Rubén Blades
Sicarios lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 4:43
Alerta, que al que va en motocicleta
Alert, the one on the motorcycle
Ningún carro lo respeta
No car respects him
Y ¿autobús?, ¡mejor ni hablar!
And a bus? Better not to mention!
Tranquilo, que cuando llegue la hora
Calm down, when the time comes
Si usted no se descontrola
If you don't lose control
No nos lograrán prender
They won't be able to set us ablaze
Deje el nervio ya y concéntrese
Stop being nervous and concentrate
Es muy tarde para echarse atrás
It's too late to back out now
Se hace lo que se tiene que hacer
You do what you have to do
Cuando ya no hay nada más que hablar
When there's nothing left to discuss
Recuerde, el color del auto es blanco
Remember, the car is white
Europeo y nuevecito
European and brand new
Y porta placa oficial
And it has an official plate
Son cinco, tres atrás, dos adelante
There are five, three in the back, two in the front
Nuestro hombre está en la foto
Our man is in the picture
Que le acabo de enseñar
That I just showed you
Colóquese al lado del chofer
Position yourself next to the driver
Y no piense en lo que va a pasar
And don't think about what's about to happen
No tenemos tiempo que perder
We have no time to waste
Arranque al oírme disparar
Start when you hear me fire
Hoy cambiará la vida
Today life will change
Hoy cambiará su vida
Today your life will change
Hoy cambiará mi vida
Today my life will change
Yo no sé si el tipo es bueno o malo
I don't know if the guy is good or bad
Solo sé que le tocó perder
I only know that he was meant to lose
En el cielo está Dios, soberano
In heaven is God, sovereign
Y en la tierra, la orden del cartel
And on earth, the cartel's command
Espero que la ametralladora
I hope the machine gun
No vuelva a trabarse ahora
Doesn't jam again now
Como en el ensayo ayer
Like in yesterday's rehearsal
Más tarde, después que cobre el trabajo
Later, after he cashes the job
Lo invito a tomarse un trago
I invite you to have a drink
No me vaya a despreciar
Don't you dare disdain me
Yo, por él, no siento compasión
I feel no compassion for him
Nunca en vida él hizo algo por mí
He never did anything for me in life
Si es entre él y yo la selección
If it's between him and me, the choice
No me dolerá verlo morir
I won't feel pain seeing him die
Hoy cambiará la vida
Today life will change
Hoy cambiará tu vida
Today your life will change
Hoy cambiará mi vida
Today my life will change
Oye, ¿va a llover?
Hey, is it going to rain?
Parece que va a llover
It looks like it's going to rain
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Key vocabulary
- autobús
- busA1
- ayer
- yesterdayA1
- bueno
- goodA1
- cielo
- skyA2
- compasión
- compassionB2
- dolerá
- will hurt
- dos
- twoA1
- echarse
- lie downB1
- europeo
- EuropeanC2
- nada
- nothingA2
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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.