Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Intro: Crónica de un Nacimiento by Calle 13 from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Un 29 de noviembre del año 2005 por accidente nació el Residente
On November 29, 2005 by accident the Resident was born
El Residente acaparó los medios de repente, casi como un asalto
El Residente suddenly grabbed the media, almost like an assault.
Se metió dentro del cuerpo de un joven en Trujillo Alto
He got inside the body of a young man in Trujillo Alto
Al joven René Pérez lo convirtió en su marioneta
The young René Pérez became his puppet
Le arrancó su apellido, le quitó su identidad completa
He ripped away his last name, took away his full identity.
Le robó su familia, le quitó su novia
He stole his family, he took his girlfriend from him
Le amarró su cabeza a un baúl repleto de todas sus fobias
He tied his head to a trunk full of all his phobias.
Le puso una pistola en la boca y dos rifles en cada oreja
He put a pistol in his mouth and two rifles in each ear.
No me mates! Cállate! No quiero quejas! Y no me levantes las cejas
Don't kill me! Shut up! I don't want complaints! And don't raise my eyebrows
Yo soy el Residente Calle 13! gritaba el Residente enloquecido
I am the 13th Street Resident! shouted the crazed Resident
Despertando en aquel mundo a todos los dormidos
Waking up in that world all the sleeping
Con una navaja el Residente le arrancó la piel de la cara
With a knife the Resident tore off the skin of his face
El joven Rene Pérez casi ya no respiraba
Young Rene Perez was almost no longer breathing.
Le dijo al Residente con valentía y repudio
He told the Resident with courage and repudiation.
Ahora voy a desconectar los cables del estudio
Now I'm going to disconnect the cables from the studio
Como por arte de magia el Residente desapareció
As if by magic the Resident disappeared
Por aquellos mundos confusos nadie mas lo vio
In those confusing worlds no one else saw it
Y es que sin música el Residente Calle 13 no puede existir
And it is that without music the Resident Calle 13 can not exist
Escuchándolo es la única manera de volverlo a revivir
Listening to him is the only way to revive him
Tuvo que venir un imbécil y su música escuchar para que
It took an and his music listen to
El Residente Calle 13 nos volviera a visitar
The Resident Calle 13 will visit us again
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