El Primo Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Primo by Juan Luis Guerra from Spanish to English.
Oh-woh, tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Oh-woh, I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Y no sé cómo calificarlo
And I don't know how to describe him
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Y no sé cómo calificarlo
And I don't know how to describe him
Woh, tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Woh, I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Que se tuesta con un sol de mayo
That he tans with a May sun
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Que se tuesta con un sol de mayo
That he tans with a May sun
Que maneja de reversa
That he drives in reverse
Que es poeta y escultor
That he's a poet and sculptor
Que cocina sin receta
That he cooks without a recipe
Todo lo que quiere y más
Everything he wants and more
Yeah, tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Yeah, I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Que ahora sueña con ser diputado
That now he dreams of being a congressman
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Que ahora sueña con ser diputado
That now he dreams of being a congressman
Oh, yo tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Oh, I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Que se tranca como mesa de dados
That he gets stuck like a dice table
Pero que tengo un primo, Baldemiro
But that I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Que se tranca como mesa de dados
That he gets stuck like a dice table
Que es jurista, licenciado
That he's a jurist, lawyer
Cirujano y buen actor
Surgeon and a good actor
Periodista asalariado
Salaried journalist
Todo, todo lo que quiere y más
Everything, everything he wants and more
(Yeah, yeah, eh)
(Yeah, yeah, eh)
(Oh)
(Oh)
(Yey)
(Yey)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que conoce a Michael Jordan y es actor
That he knows Michael Jordan and he's an actor
Tengo un primo (hmm)
I have a cousin (hmm)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que respira bajo el agua y es pintor
That he breathes underwater and he's a painter
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que es sociólogo y piloto de un avión
That he's a sociologist and an airplane pilot
Tengo un primo (no no no)
I have a cousin (no no no)
Tengo un primo (eh)
I have a cousin (eh)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Oye que te dije que no quiero repetirlo más (anja)
Listen, I told you I don't want to repeat it anymore (anja)
Que maneja de reversa
That he drives in reverse
Que es poeta y escultor
That he's a poet and sculptor
Que cocina sin receta
That he cooks without a recipe
Todo lo que quiere y más
Everything he wants and more
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo (yeah-yeh)
I have a cousin (yeah-yeh)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que se viste de De La Renta al por mayor
That he dresses in De La Renta wholesale
Tengo un primo (anja)
I have a cousin (anja)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que es más fuerte que Sylvester Stallone
That he's stronger than Sylvester Stallone
Tengo un primo (yeah-eh)
I have a cousin (yeah-eh)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que es jurista, cirujano y buen cantor
That he's a jurist, surgeon and a good singer
Tengo un primo (uh-no-oh)
I have a cousin (uh-no-oh)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Oye que te dije que no quiero repetirlo más (anjá)
Listen, I told you I don't want to repeat it anymore (anjá)
Que ha subido al pico Duarte
That he has climbed Pico Duarte
Que es atleta y campeón
That he's an athlete and champion
Que bucea sin un tanque, vea
That he dives without a tank, see
Todo lo que quiere
Everything he wants
Todo lo que quiere, vamos
Everything he wants, come on
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo, eh
I have a cousin, eh
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que es jurista, licenciado
That he's a jurist, lawyer
Cirujano y buen actor
Surgeon and a good actor
Periodista asalariado, ven
Salaried journalist, come
Todo lo que quiere, todo lo que quiere y más
Everything he wants, everything he wants and more
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo (yeah-eh)
I have a cousin (yeah-eh)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que respira bajo el agua y es doctor
That he breathes underwater and he's a doctor
Tengo un primo (mm-hmm)
I have a cousin (mm-hmm)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Toca puerta y dice que toca trombón
He knocks on doors and says he plays trombone
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Que es cantante, pelotero y boxeador
That he's a singer, baseball player and boxer
Tengo un primo (no no no, woh-oh)
I have a cousin (no no no, woh-oh)
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Tengo un primo
I have a cousin
Oye que te dije que no quiero repetirlo más (anjá)
Listen, I told you I don't want to repeat it anymore (anjá)
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Juan Luis Guerra
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diputado — congressman / deputy
Diputado translates to "congressman" or "deputy". It's an interesting word because it refers to a political office, which isn't a common theme in many songs.
In the song, Juan Luis Guerra describes his cousin Baldemiro as someone who "sueña con ser diputado" (dreams of being a congressman). This highlights Baldemiro's ambitious and multifaceted personality, adding a unique and unexpected dimension to his character. It's a word that stands out from the usual vocabulary of love or party songs.
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