Paroles et traduction ShelO - A La Mala

A La Mala

A la mala estoy de pinga
Y a la buena es que hoy se chinga
Con mis compas, unas putingas
En los New Yores, una gringa
Que ni entiende, no me conoce
Chapicienta, son las doce
Que el idioma del dinero
Es universal, ponte en pose

Que si no tuviera
Un carajo, usted conmigo ni se viniera
No se haga que si esos cuentos me creyera
Ya me hubieran cortao′ la carrera
Alguna embustera

Sigo vacilando con el coro
Saben que siempre me achoro
Muy amigo de los amigos
La lealtad es mas que el oro
La confianza la consigo
No la compro, ni mendigo
El enemigo de mi amigo
No es mi amigo, es mi enemigo, pero
Te quieren ver bien, pero no mejor que ellos
Si fueran como soy con ustedes sería bello
Y como hoy calienta el sol, asoman el cuello
Esto es cara y sello

Dime Nick G
Nosotros llevamos tiempo viviendo de esto
Aunque les duela
Hicimos el puente pa' que ustedes crucen

Gente en la calle me saluda
Piden fotos, hasta ayuda
Si fuera otro, me la suda
Pero atento a cualquier duda
Aunque esté triste, les sonrío
No saben si paso frío
Si no montas en la ola
En la corriente, vas pa′l río
Rápido olvidan
No tengo un mensaje, ni pa' que me pidan
Está apagao' el loco ese, muerto en vida
Te valoran mas si llega tu partida
La única salida

Por eso camino solo
Como el refrán de Manolo
Con una mano cuento
Mientras con la otra enrrolo
Por ahí ni en mí confío
Porque una a la otra corta
Esta vida me ha enseñado a ya no repartir la torta

Y si no tuviera
Un carajo, usted conmigo ni se viniera
No se haga que si esos cuentos me creyera
Ya me hubieran cortado la carrera
Alguna embustera

Down Low

Down low, I'm the best
But for real, I'm here to impress
With my homies and some sluts
In New York City, a chick
Who doesn't understand, doesn't know me
Cinderella, it's midnight
'Cause the language of money
Is universal, get ready

'Cause if I didn't have a cent
You wouldn't even come near me
Don't pretend you'd believe those stories
They would have already cut my career short
Some liar

I keep flowing with the chorus
You know I always show up
A close friend to my friends
Loyalty is worth more than gold
I earn trust
I don't buy it, or beg for it
The enemy of my friend
Is not my friend, he's my enemy
They want to see you well, but not better than them
If they were like I am with you, it would be beautiful
And since the sun is shining today, they show their faces
This is a coin toss

Tell me, Nick G
We've been doing this for a long time
Even if it hurts you
We built the bridge for you to cross

People in the street greet me
Ask for pictures, even help
If I were someone else, I wouldn't give a damn
But I'm attentive to any question
Even if I'm sad, I smile
They don't know if I'm cold
If you don't ride the wave
In the current, you'll go to the river
Quick to forget
I don't have a message, or anything you can ask me for
That crazy man is out, dead inside
They value you more when you leave
The only way out

That's why I walk alone
Like the proverb of Manolo
I count with one hand
While I roll with the other
I don't even trust myself
Because one cuts the other
This life has taught me to not share the cake anymore

And if I didn't have anything
You wouldn't even come near me
Don't pretend you'd believe those stories
They would have already cut my career short
Some liar