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El velorio – Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

El velorio lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1980
Genre
Salsa
Length
5:06
  1. JUM ... ni pa ya voy a mirar!

    JUM ... no way, I'm going to look!

  2. La calle es una sekva de cemento

    The street is a concrete jungle

  3. y de fieras salvajes, como no!

    and of wild beasts, as if!

  4. ya no hay quien salga loco de contento

    there's no one who goes out crazy with joy

  5. donde quiera te espera lo peor (bis)

    wherever you go, the worst is waiting for you (repeat)

  6. juanito alimañana con mucha maña llega al mostrador

    Juanito Alimañana arrives at the counter with great skill

  7. saca su cuchillo, sin preocupacion

    pulls out his knife, without worry

  8. dice que le entregen la registradora

    says to hand over the register

  1. saca los billetes, saca un pistolon

    pulls out the bills, pulls out a big gun

  2. sale como el viento, en su disparada

    leaves like the wind, in his rush

  3. y aunque ya lo vieron, nadie ha visto nada

    and even though they saw him, no one has seen anything

  4. juanito alimañana, va a la fechoria

    Juanito Alimañana heads to mischief

  5. se toma su caña, fabrica su orgia

    he drinks his beer, crafts his orgy

  6. la gente le teme, porque es de cuidado

    people fear him, because he's dangerous

  7. pa meterle mano, hay que ser un bravo

    to get a hand on him, you've got to be brave

  8. si lo meten preso, sale al otro dia

    if they lock him up, he's out the next day

  9. por que un primo suyo, esta en la policia

    because a cousin of his is in the police

  10. juanito alimaña si tiene maña es malicia viva

    Juanito Alimañana, if he's crafty, he's alive malice

  11. y siempre se alinea con el que esta arriba

    and he always aligns with the one on top

  12. y aunque a medio mundo le robo su plata

    and even though he stole money from half the world

  13. todos lo comentan nadie lo delata (bis)

    everyone talks about it, no one turns him in (repeat)

  14. alalalei leleleleleee

  15. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  16. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  17. cuando el era un muchachito

    when he was just a little boy

  18. las cosita les pedia

    he would ask for little things

  19. y si tu no se las daba

    and if you didn't give them to him

  20. agarraba como quiera las cojia

    he'd take them however he could

  21. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  22. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  23. ese, ese tumba lo que ve

    that one, that one knocks down what he sees

  24. si lo ve mal puesto

    if he sees it poorly placed

  25. anda cuida tu cartera

    watch your wallet

  26. ese si que sabe de eso

    that one knows all about it

  27. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  28. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  29. si el otro dia lo encontre

    the other day I found him

  30. y gillao el me decia

    and a rascal he told me

  31. tumba aqui lo que tu quieras

    knock down whatever you want

  32. pues mi primo es policia

    well, my cousin is a cop

  33. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  34. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  35. oye como alma que lleva el diablo

    listen, like a soul led by the devil

  36. se tira su disparada

    he takes his shot

  37. y auqnue la gente lo vieron

    and even though people saw him

  38. no lo raten por que nadie ha visto nada

    don’t blame him because no one has seen anything

  39. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  40. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  41. el rey de las fechorias

    the king of mischief

  42. ayer me dijo facundo

    yesterday Facundo told me

  43. todo el mundo lo conoce

    everyone knows him

  44. oye men en el bajo mundo

    hey man in the underworld

  45. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  46. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  47. mira mirale las manos

    look at his hands

  48. en ella no tiene un cayito

    they don’t have a cent on them

  49. ese nunca a trabajado

    that one has never worked

  50. y siempre anda bien bonito

    and he always looks nice

  51. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  52. atracando vive juanito alimaña(bis)

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing (repeat)

  53. oye ayer el iba muy triste

    hey, yesterday he was very sad

  54. y llorando asi bajaba

    and crying he came down

  55. vengo de un velorio brother

    I come from a wake, brother

  56. el de pedrito navaja

    the one for Pedrito Navaja

  57. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  58. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

  59. mira la gente le teme al tipo

    look, people fear that guy

  60. porque el hombre es de cuidado

    because the man is dangerous

  61. diganme aqui en el barrio

    tell me here in the neighborhood

  62. a quien no le ha tumbado

    who hasn't been robbed by him

  63. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

  64. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

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Key vocabulary

billetes
banknotesA1
cuando
whenB1
quieras
you wantB1
pues
wellA2
diablo
devilC2
fechorias
misdeeds
facundo
eloquent
alimaña(bis
vermin
pedrito
little stone
le
to him/her/youA2

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About this song

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.

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El velorio

JUM ... ni pa ya voy a mirar!

JUM ... no way, I'm going to look!

La calle es una sekva de cemento

The street is a concrete jungle

y de fieras salvajes, como no!

and of wild beasts, as if!

ya no hay quien salga loco de contento

there's no one who goes out crazy with joy

donde quiera te espera lo peor (bis)

wherever you go, the worst is waiting for you (repeat)

juanito alimañana con mucha maña llega al mostrador

Juanito Alimañana arrives at the counter with great skill

saca su cuchillo, sin preocupacion

pulls out his knife, without worry

dice que le entregen la registradora

says to hand over the register

saca los billetes, saca un pistolon

pulls out the bills, pulls out a big gun

sale como el viento, en su disparada

leaves like the wind, in his rush

y aunque ya lo vieron, nadie ha visto nada

and even though they saw him, no one has seen anything

juanito alimañana, va a la fechoria

Juanito Alimañana heads to mischief

se toma su caña, fabrica su orgia

he drinks his beer, crafts his orgy

la gente le teme, porque es de cuidado

people fear him, because he's dangerous

pa meterle mano, hay que ser un bravo

to get a hand on him, you've got to be brave

si lo meten preso, sale al otro dia

if they lock him up, he's out the next day

por que un primo suyo, esta en la policia

because a cousin of his is in the police

juanito alimaña si tiene maña es malicia viva

Juanito Alimañana, if he's crafty, he's alive malice

y siempre se alinea con el que esta arriba

and he always aligns with the one on top

y aunque a medio mundo le robo su plata

and even though he stole money from half the world

todos lo comentan nadie lo delata (bis)

everyone talks about it, no one turns him in (repeat)

alalalei leleleleleee

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

cuando el era un muchachito

when he was just a little boy

las cosita les pedia

he would ask for little things

y si tu no se las daba

and if you didn't give them to him

agarraba como quiera las cojia

he'd take them however he could

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

ese, ese tumba lo que ve

that one, that one knocks down what he sees

si lo ve mal puesto

if he sees it poorly placed

anda cuida tu cartera

watch your wallet

ese si que sabe de eso

that one knows all about it

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

si el otro dia lo encontre

the other day I found him

y gillao el me decia

and a rascal he told me

tumba aqui lo que tu quieras

knock down whatever you want

pues mi primo es policia

well, my cousin is a cop

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

oye como alma que lleva el diablo

listen, like a soul led by the devil

se tira su disparada

he takes his shot

y auqnue la gente lo vieron

and even though people saw him

no lo raten por que nadie ha visto nada

don’t blame him because no one has seen anything

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

el rey de las fechorias

the king of mischief

ayer me dijo facundo

yesterday Facundo told me

todo el mundo lo conoce

everyone knows him

oye men en el bajo mundo

hey man in the underworld

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

mira mirale las manos

look at his hands

en ella no tiene un cayito

they don’t have a cent on them

ese nunca a trabajado

that one has never worked

y siempre anda bien bonito

and he always looks nice

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña(bis)

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing (repeat)

oye ayer el iba muy triste

hey, yesterday he was very sad

y llorando asi bajaba

and crying he came down

vengo de un velorio brother

I come from a wake, brother

el de pedrito navaja

the one for Pedrito Navaja

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

mira la gente le teme al tipo

look, people fear that guy

porque el hombre es de cuidado

because the man is dangerous

diganme aqui en el barrio

tell me here in the neighborhood

a quien no le ha tumbado

who hasn't been robbed by him

en su mundo eres un mala entraña

in his world, you're a bad seed

atracando vive juanito alimaña

Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing