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Calle luna calle sol – Willie Colón

Willie Colón

Calle luna calle sol lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1973
Genre
Salsa
Length
3:49
  1. Mete la mano en el bolsillo

    Put your hand in your pocket

  2. Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao

    Take out and open your knife and be careful

  3. Pónganme oído en este barrio

    Listen up in this neighborhood

  4. Muchos guapos lo han matao

    Many tough guys have been killed

  5. Calle Luna, calle Sol

    Luna Street, Sun Street

  6. Oiga, señor, si usted quiere su vida

    Hey, sir, if you want your life

  7. Evitar es mejor o la tienes perdida

    It's better to avoid it, or you’ll lose it

  8. Mete la mano en el bolsillo

    Put your hand in your pocket

  9. Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao

    Take out and open your knife and be careful

  10. Oye, ten cuidao

    Hey, be careful

  11. Pónganme oído en este barrio

    Listen up in this neighborhood

  12. Muchos guapos lo han matao

    Many tough guys have been killed

  13. Y que mucho han matao

    And many have been killed

  14. Calle Luna, calle Sol

    Luna Street, Sun Street

  15. ¿A dónde?

    Where to?

  16. Calle Luna, calle Sol

    Luna Street, Sun Street

  17. Mire, señora, agarre bien su cartera

    Look, lady, hold your purse tight

  18. No conoce este barrio, aquí asaltan a cualquiera

    You don’t know this neighborhood; here anyone can get robbed

  19. Mete la mano en el bolsillo

    Put your hand in your pocket

  20. Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao

    Take out and open your knife and be careful

  21. Pónganme oído en este barrio

    Listen up in this neighborhood

  22. Muchos guapos lo han matao

    Many tough guys have been killed

  23. Calle Luna, calle Sol

    Luna Street, Sun Street

  24. Calle Luna, calle Sol

    Luna Street, Sun Street

  25. En los barrios de guapos no se vive tranquilo

    In the neighborhoods of tough guys, you don’t live peacefully

  26. Mide bien tus palabras o no vales ni un kilo

    Watch your words carefully or you’re worth less than a penny

  27. Abre, que voy

    Open up, I'm coming

  28. Eh

    Eh

  29. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  30. Oye, camina no mires p'al lao

    Hey, walk, don’t look to the side

  31. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  32. tienes un santo pero no eres babalao

    You have a guardian, but you’re not a trickster

  33. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  34. Y ten cuidao, y ten cuidao

    And be careful, and be careful

  35. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  36. Cuidao saca tu coco pelao

    Watch out, take out your shaved coconut

  37. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  38. Camina p'alante, babalao

    Walk forward, trickster

  39. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  40. Saca los bolsillos, estás arrancao

    Empty your pockets; you're being stripped

  41. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

  42. Dile que fuiste a La Perla y pelao te han dejao

    Tell them you went to La Perla and got robbed

  43. Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

    Walk forward, don't look to the side

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Key vocabulary

tienes
haveA1
tranquilo
calmA2
perdida
loss
perla
pearlB2
saca
takes out
abre
open
aquí
hereA1
barrio
neighborhoodA1
bien
wellA1
bolsillo
a pocket (an interior or outer compartment in clothing for carrying small items)C1

About this song

Salsa trombonist and bandleader from the Bronx. A core artist of the 1970s Fania era.

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Calle luna calle sol

Mete la mano en el bolsillo

Put your hand in your pocket

Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao

Take out and open your knife and be careful

Pónganme oído en este barrio

Listen up in this neighborhood

Muchos guapos lo han matao

Many tough guys have been killed

Calle Luna, calle Sol

Luna Street, Sun Street

Oiga, señor, si usted quiere su vida

Hey, sir, if you want your life

Evitar es mejor o la tienes perdida

It's better to avoid it, or you’ll lose it

Mete la mano en el bolsillo

Put your hand in your pocket

Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao

Take out and open your knife and be careful

Oye, ten cuidao

Hey, be careful

Pónganme oído en este barrio

Listen up in this neighborhood

Muchos guapos lo han matao

Many tough guys have been killed

Y que mucho han matao

And many have been killed

Calle Luna, calle Sol

Luna Street, Sun Street

¿A dónde?

Where to?

Calle Luna, calle Sol

Luna Street, Sun Street

Mire, señora, agarre bien su cartera

Look, lady, hold your purse tight

No conoce este barrio, aquí asaltan a cualquiera

You don’t know this neighborhood; here anyone can get robbed

Mete la mano en el bolsillo

Put your hand in your pocket

Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao

Take out and open your knife and be careful

Pónganme oído en este barrio

Listen up in this neighborhood

Muchos guapos lo han matao

Many tough guys have been killed

Calle Luna, calle Sol

Luna Street, Sun Street

Calle Luna, calle Sol

Luna Street, Sun Street

En los barrios de guapos no se vive tranquilo

In the neighborhoods of tough guys, you don’t live peacefully

Mide bien tus palabras o no vales ni un kilo

Watch your words carefully or you’re worth less than a penny

Abre, que voy

Open up, I'm coming

Eh

Eh

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

Oye, camina no mires p'al lao

Hey, walk, don’t look to the side

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

tienes un santo pero no eres babalao

You have a guardian, but you’re not a trickster

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

Y ten cuidao, y ten cuidao

And be careful, and be careful

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

Cuidao saca tu coco pelao

Watch out, take out your shaved coconut

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

Camina p'alante, babalao

Walk forward, trickster

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

Saca los bolsillos, estás arrancao

Empty your pockets; you're being stripped

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side

Dile que fuiste a La Perla y pelao te han dejao

Tell them you went to La Perla and got robbed

Camina p'alante, no mires para el lao

Walk forward, don't look to the side