El Juidero Lyrics in English by Chimbala, Bulin 47
Juidero is a Dominican slang term derived from the verb huir (to flee or escape). It refers to a chaotic situation, a commotion, or a hurried escape.
In "El Juidero," Chimbala uses this word to describe a frantic and urgent situation, emphasizing the need to run or escape from something. It's a vibrant and culturally specific term that adds a unique flavor to the song's narrative of urgency and flight.
"El Juidero" is Dominican slang for the moment everyone scatters, and Chimbala spends three minutes making that sound like the only sensible option. He opens at full volume: "Yo estoy loco porque pase e'ta vaina" [I’m going crazy waiting for this mess to pass], then "Yo no aguanto, de aquí me voy por Haina" [I can’t take it, I’m leaving here through Haina]. Haina is the port town just west of Santo Domingo, so the great escape starts about twenty minutes down the road. The reason he gives is funny and slightly alarming: "Y la mujer que tengo le faltan dos tornillo'" [and the woman I’ve got is missing a couple of screws], and "Nada más le falta a mí darme gatillo" [all that’s left is for her to pull the trigger on me].
The chorus is four verbs and no explanation, "Bríncale, sáltale, córrele, córrele" [jump it, leap it, run, run], shouted over the beat with Bulin 47. When Chimbala finally asks "Dime-dime-dime pa'ónde voy" [tell me, tell me, tell me, where am I going], the answer is a list of addresses: "Pa'l Bronx pa' Manhattan" [to the Bronx, to Manhattan], "Pa' Brooklyn Pennsylvania" [to Brooklyn, Pennsylvania], "Pa' Yonkers o pa' Tacuare" [to Yonkers or to Tacuare]. Running out of one Dominican neighbourhood turns out to mean running straight into another one, six hours north. The last minute drops the story and becomes a roll call of names and record labels, which is how a lot of the best Dominican street records end.
