Los Difuntos Lyrics in English Tego Calderon
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Difuntos by Tego Calderon from Spanish to English.
Yo tuve una visión, no fue mala
I had a vision, it wasn't bad
Como una voz que me hablaba
Like a voice that spoke to me
Una sensación sagrada
A sacred feeling
Me decía que de mi socio no me fiara
He told me not to trust my partner
No hay familia, no hay amigos, no hay nada, nada
There is no family, there are no friends, there is nothing, nothing
Dijo que mucha de la gente que más aprecio
He said that many of the people I love most
Nota en su mirar desprecio y no hay derecho
Note in your look contempt and there is no right
A lo hecho, pecho, de cristal es su techo
To the fact, chest, glass is its ceiling
Lo que sube, baja y el camino es bien estrecho
What goes up comes down and the path is very narrow
Me dijo
Told me
Son cosas del camino, mi hijo
They are things of the road, my son
Y el que se mete contigo se mete conmigo
And whoever messes with you messes with me
Mantenla cruda directo al punto
Keep it raw straight to the point
Y escríbete algo, Tego en honor a los difuntos
And write something to yourself, Tego in honor of the deceased
A veces vale la pena
Sometimes it's worth it
El hablar lo indispensable
Speaking what is essential
Hay quienes desaparecen sin saber dónde buscarles
There are those who disappear without knowing where to look for them
Esto es un comentario, sabes lo que digo
This is a comment, you know what I'm saying
No necesito jurado ni testigos
I don't need a jury or witnesses
Sigo con mi melodía, no sin aclara'
I continue with my melody, not without clarification'
Que el que no estén con nosotros, dificulta el olvidas
That the fact that they are not with us makes it difficult to forget
Pensando, me sorprendo de los que se han ido
Thinking, I wonder at those who are gone
Aunque se la hayan buscao', estarán conmigo
Even if they have asked for it, they will be with me
Yo te llevo a ti en mi mente aunque estés ausente
I carry you in my mind even if you are absent
Ya pasó bastante tiempo y no comprendo tu suerte
It's been a long time and I don't understand your luck
Ahora Calde' continua directo al asunto
Now Calde' continues directly to the matter
En honor a los hermanos que no pueden estar juntos
In honor of the brothers who cannot be together
Como en todo funeral, hubo llanto verdadero
As at every funeral, there was real crying
Con la excepción de cobardes que allí fueron y fingieron
With the exception of cowards who went there and pretended
La mayoría de su gente, justicia exigían
Most of its people, they demanded justice
Mientras su madre lloraba y al nazareno pedía
While his mother cried and the Nazarene asked
Como en to' funeral nunca falta un charlatán
As at every funeral there is never a lack of a charlatan
Que quiere reír en vez de llorar
Who wants to laugh instead of cry
Tampoco puede faltar el que jura va a vengar
Nor can the one who swears to avenge be missing
Y no tiene metal, ni bulova pa' jalar
And it has no metal, no bulova to pull
Se sabe que el dinero es motivo esencial
It is known that money is an essential motive
No solo en Puerto Rico, es problema mundial
Not only in Puerto Rico, it is a global problem
El pobre hace lo imposible pa' unos pesos ganarse
The poor man does the impossible to earn a few pesos
Olvidarse del gobierno y un día logran montarse
Forget about the government and one day they manage to set up
No hay tiempo para venganza ni pa' sentimentalismos
There is no time for revenge or sentimentality
Si en la vida quieres algo, consíguelo por ti mismo
If you want something in life, get it for yourself
El tiempo está a tu favor y el éxito por ti espera
Time is in your favor and success awaits you
Actúa prudentemente, paciencia y cautela
Act prudently, patience and caution
Lo bueno no llega fácil, hay que ser perseverante
Good things don't come easy, you have to be persistent
Las cosas salen mal, mantén el mismo plante
Things go wrong, keep the same plan
Pa' la próxima ya sabes, plancha bien, luego actúa
Next time you know, iron well, then act
Brinda lo mejor de ti antes de tu sepultura
Give your best before your burial
La vida es corta y hay que aprovecharla
Life is short and you have to take advantage of it
Cuando se va no hay como regresarla
When it leaves there is no way to return it
To' lo que uno desea es calma y quietud
All you want is calm and stillness
Cuando es un ser querido quien va dentro del ataúd
When it is a loved one who goes inside the coffin
Nadie nunca se apiada del dolor ajeno
No one ever takes pity on other people's pain
Una manta por encima y te dejan en el suelo
A blanket over you and they leave you on the floor
Tal vez un lugar, una frase, un refrán
Maybe a place, a phrase, a saying
Te hagan recordar a los que vienen y van
They make you remember those who come and go
Solo hay algo seguro en esta jungla
There is only one thing certain in this jungle
Envidia, hipocresía lleva a la tumba
Envy, hypocrisy leads to the grave
Ojo por ojo, es nuestra naturaleza
An eye for an eye, it's our nature
El caído, quién lo levanta, quién lo regresa
The fallen one, who lifts him up, who brings him back
Como en todo funeral, hubo llanto verdadero
As at every funeral, there was real crying
Con la excepción de cobardes que allí fueron y fingieron
With the exception of cowards who went there and pretended
La mayoría de su gente, justicia exigían
Most of its people, they demanded justice
Mientras su madre lloraba y al nazareno pedía
While his mother cried and the Nazarene asked
Como en to' funeral nunca falta un charlatán
As at every funeral there is never a lack of a charlatan
Que quiere reír en vez de llorar
Who wants to laugh instead of cry
Tampoco puede faltar el que jura va a vengar
Nor can the one who swears to avenge be missing
Y no tiene metal, ni bulova pa' jalar
And it has no metal, no bulova to pull
Esta canción va dedicada a to' esos seres
This song is dedicated to all those beings
Que me cuidan y me quieren
who take care of me and love me
De parte del abayarde
From the abayarde
Tego Calde'
Tego Calde'
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