Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cuidao by Ñengo Flow from Spanish to English.
Cuidao', ratón de noche, rata de día (pu)
Be careful, mouse by night, rat by day (pu)
Que hay guapo' que son policía'
There are handsome ones who are police officers
Cuidao', con los amigo' que son falso'
Be careful, with your friends who are fake
Que tú le das el deo' y te cogen el brazo
That you give them the deo' and they take your arm
Mucho cuidao', a los cobarde' no le' haga' caso
Be very careful, don't pay attention to cowards
Que aquí los traidore' terminan con tres plomazo'
Let the traitors here end with three blows
Cuidao', al miedo cáele a piñazo'
Be careful, fear is going to hit you hard
Y camina pa' que no haga papelazo
And walk so that he doesn't make a mistake
Aquí hay ratones de maya, que te enredan como un atarraya
Here there are maya mice, that entangle you like a cast net
Por debajo 'el agua, nadan como mantarraya
Beneath the water, they swim like a stingray
Por eso pongo en práctica lo que aprendimo' en Baya
That's why I put into practice what I learned in Baya
El que chotea y no se calla, hay que volarle la papaya
He who gossips and doesn't shut up, you have to blow up his papaya
Nunca hago coro con sabandija', mejor que mi corta elija
I never sing with vermin, it's better that my short one chooses
Pa' guayarte ese hocico como lija (oye)
To keep that snout like sandpaper (hey)
Dando bofetón con la' sortija'
Slapping with the 'ring'
Pa' to' los rayero' tengo una .50 que es mi hija
For the rayero's sake I have a .50 which is my daughter
No quiero amistade', falso, mejor quédate manso
I don't want friendship, false, better stay tame
Ante' que te entremo' a pepitazo' (jajaja)
Before I'll take you in with a bang (hahaha)
Le das la mano y to' quieren el brazo
You give them your hand and they all want your arm
Por eso no progresa y nunca salen del fracaso
That's why they don't progress and they never get out of failure
Cuidao' a quién ayuda', que esa enfermedad no tiene cura
Be careful who you help, this disease has no cure
Mucho' ratones nadando dentro 'e la laguna
Lots of mice swimming in the lagoon
Pa' tu viru' no hay vacuna que te cure (no)
For your virus there is no vaccine that will cure you (no)
Ni santo que me jure, a to' la (?) 'toy inmune
Not even a saint who swears to me, I'm immune to all (?)
Cuidao', ratón de noche, rata de día (pu)
Be careful, mouse by night, rat by day (pu)
Que hay guapo' que son policía'
There are handsome ones who are police officers
Cuidao', con los amigo' que son falso'
Be careful, with your friends who are fake
Que tú le das el deo' y te cogen el brazo
That you give them the deo' and they take your arm
Mucho cuidao', a los cobarde' no le' haga' caso
Be very careful, don't pay attention to cowards
Que aquí los traidore' terminan con tres plomazo'
Let the traitors here end with three blows
Cuidao', al miedo cáele a piñazo'
Be careful, fear is going to hit you hard
Y camina pa' que no haga papelazo
And walk so that he doesn't make a mistake
Dímelo Micha, ya moví la ficha
Tell me Micha, I already moved the chip
Cuba, isla bella, como dicen los Oricha'
Cuba, beautiful island, as the Oricha say
Una 40 ready que se pone media bicha
A 40 ready girl who gets really hot
Te pones a inventar, te coge el cerebro y te lo switcha
You start inventing, it takes your brain and changes it
Cuidao', de la envidia hay de lo' ratone'
Be careful, there is envy of the mouse
Dicen que son bueno' y son malo' con cojone'
They say they are good' and they are bad' with cojone'
Cuidao', de to' lo' que tiene' a tu lao'
Take care of everything that's at your side
'Tan pendiente a to' lo tuyo porque son bien presentao'
'So attentive to all your things because they are well presented'
Cuidao', el que va a matarte no lo dice
Be careful, the one who is going to kill you doesn't say it
Quizá' yo estoy de bien, porque dios a mí me bendice
Maybe I'm okay, because God blesses me
Cuidao' que se te pueden virar
Be careful, they can turn you
El que tú piensa' que e' tú hermano, es el que te va a disparar
The one you think is your brother, he is the one who is going to shoot you
Cuidao', ratón de noche, rata de día (pu)
Be careful, mouse by night, rat by day (pu)
Que hay guapo' que son policía'
There are handsome ones who are police officers
Cuidao', con los amigo' que son falso'
Be careful, with your friends who are fake
Que tú le das el deo' y te cogen el brazo
That you give them the deo' and they take your arm
Mucho cuidao', a los cobarde' no le' haga' caso
Be very careful, don't pay attention to cowards
Que aquí los traidore' terminan con tres plomazo'
Let the traitors here end with three blows
Cuidao', al miedo cáele a piñazo'
Be careful, fear is going to hit you hard
Y camina pa' que no haga papelazo
And walk so that he doesn't make a mistake
Mucho cuidao', párate en firme, barbarazo
Be very careful, stand firm, barbarian
Y no te haga' el jefe que tú eres soldado raso
And don't make the boss tell you that you are a private soldier
Llego de (?) en barrio, exclusividad (ah)
I come from (?) in the neighborhood, exclusivity (ah)
Micha y Ñengo Flow, ni miren pa' acá, oye
Micha and Ñengo Flow, don't even look here, hey
Son muchos año' viviendo de esta jodienda
There have been many years of living from this shit
Producto casero, pero de la tienda
Homemade product, but from the store
Cuando yo me muera no quiero que pongan flore' (no)
When I die I don't want them to put flower' (no)
No quiero que me griten, (no) no quiero que me lloren (no)
I don't want to be yelled at, (no) I don't want to be cried (no)
Dile a la gente 'el barrio, que canté con lo' mejore, sí
Tell the people 'the neighborhood, that I sang with it' got better, yeah
El mismo que la cante, es el mismo que la' compone
The same one who sings it, is the same one who composes it
Claro que el respeto se gana
Of course respect is earned
Claro que primero hombre y después la fama (sí)
Of course, first man and then fame (yes)
Mi conciencia limpia, duermo tranquilo en la cama
My conscience is clear, I sleep peacefully in bed
Que mucho huevo' y poco' pijama
What a lot of eggs and little pajamas
Cuidao', ratón de noche, rata de día (pu)
Be careful, mouse by night, rat by day (pu)
Que hay guapo' que son policía'
There are handsome ones who are police officers
Cuidao', con los amigo' que son falso'
Be careful, with your friends who are fake
Que tú le das el deo' y te cogen el brazo
That you give them the deo' and they take your arm
Mucho cuidao', a los cobarde' no le' haga' caso
Be very careful, don't pay attention to cowards
Que aquí los traidore' terminan con tres plomazo'
Let the traitors here end with three blows
Cuidao', al miedo cáele a piñazo'
Be careful, fear is going to hit you hard
Y camina pa' que no haga papelazo
And walk so that he doesn't make a mistake
Mucho cuidao', párate en firme, barbarazo
Be very careful, stand firm, barbarian
Y no te haga' el jefe que tú eres soldado raso
And don't make the boss tell you that you are a private soldier
Esto se baila, tranquilo y con cuidao'
This is danced, calmly and with care'
Tranquilo y con cuidao'
Calm and be careful
Tranquilo y con cuidao'
Calm and be careful
Por la sombrita, tranquilo y con cuidao'
In the shade, calmly and carefully
Jum pull, el verdadero sonido
Jum pull, the real sound
Ñengo flow, Cuba, Sinfónico, Puerto Rico
Ñengo flow, Cuba, Symphonic, Puerto Rico
Tranquilo y con cuidao'
Calm and be careful
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