Rubén Blades

El velorio lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

1980

Genre

Salsa

Length

5:06

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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

9. saca los billetes, saca un pistolon

   pulls out the bills, pulls out a big gun

10. sale como el viento, en su disparada

    leaves like the wind, in his rush

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

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

12. juanito alimañana, va a la fechoria

    Juanito Alimañana heads to mischief

13. se toma su caña, fabrica su orgia

    he drinks his beer, crafts his orgy

14. la gente le teme, porque es de cuidado

    people fear him, because he's dangerous

15. pa meterle mano, hay que ser un bravo

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

16. si lo meten preso, sale al otro dia

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

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

    because a cousin of his is in the police

18. juanito alimaña si tiene maña es malicia viva

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

19. y siempre se alinea con el que esta arriba

    and he always aligns with the one on top

20. y aunque a medio mundo le robo su plata

    and even though he stole money from half the world

21. todos lo comentan nadie lo delata (bis)

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

22. alalalei leleleleleee

    alalalei leleleleleee

23. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

24. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

25. cuando el era un muchachito

    when he was just a little boy

26. las cosita les pedia

    he would ask for little things

27. y si tu no se las daba

    and if you didn't give them to him

28. agarraba como quiera las cojia

    he'd take them however he could

29. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

30. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

31. ese, ese tumba lo que ve

    that one, that one knocks down what he sees

32. si lo ve mal puesto

    if he sees it poorly placed

33. anda cuida tu cartera

    watch your wallet

34. ese si que sabe de eso

    that one knows all about it

35. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

36. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

37. si el otro dia lo encontre

    the other day I found him

38. y gillao el me decia

    and a rascal he told me

39. tumba aqui lo que tu quieras

    knock down whatever you want

40. pues mi primo es policia

    well, my cousin is a cop

41. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

42. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

43. oye como alma que lleva el diablo

    listen, like a soul led by the devil

44. se tira su disparada

    he takes his shot

45. y auqnue la gente lo vieron

    and even though people saw him

46. no lo raten por que nadie ha visto nada

    don’t blame him because no one has seen anything

47. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

48. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

49. el rey de las fechorias

    the king of mischief

50. ayer me dijo facundo

    yesterday Facundo told me

51. todo el mundo lo conoce

    everyone knows him

52. oye men en el bajo mundo

    hey man in the underworld

53. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

54. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

55. mira mirale las manos

    look at his hands

56. en ella no tiene un cayito

    they don’t have a cent on them

57. ese nunca a trabajado

    that one has never worked

58. y siempre anda bien bonito

    and he always looks nice

59. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

60. atracando vive juanito alimaña(bis)

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing (repeat)

61. oye ayer el iba muy triste

    hey, yesterday he was very sad

62. y llorando asi bajaba

    and crying he came down

63. vengo de un velorio brother

    I come from a wake, brother

64. el de pedrito navaja

    the one for Pedrito Navaja

65. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

66. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

67. mira la gente le teme al tipo

    look, people fear that guy

68. porque el hombre es de cuidado

    because the man is dangerous

69. diganme aqui en el barrio

    tell me here in the neighborhood

70. a quien no le ha tumbado

    who hasn't been robbed by him

71. en su mundo eres un mala entraña

    in his world, you're a bad seed

72. atracando vive juanito alimaña

    Juanito Alimañana lives by robbing

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