Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pachuco by Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del 5to Patio from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
No se como te atreves
I don't know how dare you
A vestirte de esa forma
to dress like that
Y salir, así
and go out like this
En mis tiempos todo era elegante
In my day everything was elegant
Sin greñudos y sin rock
Without shaggy and without rock
Hey pa fuiste pachuco
Hey pa you were pachuco
También te regañaban
they also scolded you
Hey pa bailabas mambo
Hey pa you danced mambo
Tienes que recordarlo
you have to remember
No se como se atreven
I don't know how dare they
A vestirse de esa forma
To dress like that
Y salir así
and go out like this
En mis tiempos todas las mujeres
In my time all women
Eran serias no había punk
They were serious there was no punk
Hey pa fuiste pachuco
Hey pa you were pachuco
También te regañaban
they also scolded you
Hey pa bailabas mambo
Hey pa you danced mambo
Tienes que recordarlo
you have to remember
No se como se atreven
I don't know how dare they
A vestirse de esa forma
To dress like that
Y salir así
and go out like this
Mi generación era
my generation was
Decente y muy formal
decent and very formal
Hey pa fuiste pachuco
Hey pa you were pachuco
También te regañaban
they also scolded you
Hey pa bailabas mambo
Hey pa you danced mambo
Tienes que recordarlo
you have to remember
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