| Escúchalo (original) | Escúchalo (translation) |
|---|---|
| Te he dicho mil veces | I have told you a thousand times |
| que no quiero estar contigo | that I don't want to be with you |
| porque cuando tocas | because when you play |
| quita las penas el sentío | remove the sorrows the feeling |
| con tanto compás | with so much compass |
| me tienes loquito perdío. | you have me crazy lost. |
| Bien lo sabes tú, | you know it well, |
| primito lo sabes tú, | little cousin you know, |
| buscando contratiempos | looking for setbacks |
| en tu piano flamenco | on your flamenco piano |
| buscas tu inspiración | you look for your inspiration |
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Como el sol busca su sino | As the sun seeks its fate |
| encima de una azotea | on top of a roof |
| en una casa vecino | in a neighboring house |
| te viene de familia | it comes from your family |
| ser flamenco de por vía | being flamenco by way |
| la vía es tu flamenco | the road is your flamingo |
| del Barrio Santa Maria. | of the Santa Maria neighborhood. |
| Hay un mundo de lunares, | There is a world of moles, |
| hay un sueño de gitano | there is a gypsy dream |
| la ilusión que lleva el aire | the illusion that the air carries |
| para luego morirse | then die |
| en las teclas del piano. | on the piano keys. |
| Se conoce en tu pellizco | It is known in your pinch |
| tocando por bulerías | playing bulerías |
| siempre tan incomprendido | always so misunderstood |
| siempre buscando la vía. | always looking for the way. |
| Fatigas que son dobles | Fatigues that are double |
| para sentir, morir, | to feel, to die, |
| crear, tocar flamenco | create, play flamenco |
| pa que te valen los dineros | why are you worth the money |
| si la fuente que has bebío | if the source you have drank |
| es un simple lavaero. | it is a simple lavaero. |
| Ven y escúchalo, | Come and listen to it |
| ven y escúchalo, | come and listen to it, |
| te harásentir la música | will make you feel the music |
| de antiguo y lo moderno | of ancient and modern |
| de lo puro del camino | of the pure of the road |
| que te enseña a ser flamenco. | that teaches you to be flamenco. |
