Pa' Cantar Hay Que Ser Gallo Lyrics in English Beto Quintanilla
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pa' Cantar Hay Que Ser Gallo by Beto Quintanilla from Spanish to English.
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Sé que por ahí anda un pollo que quiere tener mi puesto
I know there is a chicken out there who wants to have my position
Sé que por ahí anda un pollo que quiere tener mi puesto
I know there is a chicken out there who wants to have my position
Se me hace que su mamá lo ha de tener mal impuesto
It seems to me that his mother must have a bad tax
Porque siempre que abrió el pico se lo llenó de alimento
Because every time he opened his beak he filled it with food
Para ser campeón o jefe no es nomás tener hocico
To be a champion or boss it is not just about having a snout
Si así fuera, mi pollito, todo el mundo sería rico
If it were like that, my little chick, everyone would be rich
Ni los gallos de pelea matan con el puro pico
Not even fighting cocks kill with their beaks alone
Pa' cantar hay que ser gallo, pa' piar ser pollo basta
To sing you have to be a rooster, to chirp being a chicken is enough
Dime si lo más difícil lo hallas en una canasta
Tell me if you find the most difficult thing in a basket
Puede que llegues a jefe en los puestos de subasta
You may become the boss at the auction booths
Cuando yo tuve tu edad, los viejos pa' mí eran sabios
When I was your age, the old people were wise for me
Filosofía y consejos siempre escuché de sus labios
Philosophy and advice I always heard from his lips
Y aprendí que el diablo sabe más por viejo que por diablo
And I learned that the devil knows more about being old than being a devil
Para ser un heredero primero hay que merecerlo
To be an heir you must first deserve it
Conozco hijos malcriados que despilfarran dinero
I know spoiled children who waste money
Pero a la hora de la herencia los dejan en puro cuero
But at the time of inheritance they leave them in pure leather
Pollo que nace del huevo, al romper tu cascarón
Chicken that is born from the egg, when you break your shell
Ya que te salgan las plumas, afílate el espolón
Once your feathers are out, sharpen your dewclaw
Ahí me avisas en un año si ya llegaste a campeón
There you let me know in a year if you have already become champion
La gallina pone el huevo y luego cacaraquea
The chicken lays the egg and then crows
El gallo que es de palenque nunca su valor hereda
The rooster that is from palenque never inherits its value
Y no se le rinde a nadie, pelea hasta que se muera
And don't give up on anyone, fight until you die
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