| De esas costumbres
| Of those customs
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| que hay en mi tierra
| what is in my land
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| pensaba yo de las malas lenguas
| I thought about the gossip
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| Las que se esconden
| the ones that hide
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| en la maleza
| in the weed
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| y se van metiendo en la vida ajena
| and they get into the lives of others
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| No se preguntan
| they don't wonder
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| no saben nada
| they dont know anything
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| de lo que pasa en tu corazn
| of what happens in your heart
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| y son los dueos de la palabra
| and they are the owners of the word
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| y dicen tener siempre la razn
| and they say they are always right
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| Que si soy de Santa Marta
| What if I'm from Santa Marta
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| O si soy de Valledupar
| Or if I'm from Valledupar
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| Que los pantalones cortos
| that shorts
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| Que muy moderno al cantar
| How very modern when singing
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| Que el pelo largo es pania
| That long hair is pania
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| No saben ms que inventar
| They do not know more than to invent
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| Y si ahora lo tengo corto
| And if now I have it short
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| Ser padisimular
| to be dissimulating
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| Soy libre
| I am free
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| puedo cantar
| I can sing
|
| Pregntale
| ask him
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| A Leandro Daz
| To Leandro Daz
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| Yo conoc a los juglares
| I met minstrels
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| del ms all
| from beyond
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| cant con Francisco el Hombre
| I sang with Francisco the Man
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| en la serrana
| in the mountain
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| Despus conoc a la gente
| After I met the people
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| de Bogot
| from Bogota
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| soaron con la canciones
| they dreamed of the songs
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| que me saba
| who knew me
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| Y yo recuerdo cuando Inocencia
| And I remember when Innocence
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| me hablaba
| he spoke to me
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| con su acento del Valle
| with her accent from Ella del Valle
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| Y en su mirada de ojos azules
| And in her look of her blue eyes
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| vi reflejados los caahuates
| I saw the peanuts reflected
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| Que si soy de Santa Marta
| What if I'm from Santa Marta
|
| O si soy de Valledupar
| Or if I'm from Valledupar
|
| Que los pantalones cortos
| that shorts
|
| Que muy moderno al cantar
| How very modern when singing
|
| Que el pelo largo es pania
| That long hair is pania
|
| No saben ms que inventar
| They do not know more than to invent
|
| Y si ahora lo tengo corto
| And if now I have it short
|
| Ser padisimular
| to be dissimulating
|
| Soy libre
| I am free
|
| puedo cantar
| I can sing
|
| Pregntale
| ask him
|
| A Leandro Daz
| To Leandro Daz
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| Pregunta por m en la plaza de Valledaupar
| Ask for me in the Plaza de Valledaupar
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| o en la casa de Hernandito
| or at Hernandito's house
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| hasta el otro da La noche cuando Emiliano
| until the other day The night when Emiliano
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| me oy cantar
| I heard myself sing
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| con el acorden de Egidio
| with the Egidio accordion
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| La Gota Fra | The Drop Fra |