Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Tanates by Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes Del Rancho from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Si ganados no son buenos
If won are not good
Menos buenos son perderlos
Less good are losing them
Dicen que no pelean dos
They say they don't fight two
Si el otro no está de acuerdo
If the other does not agree
No puedes hacer la lumbre
You can't make the fire
Si están mojados los leños
If the logs are wet
Así pasa entre la mafia
This is what happens among the mafia
Porque el poder va creciendo
Because power is growing
Las envidias son más grandes
Envy is bigger
Y todo es por el dinero
And it's all about the money
Y los que amarran navajas
And those who tie knives
Son los que tienen más miedo
They are the most afraid
Los pies puestos en la tierra
Feet on the ground
Las manos en el volante
Hands on the wheel
En la cintura pistola
At the pistol waist
Y valor para jalarle
And courage to pull you
Para no hacer injusticias
To avoid doing injustice
Tienes que tener 'tanates'
You have to have 'tanates'
Hasta ahorita nadie sabe
So far nobody knows
De lo que es capaz un hombre
What a man is capable of
Hasta que llega el momento
Until the time comes
O te estiras o te encojes
You either stretch or shrink
El pretexto es pa los tontos
The pretext is for fools
'los tanates' no se esconden
'The tanates' do not hide
Tantos dichos y refranes
So many sayings and sayings
Que se escuchan en la calle
What you hear on the street
Uno que no me convence
One that doesn't convince me
Tanto tienes tanto vales
So much you have so many vouchers
Tengas dinero o no tengas
Whether you have money or you don't
Valen más lo hechos reales
Real facts are worth more
Ya me voy pero regreso
I'm leaving but I'm coming back
Porque volveré a cantarles
Because I'll sing to you again
Usen nuevas estrategias
Use new strategies
Para salir adelante
To get ahead
Las mujeres siempre buscan
Women are always looking for
A los hombres de tanates
To the men of tanates
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