Calle 13: Tango Del Pecado

I love this song. I mean, its great on its own but the more you know about it the more fun it is. The song refers to Residente (the voice behind the act) who has been dating one of the lovely Puerto Rican ladies who won the Miss Universe competition [side note: the Miss Universe competition is as I understand it, a real point of pride for PR]. Despite being an eligible and well educated bachelor, her family wanted nothing to do with vulgar quasi-reggaeton act and refused to meet him.


Here's a link to the (pretty goofy) video: YouTube - NEW Calle 13 - Tango del Pecado video de Residente Visitante
Another side note for those unfamiliar with the group: the other guy in the white suit in the beginning is Residente's half brother (Visitante) who is the other half of the act (killer musician...)

Anyway, I've found some translations for this song, but I still have a number of questions or grey areas. I'd really appreciate it if someone could fill me in!

(Coro) Tres vueltas de carnero
Three ram spins *(*** is a ram spin?)
y flat te fuistes por el agujero,
And flops! You went down the hole *(its this an alice in wonderland thing?)
todos los groseros a bailar encima de lava volcánica
All the rude ones dance over volcanic lava
súbele el volumen a la música satánica (2x)
Turn up the volume to the satanic music
Vamos a quemarnos en el fuego con el diablo
We are going to burn in the fire with the devil
residente el máximo exponente del pecado.
Residente… the *highest exponent* of sin!

Oye princesa llego tu príncipe, el grosero,
Hey princess, your prince the vulgar arrived
los bochincheros que se pongan un babero,
That the brawlers *put on a bib*
móntate aquí en mi velero
Get up here in my sailboat
y vamos a insultar al mundo entero,
And we are going to insult the whole world
a mi no me sale lo de caballero
Gentlemanship doesn’t suit me
y por ende la gente no comprende
And besides, people don’t understand
que mi enchule por ti nunca se expira,
That my endearment for you will never end
vente vamonos de jira,
Come! Let us go touring!!
vamos volando como a treinta-mil pies de altura,
Let us go flying __ 30 thousand feet high *(am I missing something w/o the como?)
vamos a empollar veinte criaturas,
Let us hatch, 20 creatures *(supposed to be nonsensical?)
yo te prometo como cien aventuras.
I promise you __ 100 adventures *(no como here either)
Doña contentura pa tu cintura dóblate y enséñame la dentadura,
Double over and show me _______
cuidado el pantalón se le rompe la costura.
Be careful the trousers seam is breaking
Esos dos cachetes llenos de musculatura
Those two _____ full of musculature *(refers to what?)
se están saliendo de la envoltura
Are popping out of the wrapping
y me pone mal
And they make me sick!
pa meterle mano hay que tener un manual,
To grope her you need a manual *(talking about the girl?)
dile a tu mai que te suelte el coldon umbilical
Tell your babe to release your umbilical cord ****?
para revolcarnos por el cañaveral
To roll all over the sugar cane bed ****?

y directamente desde el infierno,
Directly from hell
habrán paso que llego el yerno,
Out of the way, the son-in-law arrives
tu papa está mas cuadrado que un cuaderno,
You daddy is square-er than a square
Y no comprende mi lenguaje moderno,
And he doesn’t understand my modern language
muévete que llego el cafre de Trujillo,
Move away, the *trashy one from Trujillo has arrived
tu mujer me caes como dedo en el anillo,
Woman you suit me like a finger in a ring
vente y múdate pa mi castillo y todos los días te cocino lomillo.
Come and move into my Castle, and every day I will cook you tenderloin

Coro

Quiero ver a todos los grillos moviendo el fondillo
I want to see all the crickets moving on the bottom *?
de boquerón a loquillo,
From anchovy to voyeur *(I don't know what this is about)
oye jibarita si te doy repelillo residente te quita el frenillo.
Hey, Jibarita if I hand you down, Residente will take off _____

Eres una hija del demonio,
You are the daughter of the demon,
estás humillando a tu patrimonio.
You are humiliating your estate
Mejor un don Juan o un Juan Antonio,
Better a Don Juan or a Juan Antonio
se chavaron por que voy directo pal matrimonio,
¡They are screwed, I am going direct to marriage!
allá en el infierno donde se goza,
There in the hell were you can enjoy yourself
donde la gente habla malo y es mas sabrosa,
Where people talk poorly and are more fun
mi bocablo lo divido en prosa,
My *word I divide in prose
jugosa, pa ponerte las oxilas grasosas.
So sweet, to get her armpits greasy
Llego la araña que la idioma daña,
The *spider of the dangerous language arrives…*
la real academia yo se la dejo a España
*I left the real academics in Spain*
así que mala mía si me pongo perverso
So my bad "gal" if I get wicked
pero es que tu me tienes escupiendo versos,
Its you that has me spitting verses
el master del universo meando territorio,
The master of the universe marking territory *(I’m not sure I have this right as it could be something related to the Ms. Universe pageant…)
se formo el jolgorio en el purgatorio,
The purgatory went crazy
a mover los rabos y los cuernos y a dejar pa después el descanso eterno.
Move the tails and horns, and *give up so we can rest eternally*

Coro 2X

Siento un dolor muy dentro de mi corazón
I feel a pain deep inside my heart
Si amarte es un pecado
If loving you is a sin
yo me quemo pues en el infierno con vos.
I will burn then in hell by you *(why vos?)

I've just corrected some thing because the rest was perfect:

Tres vueltas de carnero
Three spins [It means spinning without moving from the place you are, like when you are dancing]
y flat te fuistes por el agujero,
And flops! You fell for it [fo the music. It means she is caught with the music, she can't stop dancing]
vamos volando como a treinta-mil pies de altura,
We are flying at 30 thousand feet high [exactly it ould be "at about 30 thousand..." but that only sounds well in spanish)
vamos a empollar veinte criaturas,
Let us hatch, 20 creatures *(supposed to be nonsensical?) ---> It means "Let's have 20 children". And you know what must have done to have so many children. Yeah, he's refering to do "that" a lot.
yo te prometo como cien aventuras.
I promise you 100 adventures [the "como" must not be translated]
Doña contentura pa tu cintura dóblate y enséñame la dentadura,
Miss, this is happines for your waist, bend yourself and show me your [I don't know how to translate this last word. He says "dentadura", "teeth" because it rhymes, but he means her ***]
Esos dos cachetes llenos de musculatura
Those two buttocks, so full of meat [I think in English you would say "so round"]
pa meterle mano hay que tener un manual,
To grope it you need a manual [talking about the girl?----> No, about her ***]
dile a tu mai que te suelte el coldon umbilical
Tell your mum to cut the umbilical cord [she is grown-up]
para revolcarnos por el cañaveral
and we can lay in the reedbed [ok, lay can be a possible translation, but "revolcarnos" here means exactly "have sex in a happy, fun way, as the new lovers usually do"]

muévete que llego el cafre de Trujillo,
Move away, the savage from Trujillo has arrived

Quiero ver a todos los grillos moviendo el fondillo
I want to see everybody shaking their asses
de boquerón a loquillo,
from here to there [that's the sense, the words are chosen for rhyme matters]
oye jibarita si te doy repelillo residente te quita el frenillo.
Hey softie, if you don't like me, Residente will take your breaks off [he means Residente will free him to say everything]

estás humillando a tu patrimonio.
You are humiliating your heritage [he refers to the memory of their ancestors]
mi bocablo lo divido en prosa,
I'll turn my verses into prose
jugosa, pa ponerte las oxilas grasosas.
So sweet, to get you sweaty
Llego la araña que la idioma daña,
The spider that damages the language has arrived
la real academia yo se la dejo a España
I leave the Real Academia for Spain [The Real Academia is a very prestigious institution in Spain that takes care of the language. It says what is right and wrong in Spanish and publishes the main dictionary in our language. As you can guess, half the words reggaeton singers use don't appear in the Dictionary of the Real Academy because they're insults to the language.]
a mover los rabos y los cuernos y a dejar pa después el descanso eterno.
Move the tails and horns, and leave the "eternal rest" for later.

yo me quemo pues en el infierno con vos.
then I will burn in hell with you [why vos?-----> in some parts of Latin America the don't use the "tu" but the "vos"]

I cannot thank you enough! This is exactly what I needed.

Any chance I can get your input on the other calle 13 song I posted?

Originally Posted by Saritalr

Any chance I can get your input on the other calle 13 song I posted?

Well, that song is more difficult than this one. I'll try, but I can't guarantee I'll succeed

hey no problem! Maybe I'll put some more up... they certainly do take a while though. There is a particularly dirty one I have questions about, I have trouble with all the food/sex references.

But hey, thanks again for doing this one!

y voila

http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/sp...tml#post291858

Originally Posted by Saritalr

I love this song. I mean, its great on its own but the more you know about it the more fun it is. The song refers to Residente (the voice behind the act) who has been dating one of the lovely Puerto Rican ladies who won the Miss Universe competition [side note: the Miss Universe competition is as I understand it, a real point of pride for PR]. Despite being an eligible and well educated bachelor, her family wanted nothing to do with vulgar quasi-reggaeton act and refused to meet him.


Here's a link to the (pretty goofy) video: YouTube - NEW Calle 13 - Tango del Pecado video de Residente Visitante
Another side note for those unfamiliar with the group: the other guy in the white suit in the beginning is Residente's half brother (Visitante) who is the other half of the act (killer musician...)

Anyway, I've found some translations for this song, but I still have a number of questions or grey areas. I'd really appreciate it if someone could fill me in!

(Coro) Tres vueltas de carnero
Three ram spins *(*** is a ram spin?)
y flat te fuistes por el agujero,
And flops! You went down the hole *(its this an alice in wonderland thing?)
todos los groseros a bailar encima de lava volcánica
All the rude ones dance over volcanic lava
súbele el volumen a la música satánica (2x)
Turn up the volume to the satanic music
Vamos a quemarnos en el fuego con el diablo
We are going to burn in the fire with the devil
residente el máximo exponente del pecado.
Residente… the *highest exponent* of sin!

Oye princesa llego tu príncipe, el grosero,
Hey princess, your prince the vulgar arrived
los bochincheros que se pongan un babero,
That the brawlers *put on a bib*
móntate aquí en mi velero
Get up here in my sailboat
y vamos a insultar al mundo entero,
And we are going to insult the whole world
a mi no me sale lo de caballero
Gentlemanship doesn’t suit me
y por ende la gente no comprende
And besides, people don’t understand
que mi enchule por ti nunca se expira,
That my endearment for you will never end
vente vamonos de jira,
Come! Let us go touring!!
vamos volando como a treinta-mil pies de altura,
Let us go flying __ 30 thousand feet high *(am I missing something w/o the como?)
vamos a empollar veinte criaturas,
Let us hatch, 20 creatures *(supposed to be nonsensical?)
yo te prometo como cien aventuras.
I promise you __ 100 adventures *(no como here either)
Doña contentura pa tu cintura dóblate y enséñame la dentadura,
Double over and show me _______
cuidado el pantalón se le rompe la costura.
Be careful the trousers seam is breaking
Esos dos cachetes llenos de musculatura
Those two _____ full of musculature *(refers to what?)
se están saliendo de la envoltura
Are popping out of the wrapping
y me pone mal
And they make me sick!
pa meterle mano hay que tener un manual,
To grope her you need a manual *(talking about the girl?)
dile a tu mai que te suelte el coldon umbilical
Tell your babe to release your umbilical cord ****?
para revolcarnos por el cañaveral
To roll all over the sugar cane bed ****?

y directamente desde el infierno,
Directly from hell
habrán paso que llego el yerno,
Out of the way, the son-in-law arrives
tu papa está mas cuadrado que un cuaderno,
You daddy is square-er than a square
Y no comprende mi lenguaje moderno,
And he doesn’t understand my modern language
muévete que llego el cafre de Trujillo,
Move away, the *trashy one from Trujillo has arrived
tu mujer me caes como dedo en el anillo,
Woman you suit me like a finger in a ring
vente y múdate pa mi castillo y todos los días te cocino lomillo.
Come and move into my Castle, and every day I will cook you tenderloin

Coro

Quiero ver a todos los grillos moviendo el fondillo
I want to see all the crickets moving on the bottom *?
de boquerón a loquillo,
From anchovy to voyeur *(I don't know what this is about)
oye jibarita si te doy repelillo residente te quita el frenillo.
Hey, Jibarita if I hand you down, Residente will take off _____

Eres una hija del demonio,
You are the daughter of the demon,
estás humillando a tu patrimonio.
You are humiliating your estate
Mejor un don Juan o un Juan Antonio,
Better a Don Juan or a Juan Antonio
se chavaron por que voy directo pal matrimonio,
¡They are screwed, I am going direct to marriage!
allá en el infierno donde se goza,
There in the hell were you can enjoy yourself
donde la gente habla malo y es mas sabrosa,
Where people talk poorly and are more fun
mi bocablo lo divido en prosa,
My *word I divide in prose
jugosa, pa ponerte las oxilas grasosas.
So sweet, to get her armpits greasy
Llego la araña que la idioma daña,
The *spider of the dangerous language arrives…*
la real academia yo se la dejo a España
*I left the real academics in Spain*
así que mala mía si me pongo perverso
So my bad "gal" if I get wicked
pero es que tu me tienes escupiendo versos,
Its you that has me spitting verses
el master del universo meando territorio,
The master of the universe marking territory *(I’m not sure I have this right as it could be something related to the Ms. Universe pageant…)
se formo el jolgorio en el purgatorio,
The purgatory went crazy
a mover los rabos y los cuernos y a dejar pa después el descanso eterno.
Move the tails and horns, and *give up so we can rest eternally*

Coro 2X

Siento un dolor muy dentro de mi corazón
I feel a pain deep inside my heart
Si amarte es un pecado
If loving you is a sin
yo me quemo pues en el infierno con vos.
I will burn then in hell by you *(why vos?)

Thanks for the lyrics and translation, nobody does translation, probly cuz it takes so long...

i got really grossed out for a minute tho...because of the greasy armpit thing...yea that was gross wording...then i realized he was talking about her being sweaty...

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Boqueron and Luquillo are beaches and/or towns in Puerto Rico

el master del universo meando territorio.. is marking his territory by urinating like a dog

Thank you! I wasn't expecting a reply on this thread but I appreciate the time you took to answer. I definitely wouldn't have picked up the Boqueron and Luquillo references.

Jibarita is like a little country girl from the Puerto Rico

first i want to thank you about the information and 4 the translation
it helped me a lot.

dóblate y enséñame la dentadura - means lean over and teach me the set of teath , and what calle 13 tries to say in this expracion is that he wants her to lean over and kiss him like crazy , so crazy that he will be able 2 know his set of teath from that kiss.