Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Son Bereju by ChocQuibTown from Spanish to English.
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Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
En la disco, ay, ay, ay
On the disk, ay, ay, ay
Suena rico, ay, ay, ay
Sounds rich, ay, ay, ay
Puro malembe, puro mutombo
Pure malembe, pure mutombo
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
En la disco, ay, ay, ay
On the disk, ay, ay, ay
Rico, rico, ay, ay, ay
Rich, rich, ay, ay, ay
Puro malembe, puro
Pure malembe, pure
Siempre te ha faltado desde su interior, me dio
You have always lacked from within, it gave me
Un, dos, tres estepa
One, two, three steppe
De toda la vida si quieres ser la reina
Of a lifetime if you want to be the queen
Y si practicas en tu casa, detrás de la puerta
And if you practice at home, behind the door
Llegó el momento pa' salir del cascarón
The time has come to hatch
Pues ese negro que tienes adentro, entonces lo saco yo
Well, that black you have inside, then I take it out
Sí, sí le hago yo repartiendo style
Yes, yes I do distributing style
Ya tiene' la clave, así que bye, bye
You already have the key, so bye, bye
Son bereju-uh-uh (solo con la actitud)
They are bereju-uh-uh (only with attitude)
Son bereju-uh-uh (vamos a méterlo que se vaya la luz)
They are bereju-uh-uh (let's put it that the light goes out)
Son bereju-uh-uh (mucha actitud)
They are bereju-uh-uh (a lot of attitude)
Son bereju-uh-uh (y que se vaya la luz)
They are bereju-uh-uh (and let the light go out)
Ey, no, no habrá problema si no lo haz baila'o
Hey, no, there will be no problem if you don't dance.
Un pasito pa'lante y después pa' lado
Un pasito pa'lante y después pa' lado
Ey, mira como lo hacen los compases
Hey, look how the bars do it
Gente corriente y de clase
Ordinary and class people
Levantando la mano, uy, alright se ve
Raising his hand, oops, alright looks
El super bailador junto a la mujer
The super dancer next to the woman
Si la ven van fuera del groove
If they see it they go out of the groove
Esto es el son bereju, ey
This is the son bereju, ey
Son bereju-uh-uh (con la actitud)
They are bereju-uh-uh (with attitude)
Son bereju-uh-uh (aunque se vaya la luz)
They are bereju-uh-uh (even if the power goes out)
Son bereju-uh-uh (actitud)
They are bereju-uh-uh (attitude)
Son bereju-uh-uh (ay, que se vaya la luz)
They are bereju-uh-uh (oh, let the light go out)
Se ha visto gente que en la disco siempre baila, wow
You have seen people who always dance at the disco, wow
Y que ningún fulano les imita su tumba'o
And that no so-and-so imitates their grave.
A esa gente que yo llamo, echa pa'lante
To those people I call, throw pa'lante
Que no se achicopalan ante sus contrincantes
That they do not shrink before their opponents
Gente que frentea, que se mueve como quiera
People who front, who move as they want
Que no le teme a la lengua de la fiera
That he is not afraid of the tongue of the beast
Solo se limitan a lo suyo, respeta'
They only limit themselves to their own thing, respect'
Salen a la disco aunque no sepan bailar
They go to the disco even if they don't know how to dance
Son bereju-uh-uh (ay, con la actitud)
They are bereju-uh-uh (oh, with attitude)
Son bereju-uh-uh (aunque se vaya la luz)
They are bereju-uh-uh (even if the power goes out)
Son bereju-uh-uh (ey, mucha actitud)
They are bereju-uh-uh (hey, a lot of attitude)
Son bereju-uh-uh (y que se vaya la luz)
They are bereju-uh-uh (and let the light go out)
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
En la disco, ay, ay, ay
On the disk, ay, ay, ay
Suena rico, ay, ay, ay
Sounds rich, ay, ay, ay
Puro malembe, puro mutombo
Pure malembe, pure mutombo
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
Where are my people at?, ay, ay, ay
En la disco, ay, ay, ay
On the disk, ay, ay, ay
Rico, rico, ay, ay, ay
Rich, rich, ay, ay, ay
Puro malembe, puro (ja, ja, ja)
Pure malembe, pure (ha ha ha)
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