El Ratón Lyrics in English Diego el Cigala

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Ratón by Diego el Cigala from Spanish to English.
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My cat is complaining
Because he can't fool around
If wherever he goes
Wherever he hides
His cat is going to look for him
At night he jumps the fence
That is, they'll say, watched
Let's see, let's see; let's see, let's see if he can hide
Without her going to see him
And no sooner is he partying
Wild feline, he has to run
This really is serious, my friend
Listen, what a mess, what a mess, what a mess is going to break out
When my kitty finds out
That the reason is so simple
That they tell his cat
That they tell his cat
It's nothing but a mouse, a mouse
From any fence a mouse comes out, hear me, from any fence
My cat is complaining
From any fence a mouse comes out, hear me, from any fence
Because he can't fool around
From any fence a mouse comes out, hear me, from any fence
At night he jumps the fence
From any fence a mouse comes out, hear me, from any fence
That in the end will catch you
Santana
Santana
Santana
Santana
Santana
Santana
Santana
Put seeds in the maraca so that it sounds
Chacucha cuchu cucha cucha, hey
Put seeds in the maraca so that it sounds
Put seeds in the maraca so that it sounds
Chacucha cuchu cucha cucha, hey
At night he jumps the fence
It's over there in the backyard
And the maracas keep sounding
Don't let them stop sounding
From any fence a mouse comes out
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SONG MEANING

El Ratón is a playful Afro-Latin jazz tune in which Diego el Cigala tells the comic tale of a restless tomcat trying to sneak out for some nighttime fun. Every time the cat vaults a fence or slips into the backyard, his ever-watchful sweetheart tracks him down and spoils the party. The lively maracas and call-and-response shouts paint the scene of a bustling barrio where gossip spreads faster than the music itself.

The twist arrives when we learn that all the commotion comes from something as tiny as un ratón – a mouse scurrying out from any random fence. Cigala uses this trivial creature as a metaphor: troubles and rumors may look huge when we are in the spotlight, but sometimes they are no more than a little mouse hiding in the dark. The song’s contagious rhythms invite you to dance while its lyrics remind you to keep life’s hassles in perspective and laugh at the small things that chase us around.

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