Sigue Felíz Lyrics in English Willie Colón
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sigue Felíz by Willie Colón from Spanish to English.
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Mete la mano en el bolsillo
Put your hand in your pocket
Saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao
Take out and open your knife and be careful
Pónganme oído en este barrio
Listen up in this neighborhood
Muchos guapos lo han matao
Many tough guys have killed him
Calle Luna, calle sol
Moon Street, Sun Street
Oiga señor si usted quiere su vida
Listen sir if you want your life
Evitar es mejor o la tienes perdida
It's better to avoid or you've lost it
Mire señora agarre bien su cartera
Look madam hold your wallet tight
No conoce este barrio aquí asaltan a cualquiera
You don't know this neighborhood here they assault anyone
En los barrios de guapos no se vive tranquilo
In tough neighborhoods you don't live peacefully
Mide bien tus palabras o no vales ni un kilo
Measure your words well or you're not worth a thing
Camina pa'lante no mires para el'lao
Walk forward don't look to the side
Eh
Eh
Oye camina no mires pal lao
Hey walk don't look to the side
Tú tiene un santo pero no eres babalao
You have a saint but you're not a babalao
Y ten cuidao y ten cuidao
And be careful and be careful
Cuidao saca tu coco pelao
Careful, watch your head
Camina pa'lante babalao
Walk forward babalao
Saca los bolsillos tú estás arrancao
Turn out your pockets you're broke
Dile que fuiste a La Perla y pelao te han dejao
Tell them you went to La Perla and they left you broke
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babalao — Santería priest
Babalao refers to a high priest in the Santería religion, a syncretic religion with West African and Caribbean roots. It's a culturally specific and less common word in everyday Spanish.
In the song, Willie Colón uses it in a playful, almost taunting way, telling someone, "Tú tiene un santo pero no eres babalao" (You have a saint, but you're not a babalao). This implies that while the person might have some protection or luck, they don't possess the true spiritual power or wisdom of a babalao, suggesting they shouldn't be overly confident in a dangerous neighborhood.
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