| Cabán
| Caban
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| Pa' la Barriada Hernández
| For the neighborhood Hernandez
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| Los tres ocho
| the three eight
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| Qué fue
| what was
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| Dale por debajo el ala
| Give it below the wing
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| A quién
| To who
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| Al Chango e’tala
| Al Chango e'tala
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| Tú sabes…
| You know…
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| Yo me puse a pintar
| I started to paint
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| Un chango de blanco
| A monkey in white
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| Cuando terminé
| When I finish
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| Me dio con soltarlo
| I got to drop it
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| El chango se fue
| The monkey left
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| Volando sereno
| flying serene
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| Pero sus hermanos
| but his brothers
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| No lo conocieron
| they didn't know him
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| Que pena me dio
| what a pity it gave me
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| Me sentí culpable
| I felt guilty
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| De que solitario
| how lonely
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| Volara en el aire
| will fly in the air
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| Pero con la lluvia
| but with the rain
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| Que cae de los cielos
| that falls from the skies
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| Se fue restaurando
| He was restoring
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| Su color de nuevo
| Her color him again
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| El ya regresó
| He already returned
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| Y está compartiendo
| and he is sharing
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| Pero que susto pasó
| But what a scare happened
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| Y así se pasa diciendo:
| And so it goes by saying:
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| Yo me quiero
| I love myself
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| Me quiero quedar negrito
| I want to stay black
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| Nací con este coloooo
| I was born with this coloooo
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| Y es que me queda bonito, bonito
| And it looks pretty, pretty on me
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| Bonito no, bonito no
| Pretty no, pretty no
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| Lo bueno que me ha salido
| The good thing that has come out
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| Huye, huye
| run away run away
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| Yo me quiero
| I love myself
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| Me quiero quedar negrito
| I want to stay black
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| Nací con este color
| I was born with this color
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| Me queda bonito
| It looks nice on me
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| Volar bajo el aguacero
| fly under the downpour
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| Eso si fue buena táctica
| That was a good tactic
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| Con mi color yo me quedo
| With my color I stay
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| Porque me vino de fábrica
| Because it came from the factory
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| Que fue carnal
| what was carnal
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| Yo me quiero
| I love myself
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| Me quiero quedar negrito
| I want to stay black
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| Nací con este color
| I was born with this color
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| Me queda bonito
| It looks nice on me
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| Cuando ese chango llegó
| when that monkey arrived
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| To' pintaito de blanco
| All painted white
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| Ellos no lo conocieron
| they didn't know him
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| Creyeron era Michael Jackson
| They thought it was Michael Jackson
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| Mi hermano
| My brother
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| Huye
| Flees
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| Papo Vázquez
| Papo Vazquez
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| Pa' que le des muñeca
| So that you give him a doll
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| Pa’que, pa' que sepan
| So, so they know
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| Yo me quiero
| I love myself
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| Me quiero quedar negrito
| I want to stay black
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| Nací con este color
| I was born with this color
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| Me queda bonito
| It looks nice on me
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| Fue que se confundieron
| It was that they got confused
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| Todos perdieron la calma
| everyone lost their cool
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| Y fue cuando miraron
| And that was when they looked
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| Creyeron que era un fantasma
| They thought it was a ghost
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| Blanquito
| whitey
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| Yo me quiero
| I love myself
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| Me quiero quedar negrito
| I want to stay black
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| Nací con este color
| I was born with this color
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| Me queda bonito
| It looks nice on me
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| Yo tengo mis pollitos
| I have my chicks
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| Campeo mi poquito callaito
| I camp my little quiet
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| Bajito
| shorty
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| Que me lleven preso si es delito
| That they take me prisoner if it is a crime
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| Negro, negrito
| black, black
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| Chango, Changuito
| Chango, Changoito
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| Oye, Saludo a mi combo allá en Naranjito
| Hey, I say hello to my combo there in Naranjito
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| Rakata ka Rakata ka Rakata ka Rakata ka
| Rakata-ka Rakata-ka Rakata-ka Rakata-ka
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| Dale por abajo el ala
| Give it down the wing
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| Pa' que se lo goce el viejo
| So that the old man enjoys it
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| Allá en el cielo
| up there in the sky
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| Oíte'
| Hey you
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| Nací con este sabor
| I was born with this flavor
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| Y mi color de negrito
| And my black color
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| Nací con este sabor
| I was born with this flavor
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| Métele tambor Richito
| Put Richito drum
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| Que las tumbadoras lloren
| let the tumbadoras cry
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| Nací con este sabor
| I was born with this flavor
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| Y mi color de negrito
| And my black color
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| Claro, bruto
| sure, gross
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| Ando con to los mejores
| I'm with all the best
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| Con tanto chango e' tala
| With so much monkey and 'felling
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| Salió lo que se supone
| What was supposed to come out
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| Nací con este sabor y mi color de negrito
| I was born with this flavor and my black color
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| UUh, qué fue
| ooh what was it
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| Salsa gordiflona
| chubby sauce
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| Está bien
| It's okay
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| Aprende
| learn
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| Chiquitín
| Tiny
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| Nací con este sabor
| I was born with this flavor
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| Y mi color de negrito
| And my black color
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| Nací con este sabor
| I was born with this flavor
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| Y nací con este dolor en el alma
| And I was born with this pain in my soul
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| Nací con este sabor
| I was born with this flavor
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| Y mi color de negrito
| And my black color
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| Negrito nací
| I was born black
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| Negrito del pueblo de Puerto Rico
| Black from the town of Puerto Rico
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| De dónde más
| from where else
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| Representando a Piñones, Loíza y Río Grande A fuego
| Representing Piñones, Loíza and Río Grande On Fire
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| Qué fue
| what was
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| Carolina
| Carolina
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| Te quiero, te llevo
| I love you, I take you
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| Chango Blanco, Chango Negro
| White Chango, Black Chango
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| Chango Blanco, Chango Negro
| White Chango, Black Chango
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| Chango Blanco, Chango Negro
| White Chango, Black Chango
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| Yo te espero aquí en la esquina
| I'll wait for you here in the corner
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| Chango Blanco, Chango Negro
| White Chango, Black Chango
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| Yo te espero dónde quiera
| I wait for you wherever you want
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| Chango Blanco, Chango Negro
| White Chango, Black Chango
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| Oye
| Hey
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| Pa' que tu sepas lo que tengo, lo tengo
| So that you know what I have, I have it
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| Chango Blanco, Chango Negro
| White Chango, Black Chango
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| Mi color bonito y sincero
| My pretty and sincere color
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| Salpica, salpica
| splash, splash
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| Dale pa' allá
| go there
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| Se acabó la Salsa monga…
| Salsa monga is over…
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| Changuería en pote | Changuería in pot |