El General
Tu pum pum lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:34
Pues quiero que le digas a tus amigas
Well, I want you to tell your friends
Que el rey del pum-pum acaba llegar
That the king of the pum-pum has just arrived
Y nadie lo puede parar
And no one can stop him
Sollora!
Cry out!
Porque llegó el general
Because the general has come
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your pum pum, baby, baby won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your pum pum, baby, baby won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your pum pum, baby, baby won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your pum pum, baby, baby won't kill me
Pues tu pum-pum no me puede matar
Well, your pum-pum can't kill me
Ay mamacita porque soy un general digo que
Oh little momma, because I'm a general, I say that
Jala pa' delante y digo jala pa' atrás
Pull forward and I say pull back
Tu pum-pum digo se va a estirar
Your boom-boom, I say, is going to stretch
Digo todos los hombres lo van corretear
I say all the men are going to chase it
Pum! Como una bruja lo tendrán que castigar
Boom! Like a witch, they'll have to punish it
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom-boom, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Mmm, mami, mami no me va a matar
Mmm, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom-boom, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom-boom, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Pues conozco a chicas que les gusta firmar
Well, I know girls who like to sign
Vienen para el baile y ellas no quieren bailar
They come for the dance but they don't want to dance
Con mi amigos si no llevan collar
With my friends if they don't wear a collar
Él no maneja ningún Honda
He doesn't drive any Honda
Y la cerveza no le pueden comprar
And they can't buy him a beer
Digo todo lo quieres un pasito pa' gozar
I say everything you want, one step to enjoy
Porque del baile no la puede sacar
Because they can't take her away from the dance
Y a su casa no la pueden llevar
And they can't take her home
Si en una esquina se empieza a menear
If she starts shaking in a corner
Y de repente tú las oyes gritar
And suddenly you hear them scream
Mmm, mami, mami no me va a matar
Mmm, mommy, mommy's not going to kill me
Tu pum pum, mami mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mommy, mommy won't kill me
Digo que alza la mano si te gusta chocolate, digo
I say raise your hand if you like chocolate, I say
Alza la mano si te gusta el chocolate, digo
Raise your hand if you like chocolate, I say
Bate que bate el chocolate, digo
Stir it, stir the chocolate, I say
Bate que bate tú no vayas a pagar
Stir it, stir it, you won't have to pay
Si no pones de tu azúcar la pondré en sal
If you don't add your sugar, I'll put in salt
Izquierda y derecha, yo te voy a noquear
Left and right, I'm gonna knock you out
Pum!
Boom!
Tu pum pum no me podrán ganar
Your boom boom won't be able to beat me
Porque aquí están peleando contra un general
Because here they are fighting against a general
Mmm! Mami, mami no me va a matar
Mmm! Baby, baby won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom baby, baby won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom baby, baby won't kill me
Yo soy bran-von digo que bravo no me gana
I’m brave, I say that fierce won't defeat me
Bravo y malo y digo y no me...
Fierce and wicked, I say and I won't...
Por eso escuchan esa cosa que les voy a pronosticar
That's why they listen to this thing I'm about to predict
Digo el pum, pum, digo
I say the boom, boom, I say
Tiene que pegar
It has to hit
En Puerto Rico digo, tiene que llegar
In Puerto Rico I say, it has to arrive
Santo Domingo digo, tiene que llegar
In Santo Domingo I say, it has to arrive
En Jamaica digo, tiene que azotar
In Jamaica I say, it has to hit hard
Costa Rica y en Panamá
Costa Rica and in Panama
Toda mi gente se lo van a gozar
All my people are going to enjoy it
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mami, mami won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mami, mami won't kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mami, mami won't kill me
Pues tu pum, pum no me puede matar
Well, your boom, boom can't kill me
Ay mamacita porque soy un general digo que
Oh mamacita, because I'm a general, I say that
Jala pa' delante y digo jala pa' atrás
Pull it forward and I say pull it back
Tu pum pum, digo se va a estirar, digo
Your bump, I say it’s gonna stretch, I say
Todos los hombres lo van a corretear
All the men will chase after it
Pum! Como una bruja tendrán que castigar
Boom! Like a witch they'll have to punish
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your bump, mommy, mommy's not gonna kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your bump, mommy, mommy's not gonna kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your bump, mommy, mommy's not gonna kill me
Digo que conozco a chicas que les gusta firmar
I say I know girls who like to sign
Vienen para el baile y ellas no quieren bailar
They come to the party and they don’t want to dance
Con mi amigos si no llevan collar
With my friends if they don’t wear a necklace
Él no maneja ningún Honda
He doesn't drive any Honda
Y la cerveza no le pueden comprar, digo
And they can't buy him a beer, I say
Todo lo quiere es un pasito pa' gozar
All he wants is a little step to enjoy
Porque del baile no la pueden sacar
Because they can't pull her off the dance floor
Y a su casa no la pueden llevar
And they can't take her home
Si en una esquina se empieza a menear
If she starts shaking on a corner
Y de repente yo los oigo gritar
And suddenly I hear them shout
Mmm, mami, mami no me va a matar
Mmm, mommy, mommy's not gonna kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mommy, mommy's not gonna kill me
Tu pum pum mami, mami no me va a matar
Your boom boom, mommy, mommy's not gonna kill me
Yo soy bran-von digo, digo qué malo y no me ganan
I am bran-von, I say, I say how bad it is and they can't beat me
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Key vocabulary
- cosa
- thingA1
- domingo
- SundayA1
- esa
- thatA1
- eso
- thatA1
- ganar
- winA2
- les
- to themA2
- nadie
- nobodyA2
- puede
- canA2
- rico
- richA2
- sal
- saltA2
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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.”