Réplica Lyrics in English Akapellah
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Réplica by Akapellah from Spanish to English.
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Las palabras se las lleva el viento
Words are carried away by the wind
Las acciones marcan
Actions leave a mark
Yeah
Yeah
Otro concierto más repleto de personas
Another concert full of people
Otro camerino más con putas y drogas
Another dressing room with whores and drugs
Whisky caro con soda, los tenis que están de moda
Expensive whiskey with soda, the trendy sneakers
Todos en el party ríen pero estando a solas lloran
Everyone at the party laughs but cries when alone
Otro kush caro, otra cena lujosa
Another expensive kush, another luxurious dinner
Pero es otro minuto más sin mi hijo y mi esposa
But it's another minute without my son and my wife
Es otro día que me duermo al salir el sol
It's another day I fall asleep when the sun rises
Y al despertarme fue otro día que se me pasó
And when I woke up, another day had passed me by
Otro día más que mi mamá está lejos
Another day my mom is far away
Y se me olvidó escribirle porque yo soy un pendejo
And I forgot to write to her because I'm an a**hole
A veces paso meses sin escribirle a mi viejo
Sometimes I go months without writing to my old man
No soy tan bueno cuando me sincero ante el espejo
I'm not so good when I'm honest with myself in the mirror
Es que yo no planeé esta vida, nada de esto lo soñé
I didn't plan this life, I didn't dream any of this
Yo solo quería mostrar mis rimas cuando comencé
I just wanted to show my rhymes when I started
Crecí durmiendo en casa ajena en todo Palo Negro
I grew up sleeping in other people's houses all over Palo Negro
Rapeando en las camioneticas que iban pa mi pueblo
Rapping in the minibuses that went to my town
Me criaron pa estudiar y subsistir mediante un sueldo
They raised me to study and subsist on a salary
Pero la pateadeara de calle me dio el don del verbo
But hitting the streets gave me the gift of gab
Mi más preciado tesoro son mis recuerdos
My most precious treasure are my memories
Mi debilidad más grande quizá sufrir de los nervios
My biggest weakness is perhaps suffering from nerves
De donde vengo, no era común ser un rapero
Where I come from, it wasn't common to be a rapper
Nadie lo había logrado hasta que llegó Canserbero
Nobody had achieved it until Canserbero arrived
Quién iba a imaginar que aquel gordito de Turmero
Who would've imagined that chubby kid from Turmero
Terminaría cantando y conociendo el extranjero
Would end up singing and knowing foreign lands
Sudado por la brisa, repetía las camisas
Sweaty from the breeze, he repeated shirts
Desde el 2007, improvisa que improvisa
Since 2007, he improvises and improvises
De cuando vestir ancho ameritaba una requisa
From when wearing baggy clothes warranted a search
Y por andar grafiteando te daban una paliza
And for graffitiing, they'd give you a beating
En mi familia siempre me miraron grande
In my family, they always saw me as great
Pero dudaron cuando decidí independizarme
But they doubted when I decided to become independent
No pude complacerlos con estudiar y graduarme
I couldn't please them by studying and graduating
Me tuve que ganar su confianza y reivindicarme
I had to earn their trust and redeem myself
Como si fuera poco de repente me hice padre
As if that weren't enough, suddenly I became a father
Con mucha más razón ahora debía ser responsable
With much more reason, now I had to be responsible
Jamás olvidaré aquella llamada que hice a un pana
I'll never forget that call I made to a friend
Que transformó mi vida de la noche a la mañana
That transformed my life overnight
Semana tras semana, depresiones fueron varias
Week after week, there were several depressions
Cuando nació el bebé no tuve ni pa la cesarea
When the baby was born, I didn't even have money for the C-section
Me lo prestó una tía mía que se llama Leonarda
An aunt of mine named Leonarda lent it to me
Porque aunque dude a veces tengo un Dios que me respalda
Because even though I sometimes doubt, I have a God who supports me
Primero fue Perú, después vino Ecuador
First it was Peru, then Ecuador came
Luego conocí México, Chile y después Colombia
Then I knew Mexico, Chile, and then Colombia
Ya por América Latina, a Pedro Elías lo nombran
Now throughout Latin America, Pedro Elías is named
De aquel gordo inseguro no quedaba ni la sombra
Not even the shadow of that insecure fat kid remained
Uh, pero como 2pac le dijo a Biggie
Uh, but as 2pac told Biggie
'Disfruta del principio porque luego es duro vivir'
"Enjoy the beginning because later it's hard to live"
Debiéndote a personas que te admiran y te añoran
Owing yourself to people who admire and long for you
Pero nunca sabrán si sufres, si ríes o lloras
But they'll never know if you suffer, if you laugh or cry
Si hay comida en tu nevera o agua en tu cantimplora
If there's food in your fridge or water in your canteen
Si tu bebé está enfermo o estás mal con tu señora
If your baby is sick or you're not well with your wife
Solo están para hablar atrás de una computadora
They're only there to talk behind a computer
Y juzgarme como si me conocieran en persona
And judge me as if they knew me in person
Pregunten en la calle a todo el que me ha conocido
Ask everyone who has known me on the street
Cuando camino mi pueblo y con la gente me consigo
When I walk my town and meet people
Si luego de estos años y toda la mierda que he vivido
If after these years and all the sh*t I've lived
Hay egocentrismo en mi mirada al conversar conmigo
There's egocentrism in my gaze when talking to me
Disculpas no les pido porque asumo lo que digo
I don't ask for apologies because I stand by what I say
Y no me justifico que no pienso bien cuando me arrecho
And I don't justify that I don't think straight when I get mad
A pesar de que mi trabajo es ser un liricista
Even though my job is to be a lyricist
Las palabras se las lleva el viento y marcan son los hechos
Words are carried away by the wind and actions are what leave a mark
Gracias a ustedes yo tengo comida y techo
Thanks to you, I have food and a roof
Y claro que me debo a ustedes pero no les da derecho
And of course I owe you, but that doesn't give you the right
Estar al asecho del último tema que haya hecho
To be on the lookout for the latest track I've made
Porque esta de moda criticármelo así suene arrecho
Because it's trendy to criticize it, even if it sounds great
Y si suena mal qué importa, yo estoy abierto a opiniones
And if it sounds bad, who cares, I'm open to opinions
De gente que en verdad primero escuchan las canciones
From people who truly listen to the songs first
De gente que en verdad oyen mis improvisaciones
From people who truly hear my improvisations
No de los que simplemente repiten lo que otros ponen
Not from those who simply repeat what others post
Yo no llamé 'retraso' a las personas que me apoyan
I didn't call "retarded" the people who support me
Sino a los que les encanta meter la mano en la olla
But those who love to stick their hand in the pot
Aún no tengo ni casa, ni carro y tampoco joyas
I still don't have a house, a car, or jewelry
Yo sólo intento ser feliz, coño, ¿por qué se enrollan?
I'm just trying to be happy, d*mn, why do you get so worked up?
Y si quiero irme pa Europa o pa los Estados Unidos
And if I want to go to Europe or the United States
Es por la mismísima razón que tú también te has ido
It's for the very same reason you've also left
Eso no significa que de mi raíz me olvido
That doesn't mean I forget my roots
Si no que estamos pelando bola y todo está jodido
But that we're struggling and everything is f*cked up
Esto no es otro comunicado, esto es otra canción
This isn't another statement, this is another song
Como tantas con las que según gane tu admiración
Like so many with which I supposedly earned your admiration
Y te llegué al corazón y te serví de inspiración
And I reached your heart and served as inspiration
Pero apenas tropecé, me desmechaste sin razón
But as soon as I stumbled, you tore me apart for no reason
Por un error que cometí, ahora me estás destruyendo
For a mistake I made, now you're destroying me
Juzgando como si ninguno estuviera sufriendo
Judging as if none of you were suffering
Si dudan de mi integridad y la humildad que tengo
If you doubt my integrity and the humility I have
Entonces les recuerdo quien soy y de donde vengo
Then I remind you who I am and where I come from
Soy Pedro
I'm Pedro
Elías Aquino
Elías Aquino
El Akapellah de Turmero
The Akapellah from Turmero
De mi pueblito el primero
The first from my little town
Y yo no me comparo con Canserbero
And I don't compare myself to Canserbero
Esto fue pa todos los que escribieron
This was for all those who wrote
Y me juzgaron sin preguntarme primero
And judged me without asking me first
Pero igual los quiero
But I still love them
Faranduleros
Showbiz people
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pateadeara — street smarts / hustling
Pateadeara is a colloquial and somewhat rare term, especially in music, that refers to the experience gained from being out on the streets, often implying street smarts, hustling, or navigating difficult urban environments.
In the context of the song, Akapellah says, "Pero la pateadeara de calle me dio el don del verbo" (But the street smarts gave me the gift of gab). This highlights how his experiences growing up in the streets, rather than formal education, shaped his ability to rap and express himself, making it a unique and powerful word choice.
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