Shakty Lyrics in English Akapellah , Movimiento Original
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Shakty by Akapellah from Spanish to English.
Hemos luchado para no olvidar jamas todo lo que hay atrás
We have fought to never forget everything that's behind
Y por mi sangre va la historia de mi rap
And in my blood runs the history of my rap
Son rimas bravas como pescador artesanal
They're fierce rhymes like an artisanal fisherman
Defendiendo el mar de la vil garra empresarial
Defending the sea from the vile corporate claw
Como Atacama y el norte que reclama dignidad
Like Atacama and the north that demands dignity
Disparo barras me llaman la propaganda papa
I shoot bars, they call me the propaganda, bro
Porque apunta de batalla bro, sepulio esta espada
Because through battle, bro, I buried this sword
Otros juegan sucio y tienen mas pituto que Davalos
Others play dirty and have more connections than Davalos
Si lo sientes solo narralo, lo que pa' ti es lucro y negocio pa' nosotros es pachamama
If you feel it, just narrate it, what for you is profit and business for us is Pachamama
Yo, me traje el ego y subierto mi switch
I, I brought the ego and subverted my switch
Me niego a dar fuego a mi pueblo cual Guillermo Smith
I refuse to give fire to my people like Guillermo Smith
Piensa bien lo que tiras con tu lapicera, una rapia vacía contamina igual que una empresa salmonera
Think well what you throw with your pen, an empty rap contaminates just like a salmon farm company
Mas que elecciones y presidentes Un nuevo mañana esta en el poder de la gente
More than elections and presidents, a new tomorrow is in the power of the people
Huacho acoplate y vente, basta ya de lamentar
Bro, join in and come, enough of lamenting
La única solución (Revolución Compadre)
The only solution (Revolution, mate)
Yo, seré como un camaleón, y me camuflare
I, I'll be like a chameleon, and I'll camouflage myself
Yo, seré como un león, y fuerte rugiré
I, I'll be like a lion, and I'll roar strongly
Y cuando escupan sus balas ellos no podrán
And when they spit their bullets they won't be able to
Pues por mas que lo intenten no me notaran
Because no matter how much they try they won't notice me
Mi camuflaje elaborado de mi de rap, sera el perfecto blindaje para atacar
My camouflage made from my rap will be the perfect armor to attack
Y rugiré con tal fuerza como el león, pues mi rugido nunca a sentido temor
And I'll roar with such strength like the lion, because my roar has never felt fear
Libero mi alma y libero mi corazón
I free my soul and I free my heart
Cuando me expreso libremente en el microphone
When I express myself freely on the microphone
El MovOriginal te atrapa, tengo el poder sudaka acompañao de una metraca
The MovOriginal catches you, I have the 'sudaka' power accompanied by a machine gun
Es que voy a volar sin capa, voy a flotar sobre este mapa y luego bajar pa' la cloaca
I'll fly without a cape, float over this map and then go down to the sewer
Ponemos el orden sin placa
We establish order without a badge
Un dia alguien planto esta mata y se llama bambaata
One day someone planted this plant and it's called Bambaataa
Por mas que plata la única droga que te hidrata
More than money, the only drug that hydrates you
Por mas que una chapa, mi rap el yoga que mejora mi chakra
More than a badge, my rap the yoga that improves my chakra
Voy a vaciar el recipiente
I'm going to empty the container
Voy a Blanquear la mente para ablandar este presente
I'm going to clear the mind to soften this present
Voy a avanzar pero con pasos diferentes, Hasta llegar a un bosque un lago o tal vez un puente
I'm going to advance but with different steps, until reaching a forest, a lake or maybe a bridge
Voy a botar mi miedo y que mi yo se enfrente
I'm going to throw away my fear and let my self confront
Voy a quebrar el hielo ahora y no al día siguiente
I'm going to break the ice now and not the next day
Voy a viajar junto al torrente siempre
I'm going to travel along the torrent always
Ser como el agua que hidrato el ambiente, y dio forma a este mundo mi gente
To be like the water that hydrated the environment, and gave form to this world, my people
Hay mucho dolor al mundo hay que darle amor
There's a lot of pain, to the world we must give love
Toco mi tambor, en contra del rencor
I play my drum, against resentment
Pongo mi sabor y el orgullo de mi color
I put my flavor and the pride of my color
En honor a esta escritura que nació en Nueva York, You know?
In honor of this writing that was born in New York, you know?
I feel you what you feeling man Estamos al limite, somos asi que, al menos yo no perdí mi fe
I feel you what you feeling man, we're at the limit, that's how we are, at least I kept faith
Incremento el indice porque los discos que pusimos en Internet ya pasaron zonas limitrofes
The index increases because the albums we put on the Internet have already crossed border zones
Ya no es un mito que los dioses freestalean
It's no longer a myth that the gods freestyle
Tenemos un nivel que cualquiera lo ve y se mea
We have a level that anyone sees and pisses themselves
Chile, mucho respeto el que este servidor te brinda
Chile, much respect this servant offers you
Sube tu middle finger si el beat suena de pinga
Raise your middle finger if the beat sounds f*cking great
Hemos luchado para no olvidar jamas Todo lo que hay atrás
We have fought to never forget everything that's behind
Y por mi sangre va Historia de mi rap
And in my blood runs the history of my rap
El rap no es un genero bro, es un idioma
Rap isn't a genre, bro, it's a language
Un dogma, un antídoto, no, no es una broma
A dogma, an antidote, no, it's not a joke
Salí de la sombra deje la penumbra
I came out of the shadow, I left the gloom
Mi pluma se (compas), mi corazón (bum pa)
My pen (beats), my heart (thumps)
No me oye? dice el Dj de mi crew y le enseña a ser Dj, al Dj de tu club
Doesn't he hear me? says the DJ of my crew and teaches the DJ of your club to be a DJ
No lo hicimos por plata ni comida en el plato
We didn't do it for money or food on the plate
Yo escribía porque el alma lo pedía a cada rato
I wrote because my soul asked for it constantly
Yo, que no se apague las manos en el aire no
I, don't let the hands in the air go out, no
Que no se apague los colores de la calle
Don't let the colors of the street go out
Yo aquí seguiré inyectándole versos al cypher
I'll continue here injecting verses into the cypher
Para que rompas tu cuerpo cuando bailes
So you break your body when you dance
Eres Hip, eres Hop, eres Hip-Hop
You are Hip, you are Hop, you are Hip-Hop
Cultura y protesta sobre el altavoz
Culture and protest over the loudspeaker
Eres mi arma, mi escudo, mi alma, mi voz, mi calma, mi todo, mi vida, mi dios
You are my weapon, my shield, my soul, my voice, my calm, my everything, my life, my god
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pachamama — Mother Earth
Pachamama is a Quechua word that translates to "Mother Earth" or "Cosmic Mother." It's a powerful and culturally significant term, especially in indigenous Andean cultures, representing the living, fertile earth that sustains life.
In the context of Akapellah's lyrics, "lo que pa' ti es lucro y negocio pa' nosotros es pachamama" (what for you is profit and business, for us is Pachamama), it highlights a profound contrast between capitalist exploitation and a reverence for nature. It's an enticing word because it's not commonly found in mainstream Spanish music and offers a glimpse into a deeper cultural perspective.
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