Así Son Lyrics in English El Gran Combo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Así Son by El Gran Combo from Spanish to English.
En Navidad fui invitado
At Christmas I was invited
A la casa de David
To David's house
Para un tremendo festin
For a tremendous feast
Que Digo habia preparado
That I say he had prepared
Allí llegó Perez Prado
There came Perez Prado
Los Guaracheros de Oriente
The Guaracheros de Oriente
La fiesta estaba caliente
The party was hot
Johnny el Menta así dormía
Johnny el Menta was sleeping like that
Y Edimiro le decía
And Edimiro was saying
No hay cama para tanta gente
There's no bed for so many people
Vi el Gran Combo que llegaba
I saw El Gran Combo arriving
Y a Ramito el de la altura
And Ramito the tall one
Más atrás Johnny Ventura
Further back Johnny Ventura
Con Yayo el Indio charlaba
Was chatting with Yayo el Indio
Roberto Torres estaba
Roberto Torres was there
Con Javier Vazquez y su gente
With Javier Vazquez and his people
Y Ralph Mercado de repente
And Ralph Mercado suddenly
Intentó apagar la luz
Tried to turn off the light
Pero gritó Celia Cruz
But Celia Cruz shouted
No hay cama para tanta gente
There's no bed for so many people
Afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Para afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Para afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Para afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Willy Rosario y su orquesta
Willy Rosario and his orchestra
La salsa quería empezar
Wanted to start the salsa
Y Héctor Lavoe al llegar, tarde
And Héctor Lavoe, arriving late
Encontró que la selecta
Found that the selecta
Ya se encontraba dispuesta
Was already ready
Para alegrar el ambiente
To liven up the atmosphere
Y en una esquina Tito Puente
And in one corner Tito Puente
Empezaba a pestañear
Was starting to doze off
Y volvió Celia a gritar
And Celia shouted again
Azuca', no hay cama para tanta gente
Azuca', there's no bed for so many people
Audilio junto al gallito
Audilio next to the little rooster
Lo vi en la mesa sentado
I saw him sitting at the table
Y Daniel Santo' gillao'
And Daniel Santo' the tough guy
De ron se daba un traguito
Was taking a sip of rum
David estaba jalaito
David was tipsy
Y así dijo prontamente
And quickly said
Oye Machucha dámele a esta gente
Hey Machucha, give these people
De caufenero una taza
A cup of coffee
Y todo el mundo para su casa
And everyone go to your home
No hay cama para tanta gente
There's no bed for so many people
Afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Para afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Para afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Para afuera, para la calle
Outside, onto the street
Tírenlo' para abajo
Throw them down
Que son un peligro arriba
They're a danger up there
Se llenan las manos de lechón
Their hands get full of pork
Después se limpian con la cortina, y por eso
Then they clean them with the curtain, and that's why
Tírenlo' para abajo
Throw them down
Que son un peligro arriba
They're a danger up there
Allá, allá se meten al baño
There, there they go into the bathroom
Y te lo dejan como piscina, ¿tú ves?
And leave it like a pool, you see?
Tírenlo' para abajo
Throw them down
Que son un peligro arriba
They're a danger up there
Se jaltan y beben y se enferman
They eat and drink and get sick
Después te dicen: 'señora, ¿tiene aspirina?'
Then they ask you: 'ma'am, do you have aspirin?'
Tírenlo' para abajo
Throw them down
Que son un peligro arriba
They're a danger up there
Que esa trulla
That gang
Es peligrosa
Is dangerous
¡Afuera, para la calle!
Outside, onto the street!
Tírenlo' para abajo
Throw them down
Que son un peligro arriba
They're a danger up there
Oye, la verdad que con esa gente no hay quien pueda
Listen, the truth is, with those people, no one can handle it
Oye, son una amenaza
Listen, they're a threat
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