| En mi eterna busqueda de la rima perfecta,
| In my eternal search for the perfect rhyme,
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| Me asalta un sucedaneo en cada paso,
| A surrogate assails me at every step,
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| Encuentro temas que parece que se acercan,
| I find topics that seem to come closer,
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| pero acabo y no era eso lo que andaba buscando, asi que sigo,
| but I finished and that was not what I was looking for, so I continue,
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| En mi eterna busqueda de la rima perfecta,
| In my eternal search for the perfect rhyme,
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| Entre las esquinas vivas de un barrio obrero,
| Between the lively corners of a working-class neighborhood,
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| Soy un sabueso, me guio solo por lo que veo, el sol sale por levante,
| I am a hound, I only guide myself by what I see, the sun rises in the east,
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| un bostezo.
| a yawn
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| Un dia mas me levanto en busca de la rima perfecta,
| One more day I get up in search of the perfect rhyme,
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| Se que esta cerca, puedo olerla,
| I know it's close, I can smell it
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| Desayuno con mi nueva receta, cereales en un bol,
| Breakfast with my new recipe, cereal in a bowl,
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| y una frase, «Hoy voy a ser mejor»,
| and a phrase, "Today I'm going to be better",
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| Estoy en forma, oigo que las calles me nombran mientras mi vecina se asoma al
| I'm in shape, I hear the streets name me while my neighbor leans out
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| patio a sacudir la alfombra,
| patio to shake the carpet,
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| Segun mi novia los 80 estan de moda, asi que ¿donde estan mis walkmans?
| According to my girlfriend the 80's are in, so where are my walkmans?
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| El cho se calza su gorra,
| The cho puts on his cap,
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| Amo las calles con sus tags y sus murales,
| I love the streets with their tags and their murals,
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| Dicen que ensucian, pero señora a mi me gustan,
| They say they dirty, but ma'am, I like them,
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| No se si son mis zapas nuevas,
| I don't know if they are my new shoes,
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| pero hoy no es tan duro andar sobre la acera,
| but today it is not so hard to walk on the sidewalk,
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| Es otro bboy que vuela,
| It's another bboy who flies,
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| Alma sana como una manzana de Dada,
| Healthy soul like a Dada apple,
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| Acercate y muerde, hoy me siento serpiente,
| Come closer and bite, today I feel like a snake,
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| Vengo a tentarte disfrazado de voz,
| I come to tempt you disguised as a voice,
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| Apaga la tele, escucha a un comunicador,
| Turn off the TV, listen to a communicator,
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| Una sonrisa sincera es mi tarjeta de visita entre caras de hombres que buscan
| A sincere smile is my business card among the faces of men looking for
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| problemas,
| problems,
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| La diferencia entre el Chojin y otro emcee cualquiera, es que ellos quieren
| The difference between the Chojin and any other emcee is that they want
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| pasta y yo solo quiero que me quieras,
| pasta and I just want you to love me,
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| Cualquier hombre vale mas que cualquier bandera,
| Any man is worth more than any flag,
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| sea la que sea, en las circunstancias que sean,
| Whatever it is, whatever the circumstances,
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| Si eres patriota solo piensa una cosa,
| If you are a patriot, just think of one thing,
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| ¿Un DNI crees que convierte a cualquiera en mejor persona?
| Do you think a DNI makes anyone a better person?
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| Con esta idea llego a la farmacia,
| With this idea I arrive at the pharmacy,
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| necesito un par de parches para el alma,
| I need a couple of soul patches
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| Pero tambien lizipaina a toneladas,
| But also lizipaine to tons,
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| palabras puntiagudas acaban dejando llagas en gargantas,
| sharp words end up leaving sores in throats,
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| Mis nuevos vecinos cierran la puerta del portal para no subir conmigo,
| My new neighbors close the front door so as not to come up with me,
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| Creo que les doy miedo, aunque sonrien cuando les miro,
| I think I scare them, although they smile when I look at them,
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| Me esperan nerviosos, me saludan por compromiso,
| They wait for me nervously, they greet me by commitment,
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| (¿Qué hay?)
| (What's up?)
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| Hacer rap es como montar en bici,
| Making rap is like riding a bike
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| Si te paras te caes, caer significa que te olviden,
| If you stop you fall, falling means they forget you,
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| Y aqui los muertos no reviven como en thriller,
| And here the dead don't come back to life like in a thriller,
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| Si le fallas a la peña será mejor que te pires,
| If you fail the rock, you'd better leave,
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| En mi eterna busqueda de la rima perfecta,
| In my eternal search for the perfect rhyme,
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| Me asalta un sucedaneo en cada paso,
| A surrogate assails me at every step,
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| Encuentro temas que parece que se acercan,
| I find topics that seem to come closer,
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| pero acabo y no era eso lo que andaba buscando, asi que sigo,
| but I finished and that was not what I was looking for, so I continue,
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| En mi eterna busqueda de la rima perfecta,
| In my eternal search for the perfect rhyme,
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| Entre las esquinas vivas de un barrio obrero,
| Between the lively corners of a working-class neighborhood,
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| Soy un sabueso, me guío solo por lo que veo, y la gente hace cosas que no
| I'm a bloodhound, I only go by what I see, and people do things I don't
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| comprendo por eso…
| I understand why...
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| A veces me siento en el show de Truman,
| Sometimes I sit on the Truman show
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| Veo un foco donde debería estar la luna,
| I see a spotlight where the moon should be,
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| Mujeres que en vez de hombres buscan fortunas,
| Women who instead of men seek fortunes,
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| En esta vida loca de fútbol y telebasura,
| In this crazy life of soccer and trash TV,
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| El hombre del ojo en la nuca disfruta hasta la última nota que el fade le
| The man with the eye in the back of his neck enjoys every last note that the fade gives him
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| susurra en cada tema que le gusta,
| whispers in every subject that he likes,
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| Hace rap pero no actúa,
| He raps but he doesn't act
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| El truco es ser honesto, y no ir cambiando de postura según quien te escucha,
| The trick is to be honest, and not to change your position depending on who is listening to you,
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| Me preocupan que dice que no es racista,
| I am concerned that he says he is not racist,
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| Vaya… ¿qué quieres que te aplauda? | Wow… what do you want me to applaud you? |
| (aplausos)
| (applause)
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| Me preocupa el que dice que no es facha, pero pon un pero detrás de la palabra
| I am concerned about the one who says that it is not a facade, but put a but after the word
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| facha,
| look,
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| Es preocupante que ningun emcee hable de inmigrantes,
| It is worrying that no emcee talks about immigrants,
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| Me hacen pensar que creen que no es importante,
| They make me think that they think it's not important,
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| Me propuse no insultar a Luis Aragonés en este LP y …
| I made up my mind not to insult Luis Aragonés in this LP and…
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| Se que hablar mal está mal,
| I know that speaking badly is bad,
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| pero peor está el inglés de Aznar y el acabó en Georgetown,
| but Aznar's English is worse and he ended up in Georgetown,
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| Será que su bigote le da mucho down y el poder de no poder cometer un fallo,
| It will be that his mustache gives him a lot of down and the power of not being able to make a mistake,
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| bobo, Bush, Osama, Sharon, Berlusconi, Putin,
| fool, Bush, Osama, Sharon, Berlusconi, Putin,
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| La verdad es que es como para preocuparse,
| The truth is that it is enough to worry,
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| Yo prefiero escuchar a mis rappers, le doy al play he intento relajarme… | I prefer to listen to my rappers, I hit play and I try to relax... |