Cali Buenaventura Lyrics in English Mike Bahía , DFZM
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cali Buenaventura by Mike Bahía from Spanish to English.
Cali, niña de piel morena
Cali, girl of brown skin
Que en su alegría esconde soledad y tanta pena
That in her joy hides loneliness and so much sorrow
Dicen que Cali es una pachanguera
They say that Cali is a party girl
Todos la presumen y no tiene quien la quiera
Everyone boasts about her and she has nobody that loves her
Pero es tan bella, del cielo la sucursal
But she is so beautiful, the branch of heaven
Que el diablo la hizo bajar pa' bailar con ella
That the devil made her come down to dance with her
Pero es tan bella, que no se puede olvidar
But she is so beautiful, that she cannot be forgotten
Sí, muchas saben bailar pero no como ella
Yes, many know how to dance but not like her
Pasé de Tura a Cali, de Cali a Medayork
I went from Tura to Cali, from Cali to Medayork
Como dice el tema, buscando oportunidade'
As the song says, looking for opportunities
No es fácil cuando hay problemas
It's not easy when there are problems
Dejando a mamá sola con su nene y con su nena
Leaving mom alone with her boy and her girl
Pero sabiendo que el nene mayor le iba a traer la cena
But knowing that the older boy would bring her dinner
La calle me hizo un hombre, la música me hizo un sabio
The street made me a man, music made me wise
Orgulloso de mi cultura, soy un negro de grandes labios
Proud of my culture, I am a black man with big lips
Por eso es que siempre digo: 'Buenaventura es el sol'
That's why I always say: 'Buenaventura is the sun'
La buena pa' todos mis negro', pa' mi gente y pa' mi barrio
The good for all my black people, for my people and for my neighborhood
Bala, droga, sexo, en toda las esquina'
Bullet, drug, sex, on every corner
Así se vive cuando tu estrato está en menos cero
That's how you live when your status is below zero
Los sueños están en la cancha', los colegio' y las tarimas
The dreams are on the fields, the schools and the stages
Quería estudiar psicología y ahora soy rapero
I wanted to study psychology and now I'm a rapper
Aquí hay talento, pero
Here there is talent, but
Ahí es que vienen los políticos y nos roban
That's when the politicians come and rob us
Ahí es que viene el gangster disparándole a tus sueños
That's when the gangster comes shooting at your dreams
Si somos negro', es más difícil, toca innovar
If we are black, it's more difficult, we have to innovate
No basta con el talento, te toca meter empeño
Talent is not enough, you have to put in effort
Mi puerto es mujeres lindas bailando
My port is beautiful women dancing
A las cinco mirar el marcho, hela'o en mano y sol cayendo
At five watching the sunset, ice cream in hand and sun setting
A pesar que a mis negro' los estás matando
Despite that my black people are being killed
Siempre la mano en el pecho, arrodilla'o a Dios pidiendo
Always hand on the chest, kneeling to God asking
Porque Buenaventura es el sol, rico cuando hace calor
Because Buenaventura is the sun, rich when it's hot
Hacer oficio escuchando a Gilberto, es el sabor
Doing chores listening to Gilberto, it's the flavor
Pura alegría y alcohol, pura cultura y amor
Pure joy and alcohol, pure culture and love
Buenaventura es mi casa, la llevo en el corazón
Buenaventura is my home, I carry it in my heart
Pero es tan bella, del cielo la sucursal
But she is so beautiful, the branch of heaven
Que el diablo la hizo bajar pa' bailar con ella
That the devil made her come down to dance with her
Pero es tan bella, que no se puede olvidar
But she is so beautiful, that she cannot be forgotten
Sí, muchas saben bailar pero no como ella
Yes, many know how to dance but not like her
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