Pambe Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
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Voy a contar una historia
I'm going to tell a story
De un héroe que tengo
From a hero I have
Todos vivimos la euforia
We all live the euphoria
Nos queda el recuerdo
We have the memory
Lo conocí por la tele
I met him on TV
Muy de madrugada
Very early in the morning
Y la inocencia de un niño
And the innocence of a child
Que tira trompadas
Pulling trumpets
La gente le llama Pambe
People call him Pambe
Y él era alegría
And he was joy.
Y la esperanza de un pueblo
And the hope of a people
Que nada tenía
That he had nothing
El tricolor en sus piernas
The tricolor on his legs
Bien fortalecido
Well strengthened
Y en esos puños de hierro
And in those iron fists
Hay algo que es mío
There is something that is mine
Ayer calor de la patria
Yesterday warmth of the homeland
De la gloria al frío
From glory to cold
De todo lo que nos diste
Of everything you gave us
Yo nunca me olvido
I never forget
Y aunque a los lejos recuerde
And although in the distance remember
Que grito tu nombre
That I cry your name
Cerca de Dios San Basilio
Near God San Basilio
Y tan lejos del hombre
And so far from man
Y él peleó
And he fought.
Y se creyó
And it was believed
Y él soñó
And he dreamed
Y ganó por eso
And he won because of that.
Y lo compró
And he bought it.
Y lo engañó
And he deceived him.
Y era un niño
And he was a boy.
Y se aprovechó
And it was taken advantage of
Y el peleó
And he fought
Y el ganó
And he won.
Y se animó
And he was encouraged
Se metió en eso
He got into it.
Y él perdió
And he lost.
Y lo dejó
And he left it.
Ya era grande
It was already big
Y no le importó
And he didn't care.
Y hoy la vida
And today life
Nos pone contra las cuerdas
It puts us on the ropes
Si me caigo
If I fall
Seguro pierdo en la cuenta
Insurance lost in the account
Nada pudo vencer a su corazón
Nothing could beat his heart
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