Decimas Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
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Intro
Se parece el mango al jobo
Mango looks like jobo
Papayuela y fruta bomba
Papayuela and bomb fruit
La guama a la cañandonga
The guama a la cañandonga
Tamarindo y algarrobo
Tamarind and carob
La pitaya al torombolo
Pitaya al torombolo
Y el melón a la patilla
And the melon on the side
La uvita a la pimientilla
The grape with the pepper
Cohombro y calabacín
Cucumber and zucchini
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Verse 1
Las tardes a las mañanas
Afternoons to mornings
Y Juancho Polo a Durán
And Juancho Polo to Durán
Y Cartagena a San Juan
And Cartagena to San Juan
Santo Domingo y La Habana
Santo Domingo and Havana
Los llanos a las sabanas
The plains to the savannas
A Santa Marta, Sevilla
To Santa Marta, Seville
Y Taganga a Taganguilla
And Taganga to Taganguilla
Corraleja a San Fermín
Corraleja to San Fermín
Chorus 1
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Verse 2
Se parece el mar al cielo
The sea looks like the sky
Tu corazón a la Tierra
Your heart to earth
Se parecen a la sierra
They look like the saw
Las muchachas de mi pueblo
The girls of my town
Y en la hamaca donde vuelvo
And in the hammock where I return
A mitigar la pesadilla
To mitigate the nightmare
Pensaba en la maravilla
I was thinking of the wonder
Que florece en mi jardín
That blooms in my garden
Chorus 2
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Bridge
Buenas noches, presidente
Good night president
La Provincia lo saluda
The Province greets you
Buenas noches, presidente
Good night president
La Provincia lo saluda
The Province greets you
Buenas noches, presidente
Good night president
La Provincia lo saluda
The Province greets you
Buenas noches, presidente
Good night president
La Provincia lo saluda
The Province greets you
Chorus 3
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
Outro
Es un hombre preparado
He is a prepared man
De paciencia y buena fe
Of patience and good faith
Que le enseña a los pela'os
What does he teach the pela'os
Del pueblo de Magangué
From the town of Magangué
Es un hombre preparado
He is a prepared man
Todo el mundo ha recorrido
Everybody has traveled
Y todo lo que conoce
And everything you know
Le resulta parecido
It is similar
Si ustedes prestan atención y analizan bien
If you pay attention and analyze well
Se darán cuenta que todos somos parecidos
They will realize that we are all alike
Que un loro se parece a una guacamaya
That a parrot looks like a macaw
Que una iguana se parece a un dinosaurio
That an iguana looks like a dinosaur
Que esta canción se parece a mi barrio
That this song looks like my neighborhood
Los Arhuacos a los Mayas
The Arhuacos to the Mayans
Un caribeño a un canario
A caribbean to a canary
Un tabaco a una calilla
A tobacco to a calilla
Un caimán a una babilla
An alligator to a stifle
Mi sueño a Punta Betín
My dream to Punta Betín
Y la ciudad de New Orleans
And the city of New Orleans
Se parece a Barranquilla
It looks like Barranquilla
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CARLOS VIVES, MARTIN MADERA
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