| Oye este ritmo que pesa
| Hey this rhythm that weighs
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| (Pesa) Porque tiene la intención
| (Weighs) Because it has the intention
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| De apelar a esta generación
| To appeal to this generation
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| (Pesa), Te digo que pesa
| (It weighs), I tell you it weighs
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| Pesa en tus pies y en tu cabeza
| Weigh on your feet and on your head
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| (Pesa), y trae detalles de mundo
| (Weighs), and brings details of world
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| Colores y ecos de varios rumbos.
| Colors and echoes from various directions.
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| De norte a sur, de este a oeste
| From north to south, from east to west
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| Mi ritmo prevalece
| my rhythm prevails
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| (Pesa) Te habla de frente
| (Weighs) He talks to you face to face
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| Te acoge el alma y relaja el ambiente
| It welcomes your soul and relaxes the atmosphere
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| Prestate a sentir pa' que entiendas
| Pay yourself to feel so that you understand
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| Lo que realmente pesa
| what really weighs
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| Un poco de reggae en su pureza.
| A bit of reggae in its purity.
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| Y ven a probar que esta es legal
| And come prove that this is legal
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| Prestate a escuchar
| lend yourself to listen
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| Este ritmo es un canal
| This rhythm is a channel
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| Para discutir lo que pasa
| to discuss what's going on
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| Pasó el tiempo y quizás no nos viste
| Time passed and maybe you didn't see us
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| Llegar pero al final
| arrive but in the end
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| Toda moda viene y va
| Every fad comes and goes
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| Y sólo el sentir de mi gente queda
| And only the feeling of my people remains
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| En esta voz musical
| In this musical voice
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| Que representa el padecer
| What does suffering represent?
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| De quien no se limita a mirar
| Of those who do not limit themselves to looking
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| La tragicomedia.
| The tragicomedy.
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| Oye este ritmo que pesa
| Hey this rhythm that weighs
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| Y ven a probar que esta es legal
| And come prove that this is legal
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| Prestate a escuchar
| lend yourself to listen
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| Este ritmo es un canal
| This rhythm is a channel
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| Para discutir lo que pasa
| to discuss what's going on
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| Pasó el tiempo y quizás no nos viste
| Time passed and maybe you didn't see us
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| Llegar pero al final
| arrive but in the end
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| Toda moda viene y va
| Every fad comes and goes
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| Y sólo el sentir de mi gente queda
| And only the feeling of my people remains
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| En esta voz musical
| In this musical voice
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| Que como la fuerza de la gravedad
| That like the force of gravity
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| Este ritmo nos aguanta
| This rhythm holds us
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| Los pies en la tierra.
| Feet on the ground.
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| Oye este ritmo que pesa
| Hey this rhythm that weighs
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| En el tercer tiempo este ritmo que pesa
| In the third time this rhythm that weighs
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| Se oye simple pero lleva destreza
| It sounds simple but it takes dexterity
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| En latinoamerica este ritmo arrecia
| In Latin America this rhythm intensifies
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| Por su ideal, su firmeza.
| For his ideal, his firmness.
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| Lo puedes bailar, pero también lo piensas
| You can dance it, but you also think about it
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| Que no te guste me suena a rareza
| That you don't like it sounds strange to me
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| Muévete deja la pereza
| move leave the laziness
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| Que hoy vamo' a reir la tristeza. | That today we are going to laugh at sadness. |