Malas Lenguas Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Malas Lenguas by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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De esas costumbres
Of these customs
Que hay en mi tierra
What is in my land
Pensaba yo de las malas lenguas
I thought of bad tongues
Las que se esconden
The ones that hide
En la maleza
In the undergrowth
Y se van metiendo en la vida ajena
And they get into the lives of others
No se preguntan
They don't ask each other.
No saben nada
They don't know anything
De lo que pasa en tu corazón
Of what happens in your heart
Y son los dueños de la palabra
And they are the masters of the word
Y dicen tener siempre la razón
And they say they are always right
Que si soy de Santa Marta
What if I'm from Santa Marta
O si soy de Valledupar
Or if I'm from Valledupar
Que los pantalones cortos
Than shorts
Que muy moderno al cantar
How very modern when singing
Que el pelo largo es pa' niña
That long hair is pa' girl
No saben más que inventar
They know nothing but to invent
Y si ahora lo tengo corto
And if now I have it short
Será pa' disimular
It will be to disguise
Soy libre
I am free
Puedo cantar
I can sing
Pregúntale
Ask
A Leandro Díaz
To Leandro Diaz
Yo conocí a los juglares
I met the minstrels
Del más allá
From beyond
Canté con Francisco el Hombre
I sang with Francis the Man
En la serranía
In the mountains
Después conocí a la gente
Then I met the people
De Bogotá
From Bogotá
Soñaron con la canciones
They dreamed of the songs
Que me sabía
What did I know?
Y yo recuerdo cuando Inocencia
And I remember when Innocence
Me hablaba
He spoke to me
Con su acento del Valle
With his Valley accent
Y en su mirada de ojos azules
And in his blue-eyed gaze
Vi reflejados los cañahuates
I saw reflected the cañahuates
Que si soy de Santa Marta
What if I'm from Santa Marta
O si soy de Valledupar
Or if I'm from Valledupar
Que los pantalones cortos
Than shorts
Que muy moderno al cantar
How very modern when singing
Que el pelo largo es pa' niña
That long hair is pa' girl
No saben más que inventar
They know nothing but to invent
Y si ahora lo tengo corto
And if now I have it short
Será pa' disimular
It will be to disguise
Soy libre
I am free
Puedo cantar
I can sing
Pregúntale
Ask
A Leandro Díaz
To Leandro Diaz
Pregunta por mí
Ask for me
En la plaza de Valledaupar
In the Plaza de Valledaupar
O en la casa de Hernandito
Or in Hernandito's house
Hasta el otro día
Until the next day
La noche cuando Emiliano
The night when Emiliano
Me oyó cantar
He heard me sing
Con el acordeón de Egidio
With the accordion of Egidio
La Gota Fría
The Cold Drop
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