Willie Colon & Ruben Blades - Te Estan Buscando - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Willie Colon & Ruben Blades - Te Estan Buscando




Te Estan Buscando
They Are Looking for You
Cuidado en el barrio
Be careful in the neighborhood
Cuidado en la acera
Be careful on the sidewalk
Cuidado en la calle
Be careful on the street
Cuidado donde quiera
Be careful everywhere
Que te andan buscando
They are looking for you
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Yo te lo dije Canallon
I told you Canallon
Te iba a salir cara
It was going to cost you dearly
Todo el mundo ya sabe tu historia
The whole world already knows your story
Todo el barrio sabe la verdad
The whole neighborhood knows the truth
Que jugaste un dinero y perdiste
That you played for money and you lost
Y te fuiste sin antes pagar
And you left without paying
Cuidado en el barrio
Be careful in the neighborhood
Cuidado en la acera
Be careful on the sidewalk
Cuidado en la calle
Be careful on the street
Cuidado donde quiera
Be careful everywhere
Que te andan buscando
They are looking for you
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Has violado la regla
You have violated the rule
El bidón es de palo
The drum is made of wood
Chico malo, y ahora
Bad boy, and now
Hoy te van a castigar
Today you will get punished
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Es que te anda buscando un carro negro
A black car is looking for you
De antena larga lleno de gente y lente oscuro
With a long antenna, full of people and tinted windows
Los de la seguridad
The security guys
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Te están buscando unos tipos
Some guys are looking for you
Que cuando niños sus mamas no los querían
Their mothers didn't love them when they were children
Y ahora de adultos viven repartiendo bofeta's
And now as adults they are handing out slaps
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Te robaste una plata
You stole some money
Y saliste mal jugador
And you were a bad gambler
Y ahora con sangre
And now with blood
Te van a cobrar
They will make you pay
Por tu mala maña
Because of your bad habit
Olor a hombre
The smell of man
Hay una peste a hombre
There's a stench of man
En la calle en Salsipuedes
In the street in Salsipuedes
Por tu culpa camará
Because of you, comrade
Te andan buscando
They are looking for you
Pa' amarrarte a una silla
To tie you to a chair
Echarte encima el agua fría
To pour cold water on you
Y un chin de electricidad
And a little bit of electricity
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Por tu mala maña
Because of your bad habit
Has dejado la esquina del barrio tan caliente
You have made the corner of the neighborhood so hot
Que ahora uno, hay no se puede ni parar
That now one can't even stop
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Si llega el gobierno empujando ciudadanos
If the government comes pushing citizens
Y pidiendo el cartón de identidad
And asking for the ID card
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Por tu culpa pana
Because of you, friend
Me lo dijo Madam kalalu'
Madam Kalalu' told me
Que algo malo iba a pasar
That something bad was going to happen
Por tu mala maña de irte sin pagar
Because you have a bad habit of leaving without paying
Otra vez despacito
Again, slowly
Por el barrio pasa el carro
A black car is looking for you
Negro buscándote
In the neighborhood
Los de la seguridad.
The security guys.





Writer(s): Ruben Blades


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