
Rubén Blades
Si yo pudiera andar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:50
Ay Dios)
Oh God
(si yo pudiera andar)
(if I could walk)
(ay Dios)
Oh God
(si yo pudiera andar)
(if I could walk)
ay te juro si pudiera
Oh I swear if I could
contigo me iba a casar
I would marry you
(ay Dios)
(Oh God)
(si yo pudiera andar)
(if I could walk)
(ay Dios)
(Oh God)
(si yo pudiera andar)
(if I could walk)
porque tú eres el pollito
because you are the little chick
más bonito del solar.
the prettiest in the neighborhood.
Ay jejema.
Oh jeje.
Ay si yo pudiera andar
Oh if I could walk
ay seguro, seguro jejema
oh surely, surely jeje
yo sería un general.
I would be a general.
Quizás no sería un gran tipo
Maybe I wouldn't be a great guy
quizás no sabría cantar
maybe I wouldn't know how to sing
pero hoy seguro, seguro, jejema
but today surely, surely, jeje
yo sería un general.
I would be a general.
(Así se debe bailar)
(This is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
pero que vengan, que vengan, que vengan
but let them come, let them come, let them come
que vengan todos para que me vean bailar
let everyone come to see me dance
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
si yo, si yo, si yo, si yo, si yo, si yo
if I, if I, if I, if I, if I, if I
si yo pudiera andar, contigo me iba a casar
if I could walk, I would marry you
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
porque tú eres el pollito
because you are the little chick
más bonito del solar
the prettiest in the neighborhood
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
regresaba pa la escuela
I went back to school
a estudiar pa general
to study to be a general
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar).
(this is how you should enjoy).
(Así se debe bailar)
(This is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
vengan, vengan, vengan, vengan, vengan, vengan
come, come, come, come, come, come
para bailar todos, para que me oigan cantar
to dance for everyone, so they can hear me sing
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
recuerdo las enseñanzas
I remember the teachings
instituto nacional
national institute
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
rumba y la royal no vuelve,
rumba and the royal won't come back,
ay colosa y del solar
oh colosa and from the neighborhood
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar).
(this is how you should enjoy).
(Así se debe bailar)
(This is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
es más seguro, es más seguro, es más seguro
it's more certain, it's more certain, it's more certain
seguro mi hermano, yo sería un general
sure my brother, I would be a general
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar)
(this is how you should enjoy)
un saludo a Rafael,
a shout out to Rafael,
comprensivo y sin igual
understanding and one of a kind
(así se debe bailar)
(this is how you should dance)
(así se debe gosar).
(this is how you should enjoy).
Key vocabulary
- colosa
- colossus
- estudiar
- studyA1
- gosar
- dare
- jejema
- gag
- oigan
- listen
- pollito
- chick
- regresaba
- was returning
- sabría
- would know
- vengan
- come
- seguro
- sureA2
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.