El Envidioso Lyrics in English Luis Vargas
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Envidioso by Luis Vargas from Spanish to English.
Ayy
Ayy
Y ahora viene La Guerra del Mambo
And now comes The Mambo War
Porque hay gente que dicen que tiene mambo
Because there are people who say they have mambo
Y entonces esto que es
And then this is what it is
Eso lo dejamos a opción del pueblo
We leave that to the people's option
Señores tengo un amigo
Gentlemen, I have a friend
Que se está volviendo loco
that is going crazy
Señores tengo un amigo
Gentlemen, I have a friend
Que se está volviendo loco
that is going crazy
Porque el se quiere comprar
Because he wants to buy
De todo lo que yo compro
Of everything I buy
Porque el se quierе comprar
Because he wants to buy
De todo lo que yo compro
Of everything I buy
Ese amigo que yo digo
That friend that I say
era un pobre campesino
he was a poor peasant
Ese amigo que yo digo
That friend that I say
era un pobre campesino
he was a poor peasant
Yo le enseñó a trabajar
I taught him how to work
Y ahora es mi enemigo
And now he is my enemy
Yo le enseñó a trabajar
I taught him how to work
Y ahora es mi enemigo
And now he is my enemy
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
Ay
Oh
Sabes lo que me dijo
You know what he told me
'Que yo era un infeliz, y yo dejándolo'
'That I was unhappy, and I was leaving him'
Tu me conoces pajarito
You know me little bird
Dice que es el mejor
He says he is the best
Se pasa la vida hablando
He spends his life talking
Dice que es el mejor
He says he is the best
Se pasa la vida hablando
He spends his life talking
Pero de lo que yo hago
But what I do
el siempre vive copiando
he always lives copying
Pero de lo que yo hago
But what I do
el siempre vive copiando
he always lives copying
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
Ay, ju
Oh, ju
Esto si es mambo fino
This is if he is a fine mambo
Muchacho inventa algo raro
Boy invents something strange
Que todos los tuyos se parece algo anterior
That all yours look like something before
Y deja de está acechandome ombe
And stop stalking me
'Si quieren copiar, copie. Pero copien bien'
'If you want to copy, copy. But copy well'
Y yo le digo a la gente
And I tell people
No se preocupen por eso
Don't worry about that
Y yo le digo a la gente
And I tell people
No se preocupen por eso
Don't worry about that
Porque me comí la masa
Because I ate the dough
Y a el le deje los huesos
And I left the bones to him
Porque me comí la masa
Because I ate the dough
Y a el le deje los huesos
And I left the bones to him
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
Ju
Ju
Cacique Enriquillo
Cacique Enriquillo
Por largo que tenga el pico
No matter how long his beak is
a los ojos no me llega
it doesn't reach my eyes
Tu me conoces
you know me
Ahora tiene un orgullo
Now he has a pride
Con la gente de su pueblo
With the people of his town
Ahora tiene un orgullo
Now he has a pride
Con la gente de su pueblo
With the people of his town
No quiere darle el saludo
He doesn't want to say hello
Porque el se cree que es muy bueno
Because he thinks he is very good
No quiere darle el saludo
He doesn't want to say hello
Porque el se cree que es muy bueno
Because he thinks he is very good
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
El envidioso, el envidioso
The envious, the envious
El envidioso le llaman el envidioso
They call the envious the envious
Ay
Oh
'Luis pero ya deje ese hombre ya'
'Luis, but leave that man already'
'No, no, no. Quítate de ahí
'No no no. get out of there
Quítate de ahí no te metas'
Get out of there, don't get involved'
Esto es entre el y yo
This is between him and me
'Porque esto se lo busco él
'Because he asked for this
Para que aprenda a respetarme
So that he learns to respect me
que coje esta pela ahora'
What's up with this guy now?
'Pa' que vea lo que es mambo'
'So he can see what mambo is'
Toma mal agradecido
Take ill grateful
Aunque no te deba nada
Even if I don't owe you anything
Coge ahí
take it there
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