Lyrics of Pitan, Pitan - Carlos Vives

Pitan, Pitan (original)

Muy cerca de tus muelles
donde vive Soledad,
un hombre muy temprano
se levanta a trabajar,
se toma el caf claro
para que pueda alcanzar,
le da un beso a la vieja,
se presigna en el altar.
Y se va y se va
y el se va a pescar,
con su canalete
se va vistiendo de inmensidad.
Y amaneci domingo,
se despierta la ciudad,
es un hombre con fortuna,
que a la iglesia va a rezar,
da gracias por lo que ha sido
tambin por lo que ser
y le pide por su equipo
que a la tarde jugar.
Y se va y se va
el se va a cantar
y de azul y rojo
su sueo vuelve a pintar.
Y el se va y se va
y el se va a gritar
juega Pescato
el hijo de Soledad.
Canta en el estadio
si tu equipo va ganando
y si va perdiendo,
mejor siguele cantando.
Suena la sirena,
sopla cicln bananero,
mi Unin Magdalena
t sabes cunto te quiero.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
tocan los tamboreros.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
que ya comienza el juego
Pitn, pitn, pitn
repican esos cueros.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
que alegre est mi pueblo.
La barra guajira
all en sombra general,
con los cienagueros
tocando el pitn — pitn.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
tocan los tamboreros.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
acompaando al juego.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
la cantan los gaiteros.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
que alegre est mi pueblo.
Gorrero, gorrero
qutate el sombrero.
Gorrero, gorrero
qutate el sombrero.
Si no te lo quitas
te lo tiro al suelo.
Si no te lo quitas
te lo tiro al suelo.
Les traigo bonito,
camarones de la barra,
llevo sierra fresca
con la lisa y la mojarra.
Tengo pargo rojo,
pescado de esta maana,
si no me lo compras,
que me lo compre tu hermana.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
anoche tuve un sueo.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
que estbamos pequeos.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
y estaban los abuelos.
Pitn, pitn, pitn
que alegre era mi pueblo.
Pitn, pitn, pitn (bis)

(translation)

Very close to your docks
Where does Soledad live?
a very early man
he gets up to work,
he drinks light coffee
so that he can reach
he kisses the old woman,
he consigns himself to the altar.
And he goes and goes
and he goes fishing,
with his paddle
he is dressed in immensity.
And I woke up Sunday,
the city wakes up,
he is a man with fortune,
that he goes to church to pray,
he gives thanks for what he has been
also for what to be
and asks for his team
that in the afternoon play.
And he goes and goes
he is going to sing
and blue and red
his dream of him repaints.
And he goes and goes
and he is going to scream
play fish
Soledad's son.
sing in the stadium
if your team is winning
and if he loses,
You better keep singing.
He sounds the siren,
banana cyclone blows,
my Union Magdalena
you know how much I love you.
Python, Python, Python
drummers play.
Python, Python, Python
that the game already begins
Python, Python, Python
they peal those leathers.
Python, Python, Python
How happy my people are.
The guajira bar
there in general shadow,
with the cienagueros
touching the piton — piton.
Python, Python, Python
drummers play.
Python, Python, Python
accompanying the game.
Python, Python, Python
the pipers sing it.
Python, Python, Python
How happy my people are.
hat, hat
take off your hat.
hat, hat
take off your hat.
If you don't take it off
I'll throw it to the ground.
If you don't take it off
I'll throw it to the ground.
I bring you pretty
bar shrimp,
I carry fresh saw
with the smooth and the mojarra.
I have red snapper,
fish this morning,
if you don't buy it from me,
let your sister buy it for me.
Python, Python, Python
I had a dream last night.
Python, Python, Python
that we were small
Python, Python, Python
and there were the grandparents.
Python, Python, Python
How happy my people were.
Python, Python, Python (bis)