Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Saca, Prende Y Sorprende by Cultura Profética from Spanish to English.
Vital fue ver el futuro y volver
It was vital to see the future and return
Llega el tiempo de retroceder
It's time to go back
De vuelta al '84
Back to '84
Voy a cantar como cantaba el Gato
I'm gonna sing like Gato used to sing
La escuela de papá U-Roy y Prince Jazzbo
The school of daddy U-Roy and Prince Jazzbo
Deejay style, el original dancehall
Deejay style, the original dancehall
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
No puedes negarme que se siente bien
You can't deny it feels good
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom
Te digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Déjame probar, yo sé que tienes verde
Let me try it, I know you have green
Desde acá lo veo casi fosforescente
From here I see it's almost phosphorescent
Eso no se pierde aquí ni por accidente
That doesn't get lost here, not even by accident
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Fumando es como la gente se entiende
Smoking is how people understand each other
Esa ultravoz de la conciencia no miente
That ultra-voice of consciousness doesn't lie
Aunque los otros cinco sentidos lo intenten
Even if the other five senses try to
Digo, saca, prende y sorprende
I say, pull out, light up, and surprise
Nunca hemos sido de seguir la corriente
We've never been ones to go with the flow
Deja que el perico otras narices reviente
Let the blow bust up other noses
Por acá seguimos alimentando la mente
Over here we keep feeding the mind
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
No puedes negarme que se siente bien
You can't deny it feels good
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Es tiempo de que nos hablemos de frente
It's time we talk to each other straight
En Uruguay se sentó un precedente
In Uruguay a precedent was set
Más que necesario, el cambio es inminente
More than necessary, the change is imminent
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
De esta lucha siempre hemos sentados en el frente
We've always been at the forefront of this fight
Civilizadamente desobedientes
Civilly disobedient
Aunque aparentemos ser los locos de siempre
Although we seem like the same old crazies
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
No es que no importe lo que piense la gente
It's not that we don't care what people think
Es que poco a poco trastoquemos las mentes
It's that little by little we disrupt minds
Hasta que se concientice el continente
Until the continent becomes aware
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
No puedes negarme que se siente bien
You can't deny it feels good
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom
Me cansé, me cansé, de comprar me cansé
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired of buying
Desde ahora pa' 'lante lo que hay es crecer
From now on all there is is growing
Una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco matas, o seis
One, two, three, four, five plants, or six
Si aquí hay Monsanto ya no creo en la ley
If Monsanto's here I don't believe in the law
No tiene peso lo que me diga el juez
What the judge tells me holds no weight
Vamos a virar la balanza al revés
We're gonna turn the scales upside down
Con siete, ocho, nueve matas, o diez
With seven, eight, nine plants, or ten
Voy para adentro pero digo otra vez
I'm going to jail but I'll say it again
Me cansé, me cansé, de comprar me cansé
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired of buying
Desde ahora pa' 'lante lo que hay es crecer
From now on all there is is growing
Esa guerra anti drogas es un juego de poder
That war on drugs is a power game
Letal entre la DEA y el cartel
Lethal between the DEA and the cartel
A más dinero más armamento
More money, more weaponry
El crimen simplemente sigue en aumento
Crime simply continues to rise
Muy bien comprendo cómo es que muere el pez
I know very well how a big mouth gets you caught
Pero lejos del miedo te lo digo otra vez
But far from fear I'll tell you again
Me cansé, me cansé, de comprar me cansé
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired of buying
Desde ahora pa' 'lante lo que hay es crecer
From now on all there is is growing
Me cansé, me cansé, de comprar me cansé
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired of buying
Me cansé, de comprar me cansé
I'm tired, I'm tired of buying
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Déjame probar, yo sé que tienes verde
Let me try it, I know you have green
Desde acá lo veo casi fosforescente
From here I see it's almost phosphorescent
Eso no se pierde aquí ni por accidente
That doesn't get lost here, not even by accident
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Fumando es como la gente se entiende
Smoking is how people understand each other
Esa ultravoz de la conciencia no miente
That ultra-voice of consciousness doesn't lie
Aunque los otros cinco sentidos lo intenten
Even if the other five senses try to
Digo, saca, prende y sorprende
I say, pull out, light up, and surprise
Nunca hemos sido de seguir la corriente
We've never been ones to go with the flow
Deja que la coca otras narices reviente
Let the coke bust up other noses
Por acá seguimos alimentando la mente
Over here we keep feeding the mind
Digo saca, prende y sorprende
I say pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Saca, prende y sorprende
Pull out, light up, and surprise
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
No puedes negarme que se siente bien
You can't deny it feels good
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom, bem dirili bom
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
Bem dirili bom come dirili bom skank
No puedes negarme que se siente bien
You can't deny it feels good
No puedes negarme que se siente bien
You can't deny it feels good
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