Pedro Navaja Lyrics in English Rubén Blades , Willie Colón

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pedro Navaja by Rubén Blades from Spanish to English.
Take 2, ok
Take 2, ok
One-two, one two three
ONE-TWO, One Two Three
Por la esquina del viejo barrio lo vi pasar
On the corner of the old neighborhood I saw it pass
Con el tumbao' que tienen los guapos al caminar
With the tomb 'that the handsome have when walking
Las manos siempre en los bolsillos de su gabán
Hands always in his gabán pockets
Pa' que no sepan en cuál de ellas lleva el puñal
Pa 'that they do not know which one of them carries the dagger
Usa un sombrero de ala ancha y de medio lado
Use a wide -and -side hat
Y zapatillas por si hay problemas salir volado
And shoes in case there are problems flying
Lentes oscuros pa' que no sepan qué está mirando
Dark lenses pa 'do not know what you are looking at
Y un diente de oro que cuando ríe se ve brillando
And a golden tooth that when he laughs he looks shining
Como a tres cuadras de aquella esquina una mujer
Like three blocks from that corner a woman
Va recorriendo la acera entera por quinta vez
He travels the whole sidewalk for the fifth time
Y en un zaguán entra y se da un toque para olvidar
And in a zaguán enters and gives a touch to forget
Que el día está flojo y no hay clientes pa' trabajar
That the day is lazy and there are no customers to work
Un carro pasa bien despacito por la avenida
A car is very slowly on the avenue
No tiene marcas pero to' saben ques' policia
It has no brands but they know chee 'police
Pedro Navaja las manos siempre dentro el gabán
Pedro Navaja always inside the gabán
Mira y sonríe y el diente de oro vuelve a brillar
Look and smile and the gold tooth shines again
Mientras camina pasa la vista de esquina a esquina
While walking the corner to corner view
No se ve un alma está desierta toda la avenida
You can not see a soul all avenue is deserted
Cuando de pronto una mujer sale de un zaguán
When suddenly a woman leaves a zaguan
Y Pedro Navaja aprieta un puño dentro del gabán
And Pedro Navaja squeezes a fist inside the gabán
Mira pa' un lado mira pal' otro y no ve a nadie
Look Pa 'One side looks pal' another and does not see anyone
Y a la carrera pero sin ruido cruza la calle
And to the race but without noise crosses the street
Y mientras tanto en la otra acera va esa mujer
And meanwhile on the other sidewalk goes that woman
Refunfuñando pues no hizo pesos con qué comer
Refusing because he did not make pesos what to eat
Mientras camina del viejo abrigo saca un revolver, esa mujer
While walking from the old coat, he takes out a revolver, that woman
Iba a guardarlo en su cartera pa' que no estorbe
I was going to save it in his portfolio for not hindering
Un treinta y ocho Smith Wesson del especial
A thirty -eight Smith Wesson of the special
Que carga encima pa' que la libre de todo mal
That loads on top that the free of all evil
Y Pedro Navaja puñal en mano le fue pa' encima
And Pedro Navaja Puñal in hand was pa 'on him
El diente de oro iba alumbrando
The golden tooth was lighting
Todas la avenida, guiso fácil
All Avenue, easy stew
Mientras reía el puñal hundía sin compasión
While the dagger laughed without compassion
Cuando de pronto sonó un disparo como un cañón
When suddenly a shot sounded like a cannon
Y Pedro Navaja cayó en la acera mientras veía, a la mujer
And Pedro Navaja fell on the sidewalk while watching the woman
Que revolver en mano y de muerte herida ahí le decía
That stirring in hand and death wounded there told him
Yo que pensaba hoy no es mi día estoy salá
I thought today is not my day, I'm out
Pero Pedro Navaja tú estas peor, no estas en na
But Pedro Navaja are worse, you are not in Na
Y créanme gente que aunque hubo ruido nadie salió
And believe me people who although there was noise nobody came out
No hubo curiosos, no hubo preguntas y nadie hablo
There were no curious, there were no questions and nobody spoke
Sólo un borracho con los dos muertos se tropezó
Just a drunk with the two dead tripped
Cojio el revolver, cojio los pesos y se marchó
Cojio el Revolver, fuck the weights and left
Y tropezando se fue cantando desafinao'
And stumble
El coro que aquí le traje y da el mensaje de mi canción
The choir that brought you here and gives the message of my song
La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida ay dios
Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life and God
La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida, ay dios
Life gives you surprises, surprises gives you life, oh god
Pedró Navaja, suerte salada y bocon
Pedró razor, luck salted and bocon
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida ay dios
Surprises give you life or God
Y nunca nunca se me olvido a mi, lo que el borracho canto pa' mi
And I never forget me, what the drunk singing pa 'mi
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida ay dios
Surprises give you life or God
Pedro Navaja, suerte salada
Pedro Navaja, Luckily Lucky
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida ay dios
Surprises give you life or God
Y una sirena canto
And a singing siren
Esa tragedia allá en Nueva York
That tragedy there in New York
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida, ay dios
Surprises gives you life, oh god
Ay barrio hispano
Ay Hispanic neighborhood
Barrio de bravos señor
Bravos neighborhood sir
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida, ay dios
Surprises gives you life, oh god
Una novela cafquiana, a nivel de callejon
A Cafquiana novel, at Callejon level
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida, ay dios
Surprises gives you life, oh god
Lara-lala lara-ra tan tan ra, lara-lala
Lara-Lala Lara-ra so so ra, Lara-Lala
Montuno, one two, y one two three
Montuno, One Two, and One Two Three
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida, ay dios
Surprises gives you life, oh god
Ehh-lere-le, lere-le-le
Ehh-lere-le, lyre-le-le
Y el barrio canto
AND THE CANTO NEIGHBORHOOD
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vida, ay dios
Surprises gives you life, oh god
Pedro Navaja, en la cera callo
Pedro Navaja, in the blind wax
Callo mi pana
I call my corduroy
La vida te da sorpresas
Life gives you surprises
Sorpresas te da la vi, roll back
Surprises gives you the VI, Roll Back
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