A Caballo Lyrics in English Johnny Pacheco
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A Caballo by Johnny Pacheco from Spanish to English.
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(Eh, discúlpeme, señora
(Eh, excuse me, ma'am
¿La casa de Johnny Ventura es por aquí?)
Is Johnny Ventura's house around here?)
(Ay, chiquillo, ahí en la esquina)
(Oh, kid, right on the corner)
Hay cosas que me entretienen
There are things that entertain me
Y otras que no me dan ganas
And others that I don't feel like doing
Yo quería grabar merengue
I wanted to record merengue
Porque eso me alegra el alma
Because that makes my soul happy
Me fui sin pensar dos veces
I left without thinking twice
Para la Dominicana
For the Dominican Republic
Podía pescar varios peces
I could catch several fish
Con una sola atarraya
With just one cast net
Y como un rayo, salimos a buscar al caballo
And like lightning, we went to look for the horse
Y como un rayo, salimos a buscar al caballo
And like lightning, we went to look for the horse
Soy el caballo, me dicen Johnny Ventura
I'm the horse, they call me Johnny Ventura
En el merengue tú sabes que hay estructura
In merengue you know there's structure
Yo soy el negro que le pone sabrosura
I'm the Black man who adds flavor
Y para ti vamos a hacer una locura
And for you we're going to do something crazy
Para escribir merengue estratosférico
To write stratospheric merengue
Para cruzar niveles hemisféricos
To cross hemispheric levels
Para olvidar asuntos del neolítico
To forget Neolithic matters
Para sentir un choque electrolítico
To feel an electrolytic shock
Schubert, Mozart y Chopin, son sus canciones tan bellas
Schubert, Mozart and Chopin, their songs are so beautiful
Pero nada se compara a un merengue de Quisqueya
But nothing compares to a merengue from Quisqueya
Qué pato a la termidor ni qué patatas chorreadas
What duck à la Thermidor or what loaded potatoes
Nada le gana a un merengue a la Dominicana
Nothing beats a merengue from the Dominican Republic
Yo estaba en Santo Domingo, más famoso que mi gloria
I was in Santo Domingo, more famous than my glory
Johnny, con su gentileza, me había llevado a la gloria
Johnny, with his kindness, had taken me to glory
De repente como un rayo, a una mujer que pasaba
Suddenly like lightning, to a woman passing by
Le dijo 'Milly Quezada, ven, que te presento a Carlos'
He told her 'Milly Quezada, come, I'll introduce you to Carlos'
Y como si nada
And as if nothing
Conocí a Milly Quezada
I met Milly Quezada
Y como si nada
And as if nothing
Conocí a Milly Quezada
I met Milly Quezada
Llegaste a mi paraíso y ya viste cómo es la cosa
You arrived at my paradise and you already saw how things are
Disfrutando un buen merengue, ¡qué música tan sabrosa!
Enjoying a good merengue, what tasty music!
Colombia y Santo Domingo son dos tierras muy hermosas
Colombia and Santo Domingo are two very beautiful lands
Se abrazan en un merengue, y ya tú ves cuánto se goza
They embrace in a merengue, and you see how much they enjoy it
Porque la música es un ser
Because music is a being
Que te hace renacer
That makes you reborn
Y se deja querer
And lets itself be loved
Y te eriza la piel
And makes your skin tingle
Con su alma de mujer
With its woman's soul
Qué viaje pa'l exterior ni qué soufflé de Marsella
What trip abroad or what Marseille soufflé
Nada le gana a tu amor y a un buen café en mi Quisqueya
Nothing beats your love and a good coffee in my Quisqueya
Qué postre a la Benidorm ni qué manzana flambeada
What Benidorm dessert or what flambéed apple
Nada le gana a un merengue a la Dominicana
Nothing beats a merengue from the Dominican Republic
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atarraya — cast net
Atarraya refers to a 'cast net', a type of fishing net that is cast by hand and spreads out as it sinks.
It's an interesting and somewhat rare word that paints a vivid picture of a specific fishing technique. In the song, the lyric "Podía pescar varios peces con una sola atarraya" (I could catch several fish with a single cast net) is a metaphor for how easily and effectively Johnny Pacheco can achieve his goals, especially in music, highlighting his skill and influence.
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