Tony Presidio Lyrics in English Vico C
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tony Presidio by Vico C from Spanish to English.
El nino Antonio Perez, así su madre lo nombro
The boy Antonio Perez, that's what his mother named him
En el medio del bajo mundo humildemente se crio
In the middle of the underworld he was humbly raised
Sudando, buscando el pan, compitiendo con la miseria
Sweating, looking for bread, competing with misery
Su pobreza era seria, pero luchaba con mucho afan
His poverty was serious, but he fought with a lot of drive
Queria ser arquitecto why los estudios su padre pago
He wanted to be an architect and his father paid for his studies
Pero al crecer su ambicion era enorme why el crimen escogio
But when he grew up his ambition was huge and he chose crime
Las seis de la tarde esta oscureciendo
Six in the evening it's getting dark
La venta va bien why el dinero creciendo
The sale is going well and the money growing
Mucha precaucion velando la jara
Lots of caution, watching for the cops
El joven Antonio Perez se prepara
The young Antonio Perez gets ready
Tony, así le dicen a Antonio
Tony, that's what they call Antonio
El tiempo lo ha convertido en demonio
Time has turned him into a demon
Su biblia un 357, su ofio *disparo* why cobrar un billete
His bible a 357, his trade is *shoot* and collect cash
La palabra paz el no la entiende
The word peace he doesn't understand
Es un asesino why de eso depende su casa su ropa su alimento
He is a killer and on that depend his house his clothes his food
Quitando vidas en cualquier momento
Taking lives at any moment
Seis de la mañana, tocan la puerta
Six in the morning, they knock on the door
Es el jefe why Tony se despierta
It's the boss and Tony wakes up
Le dan un retrato why una direccion
They give him a picture and an address
Prepara su revolver why empieza la accion
He readies his revolver and the action starts
Tony llega al sitio indicado
Tony reaches the stated place
Vigila a la victima que esta al otro lado
He watches the victim who's on the other side
Cruzando la calle frente a el se para
Crossing the street in front of him he stops
Why sin pena le pone un magnum en la cara
and without shame he puts a magnum in his face
El cuerpo cae con un count de dinero
The body drops with a wad of cash
Tony lo recoge why se lo lleva ligero
Tony picks it up and takes it quickly
El hombre en el piso mucha sangre derrama
The man on the floor spills a lot of blood
El denero robado se invierte en marijuana
The stolen money is invested in marijuana
Tony sigue con su cruel mision
Tony continues with his cruel mission
Es uno de los grandes en la asociacion
He's one of the big ones in the association
El corrupto esconde su identidad
The corrupt one hides his identity
Es el sal de la droga rey de la maldad
He's the drug czar, king of wickedness
Las tres de la mañana, Tony dormino
Three in the morning, Tony is asleep
Los guradias tumban la puerta con mucho ruido
The guards bust down the door with lots of noise
Tony pregunta 'pero yo!, que pasos
Tony asks, 'But me!, what's up?'
'Es una orden de arresto así que shut up'
'It's an arrest warrant so shut up'
Llega el otro día compran el vocero
The next day they buy El Vocero
El pueblo lee lo de Tony primero
The people read Tony's story first
Sale culpable con to why poder
He ends up guilty with all his power
Why su familia sufriendo why llorando por el
and his family suffering and crying for him
Pasa un ano why dos o tres meses
A year and two or three months go by
Tony en el banco pierde intereses
Tony in the bank loses interest
Su nombre nuevo para el es un fastidio
His new name for him is a hassle
Ahora le dicen, Tony Presidio
Now they call him, Tony Prison
Controla los guardias corruptos que venden
He controls the corrupt guards who sell
Los que obedecen, pero pretenden
Those who obey but pretend
Romper la ley vendiendo esa cosa que llaman quimica extra-peligrosa
To break the law selling that thing they call extra-dangerous chemicals
Así es que la addicion prosigue en los presos
That's how addiction goes on among the inmates
Why Tony Presidio se aprovecha de eso
and Tony Prison takes advantage of that
Pues el es el grande el distribudor
Because he's the big one, the distributor
El que vende el polvito que le cura el dolor
The one who sells the little powder that cures the pain
Pero Tony quiere rehabilitarse
But Tony wants to rehabilitate himself
Planea una fuga why logra escaparse
He plans a breakout and manages to escape
Es un fugitivo que quiere lo mejor para su vida
He's a fugitive who wants the best for his life
Así que se largo a New York
So he ran off to New York
Pero las cosas alla no le van muy bien
But things there don't go very well for him
El taxi es muy caro why no le gusta el tren
The taxi is too expensive and he doesn't like the train
El clima es muy frio
The weather is very cold
La cosa no es la misma
The thing isn't the same
Así que prefiere progresar en su isla
So he prefers to progress on his island
Llega el avion, Tony Presidio se asoma
The plane arrives, Tony Prison looks out
Pisa su tierra sin duda se emociona
He steps on his land and without a doubt he gets excited
Llega a su barrio saludando a su gente
He gets to his hood greeting his people
Cuando siente un disparo que se cuela en su vientre
when he feels a shot that slips into his belly
El hombre Antonio Perez en el regreso a su hogar
The man Antonio Perez on the way back to his home
Queria rehabilitarse why una nueva vida comenzar
Wanted to rehabilitate himself and start a new life
Cuando de momento siente un valazo en su cuerpo
When suddenly he feels a gunshot in his body
Callendo ya casi muerto se fijo rapidamente
Falling already almost dead he quickly noticed
Un hombre que por venganza lo siguio sin descanzar
A man who out of revenge followed him without rest
Pues Tony le habia quitado la vida a un familiar
Because Tony had taken the life of one of his relatives
Que pena que el bajo mundo
What a shame that the underworld
Prosiga con este fastidio
Keeps on with this nuisance
Quye pena que muchos muerean
What a shame that so many die
Igual que Tony Presidio
Just like Tony Prison
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