Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Chalito by Calibre 50 from Spanish to English.
Veintiuno tenía Chalito
Twenty-one-year-old Chalito had
Le tocó la mala suerte
He had bad luck
Cuentan que de muchachito
They say that as a little boy
Le encantaba tronar cuetes
He loved setting off fireworks
Que al poco tiempo no eran de juguete
That soon were not toys
La capital no dormía
The capital didn't sleep
Si andaba el plebe despierto
If the young man was awake
Fino chanate traía
He carried a fine chanate
De Arturo buen elemento
From Arturo, a good element
Salió igualito, igualito que el viejo
He turned out just like his old man
Al estilo de aquel hombre
In the style of that man
Sentado en una hielera
Sitting on a cooler
Cuando lo traes en la sangre
When it's in your blood
¿Cuál es la opción que te queda?
What other option do you have?
Darle hasta que tope y sea lo que Dios quiera
Give it all you've got and let God decide
Y puro Calibre 50 oiga
And only Calibre 50, listen
Claves radios y frecuencias
Codes, radios, and frequencies
Eran parte de mis días
Were part of my days
Me atuve a las consecuencias
I accepted the consequences
Sabía donde me metía
I knew what I was getting into
Siento vivir muy recio la vida
I feel like I've lived life tough
La tierra comió algo bueno
The earth swallowed something good
A ver si no le hago daño
Let's see if I don't cause harm
La última yo se las cuento
I'll tell you the last one
No respondieron mis brazos
My arms didn't respond
Y caí a la tierra donde al fin descanso
And I fell to the earth where I finally rest
Todo lo que diga sobra
Everything I say is unnecessary
Al fin ya estoy en la banca
Finally, I'm on the bench
Ojalá sirva mi historia
I hope my story serves a purpose
Y que agarre el rollo la raza
And the people catch on
No hay nada como la familia y la casa
There's nothing like family and home
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