| Yo no me llevo de los pana' ni de los cuero' ni la fama
| I don't take corduroy or leather or fame
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| Cuando hay dinero to' el mundo te ama
| When there is money, everyone loves you
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| Familiares que dijeron que yo no iba a ser nadie, hoy día me llaman
| Relatives who said that I was not going to be anyone, today they call me
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| Hasta por lo mío me reclaman
| Even for mine they claim me
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| Esto lo hago por mi vieja, que ella sabe que la amo
| I do this for my old lady, who knows that I love her
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| Que no le he compra’o su casa, pero en eso 'tamo'
| That I have not bought her house from her, but in that 'chamo'
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| Y mi tata que se me fue, diablo, como la extraño
| And my father who left me, devil, how I miss her
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| Quisiera volver a verte, decirte que te amo
| I would like to see you again, tell you that I love you
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| Pero esa' son cosa' de Dio' y hay que respetarlo
| But that' is a thing' of Dio' and you have to respect it
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| Cuídame desde el cielo, yo me cuido aquí abajo
| Take care of me from heaven, I take care of myself here below
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| (Pero esa' son cosa' de Dio' y hay que respetarlo)
| (But that' is a thing' of Dio' and you have to respect it)
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| (Cuídame desde el cielo, yo me cuido aquí abajo)
| (Take care of me from heaven, I take care of myself here below)
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| Yo ante' estaba raneando hasta pa' fumarme un cigarrillo
| Before I was ransomed even to smoke a cigarette
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| Llegan las bendicione' que a Balbú yo le he pedido
| The blessings arrive that I have asked Balbú
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| Y yo tengo enemigo' que ni siquiera lo' conozco
| And I have an enemy that I don't even know
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| Eso viene con la fama, el dinero y con los tot—
| That comes with the fame, the money, and with the tot—
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| Hoy en día de to' los pana' me quedan poco'
| Today I have little left of all the corduroys
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| Porque con el tiempo me demostran sus rostro'
| Because over time they show me their faces'
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| Y no confío en nadie, tú 'tás claro de eso
| And I don't trust anyone, you're clear about that
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| Solo confío en mami que me da mi rezo
| I only trust mommy who gives me my prayer
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| Y la calle no deja na', me quité
| And the street doesn't leave anything, I took off
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| Tengo una sobrinita que tengo que mantener
| I have a little niece that I have to support
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| No quiero que me vea en una esquina
| I don't want him to see me in a corner
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| Que mataron a Fulano, el hijo de la vecina
| That they killed Fulano, the neighbor's son
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| Por eso me puse pa' lo mío y 'tamo' aquí
| That's why I set myself up for my thing and 'chamo' here
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| Gracía' a lo' fanatico', por ustede' 'toy aquí
| Grace 'to the' fanatic', because of you' 'I'm here
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| Gracia', papa Dio', que por ti yo estoy aquí
| Grace', papa Dio', because of you I am here
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| Los caretuse' que me dicen que por mí ello' están feli'
| The caretuse' who tell me that they're happy for me
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| Y las bendicione' llegan (Llegan)
| And the blessings arrive (They arrive)
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| Y los malo' se despegan (-pegan)
| And the bad ones take off (-stick)
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| Ando con los baja' y ello' bregan (Bregan)
| I walk with the low 'and it' bregan (Bregan)
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| Ando con los baja' y ello' bregan
| I walk with the low 'and they' struggle
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| Las bendicione' (-cione') llegan (Llegan)
| The blessings' (-cione') arrive (They arrive)
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| Y los malo' se despegan (-pegan)
| And the bad ones take off (-stick)
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| Ando con los baja' y ello' bregan (Bregan)
| I walk with the low 'and it' bregan (Bregan)
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| Ando con los baja' y ello' bregan
| I walk with the low 'and they' struggle
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| Señor, cubrenos con tu manto, ahora y siempre, en el nombre del padre,
| Lord, cover us with your mantle, now and always, in the name of the father,
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| del hijo y del Espíritu Santo, amén | of the son and of the Holy Spirit, amen |