nueva moda

    To all the women, the new trend

  82. No hay bow, no hay bow, no hay bow

    No bow, no bow, no bow

  83. 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.”

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🇵🇦 El General

Son Bow

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?), eres un bow

You like watermelon (who's bow?), you are a bow

Te gusta salchicha, eres un bow

You like sausage, you are a bow

Te gusta el gato, 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 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, 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, 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, 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 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