| La Pala (original) | La Pala (translation) |
|---|---|
| Me entregaron una pala | they handed me a shovel |
| Que la ciudara pa' mí | That the city pa' me |
| Que nunca la abandonara | that he would never abandon her |
| Pa' que la tierra regara | So that the earth watered |
| Despacito, despacito | Slowly, slowly |
| Y cuando más mocetón | And when more youthful |
| Me entregaron un arao | they gave me a guinea fowl |
| Que lo empujara con fuerza | That she push him hard |
| Pa' que gritara la tierra | So that the earth would scream |
| Despacito, despacito | Slowly, slowly |
| Llévalos por los caminos | Take them on the roads |
| Como llevas tu destino | how do you carry your destiny |
| El trabajo hay que cuidar | Work must be taken care of |
| Ellos te darán el pan | They will give you the bread |
| Llévalos por los caminos | Take them on the roads |
| Enyugao por los años | enyugao by the years |
| Mi cuero ya no da más | My leather no longer gives more |
| Todo lo trabajao | I work everything |
| Toíto me lo han quitao | Toíto they took it from me |
| Despacito, despacito | Slowly, slowly |
| Malaya la vida oscura | Malaya the dark life |
| Que he tenío que llevar | What have I had to bring |
| Pero he visto que la noche | But I have seen that night |
| Ha comenzado a aclarar | has started to lighten |
| Despacito, despacito | Slowly, slowly |
| Sigue abriendo los caminos | keep opening the way |
| El surco de tu destino | The groove of your destiny |
| La alegría de sembrar | The joy of sowing |
| No te la pueden quitar | They can't take it away from you |
| La alegría de sembrar | The joy of sowing |
| Es tuya, de nadie más | It's yours, no one else's |
