| Nací en donde la vida me ha hecho hombre
| I was born where life has made me a man
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| Acorrala’o de gente buena
| Acorrala'o of good people
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| Entusiasma’o por la idea de ser grande
| Enthusiasm for the idea of being great
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| Evadiendo el dolor y la pena
| Avoiding pain and sorrow
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| Nací entre calles oscuras, nací en donde vivo
| I was born between dark streets, I was born where I live
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| Nací en donde, sin duda, para mucha gente está prohibido
| I was born where, without a doubt, for many people it is prohibited
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| Aquí he soña'o con la vida, aquí he juga’o con la suerte
| Here I have dreamed of life, here I have played with luck
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| Aquí la maldad está prohibida, entre nosotros, entre mi gente
| Evil is forbidden here, between us, between my people
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| Lo llamo «barrio» con orgullo
| I call it "neighborhood" with pride
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| Lo llaman «barrio» los de afuera
| Outsiders call it "neighborhood"
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| Y el honor por nacer aquí me lo atribuyo
| And I attribute the honor to be born here
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| Yo que soy quien soy, a mi manera
| I am who I am, in my own way
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| De barrio, pero de barrio fino, como mi gente
| From the neighborhood, but from the fine neighborhood, like my people
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| Gente que lucha, gente que siente
| People who fight, people who feel
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| Yo no soy de un barrio a la deriva, sin destino
| I'm not from a drifting neighborhood, without a destination
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| No, yo soy de barrio, pero de un barrio fino
| No, I'm from the neighborhood, but from a fine neighborhood
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| Y de ahí nace un joven
| And from there a young man is born
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| Que no sabía lo que le tenía preparado el destino
| That he didn't know what fate had in store for him
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| Destino que lo llevó hasta la música
| Destiny that led him to music
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| La cual le ha dado grandes satisfacciones y grandes galardones
| Which has given him great satisfaction and great awards
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| Pero ninguno de ellos tiene tanto significado para él
| But none of them mean so much to him
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| Como lo ha sido el cariño y el respeto de su público
| As has been the love and respect of his public
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| Yankee, usted tiene la última palabra | Yankee, you have the last word |