Palabras Con Sentido Lyrics in English by Daddy Yankee, Pinto

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Palabras Con Sentido by Daddy Yankee from Spanish to English.
Recuerdo como ayer
I remember it like yesterday
Que tan sólo por escuchar esta música te trataban como un criminal
That just for listening to this music they'd treat you like a criminal
Yeah, te arrestaban violando tus derechos
Yeah, they'd arrest you, violating your rights
Todavía el prejuicio no está satisfecho
Prejudice still isn't satisfied
Me señalan con el deo' del discrimen
They point the finger of discrimination at me
Hasta que me den pena de muerte sin cometer un crimen
Until they give me the death penalty without committing a crime
¿Se supone que no me defienda?
Am I supposed to not defend myself?
¿Que la injusticia me gane la contienda?
That injustice beats me in the fight?
No soy un mantenío, tengo lo mío
I'm not a freeloader, I've got my own
Una compañía mundial y salí del caserío
A worldwide company and I came out of the projects
Gracias al perreo sigo creando empleos
Thanks to perreo I keep creating jobs
Una mala educación es la que crea reos
A bad education is what creates inmates
Te pasas hablando de mí
You keep talking about me
Antes de hablar mírate bien
Before you talk, look at yourself
Se puede mejorar el país y mi barrio
The country and my hood can get better
En vez de estar pendiente a mí
Instead of being focused on me
Haga su parte usted también
Do your part too
Se puede mejorar el país Y mi barrio
The country and my hood can get better
La calle te da lo que un libro no te enseña
The street gives you what a book doesn't teach you
Y un libro te enseña lo que la calle no te da
And a book teaches you what the street doesn't give you
La dignidad por el oro no se empeña
Dignity isn't pawned for gold
Por eso me mantengo firme frente a la sociedad
That's why I stand firm before society
Con palabras rebuscadas dejen mentiras elaboradas
With fancy words they leave elaborate lies
Pa' engañarte, su confusíon organizada
To fool you, their organized confusion
Mi punto es real, si lo que canto está mal, clausura la música en general
My point is real, if what I sing is wrong, shut down music in general
Qué escuchaban los autores del 9/11
What were the authors of 9/11 listening to
Qué escuchaba Timothy McVeigh en aquel entonces?
What was Timothy McVeigh listening to back then?
Qué escuchaba el asesino del famoso Beatle?
What was the killer of the famous Beatle listening to?
Qué escuchaba Mao Tse Tung, Stalin y Hitler
What were Mao Tse Tung, Stalin and Hitler listening to
Te pasas hablando de mí
You keep talking about me
Antes de hablar, mírate bien
Before you talk, look at yourself
Se puede mejorar el país y mi barrio
The country and my hood can get better
En vez de estar pendiente a mí
Instead of being focused on me
Haga su parte usted también
Do your part too
Se puede mejorar el país y mi barrio
The country and my hood can get better
Necesitamos la verdad del periodista
We need the truth from the journalist
Necesitamos más inspiración de los artistas
We need more inspiration from the artists
Necesitamos el compromiso de la familia
We need the commitment of the family
Necesitamos que la iglesia se mantenga en vigilia
We need the church to stay on vigil
Necesitamos que la muerte no sea la noticia del día
We need that death not be the news of the day
Más acción, menos politiquería
More action, less politicking
Necesitamos darle vida al pensamiento estéril
We need to give life to sterile thought
Vamos a demostrar que no somos un pueblo débil
Let's show that we aren't a weak people
Necesitamos que el rico ayude al pobre
We need the rich to help the poor
Y que el pobre no juzgue al hombre
And that the poor not judge the man
Hay que sanar el problema desde la raíz
We have to heal the problem from the root
Necesitamos la unión de todo el país
We need the union of the whole country
Te pasas hablando de mí
You keep talking about me
Antes de hablar, mírate bien
Before you talk, look at yourself
Se puede mejorar el país y mi barrio
The country and my hood can get better
En vez de estar pendiente a mí
Instead of being focused on me
Haga su parte usted también
Do your part too
Se puede mejorar el país y mi barrio
The country and my hood can get better
Y aprovecho la oportunidad para hacer un llamado a la unión
And I take the chance to make a call for unity
Decirle no al discrimen, al prejuicio y a la marginación que tanto nos divide
To say no to discrimination, prejudice and marginalization that divide us so much
La música urbana crea empleos, salva vidas como La de este servidor
Urban music creates jobs, saves lives like that of this servant
Y le ha dado las herramientas como a mucho de mis colegas y a mí para superarnos
And has given tools to many of my colleagues and me to better ourselves
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Palabras Con Sentido is Daddy Yankee’s fiery open letter to anyone who ever dismissed reggaetón as a crime rather than a culture. Drawing on memories of police raids and social prejudice, the Puerto Rican icon flips the script: how can a rhythm be guilty while the real causes of violence remain unchecked? He proudly reminds listeners that perreo built a global company, created jobs, and lifted him out of the projects. With punchy lines he exposes the hypocrisy of blaming music for society’s ills, asking why history’s real villains were not defined by their playlists.

Far from a self-centered rant, the track is a rallying cry for collective action. Daddy Yankee and Pinto urge journalists, artists, families, churches, the rich, and the poor to join forces and heal problems at the root. The chorus repeats a simple challenge: stop pointing fingers, look in the mirror, and help improve the country and the barrio. In short, the song is both a defense of urban music and a call for unity, dignity, and social responsibility—wrapped in a beat that proves words with purpose can still make you dance.

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