how about traslating this song. Calle 13 - Ven Y Criticame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRQdK_nURpQ
I mean the lyrics are amazing, I think we should give it a try, for ppl to all over the world to appreciate how good those lyrics relly are.
Ven y Criticame
Come and Criticize me
Nera, a mi no me seņales,
Nera, you dont signal me
que me bajes el dedo, que no me seņales,
put down your finger, dont signal me
bajame el dedito ese, ahora!
put down that little finger, now!
Ven y criticame, yo soy asi.
Come and Criticize me, I am like that
Yo soy asi, pues porque si.
I am like that, well because yeah.
Y asi naci asi, me crie asi,
and I was born like that, raised like that,
me vo' a morir asi, oh si.
im going to die like that, oh yes.
Ven y criticame, yo soy asi.
COme and criticize me, I am like that
Yo soy asi, pues porque si.
I am like that, well because yeah
Y asi naci asi, me crie asi,
and I was born like that, raised like that,
me vo' a morir asi, oh si.
im going to die like that, oh yes.
Yo soy el que nadie entiende, el loco demente,
I am the one no one understands, the demented lunatic,
la voz del pueblo, el mas buena gente,
the voice of the people, the kindest person
todo lo que yo te hable va a ser desagradable,
everything I tell you is going to be disgraceful
muy inteligente y supuestamente, poco saludable.
very intelligent and supposedly, barely healthy
Gracias a mis insultos, los niņos tiene q escucharme bajo la
supervision de un adulto.
Thanks to my insults, the children have to listen to me below adult supervision
A los que me critican, a veces me dan ganas de tener una
varita magica,
To those that criticize me, sometimes I desire a magic wand,
para convertirlos en rana y sentarlos en el marco de mi ventana ,
to turn you all into frogs and sit you down on my window ledge,
y volarles la cabeza, como se la volo nirvana.
and fly(decapitate) the head, like nirvana did.
Pero yo soy un tipo tranquilo, calmado, quieto, bastante pasivo,
but i'm the tranquil type, calm, quiet, very passive,
con casi nadie me meto,
with almost no one I fight,
excepto con los religiosos, regetoneros, politicos,
except with the religious, reggaetoners, politicians,
moralistas, posda, el fbi, la policia y por ahi sigue la lista.
moralists, posda, the fbi, the police, and around there the list continues.
En una misma oracion repito mil veces la palabra a fuego,
In the same sentence I repeat a thousand times the word on fire
me gusta ver television mientras me toco los huevos,
I like to watch tv while I touch my balls,
me gusta olerme los sobacos a ver como huelen,
I like to sniff my armpits to see how they smell,
tambien admito que antes escuchaba a van helen.
I also admit that I used to listen to Van Helen.
Siempre sufro de insomnio,
I always suffer from insomnia,
le tengo miedo al matrimonio,
I fear matrimony,
antes de casarme, prefiero pelear con 20 demonios,
before I marry, I prefer to fight with 20 demons,
morir de una sobredosis, tirarme 10 paraplegicas,
die of over-dose, inject 10 paraplegics,
vender un millon de copias con una letra generica
sell one million copies with one generic letter
Ven y criticame, yo soy asi.
Come and criticize me, I am like that.
Yo soy asi, pues porque si.
I am like that, well because yes.
Y asi naci asi, me crie asi,
and I was born like that, raised like that,
me vo' a morir asi, oh si.
I'm going to die like that, oh yes.
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Ven y criticame, yo soy asi.
Come and criticize me, I am like that.
Yo soy asi, pues porque si.
I am like that, well because yes.
Y asi naci asi, me crie asi,
and I was born like that, raised like that,
me vo' a morir asi, oh si.
I'm going to die like that, oh yes.
Estudie en escuela publica y tambien en privada,
I studied in public school, and private too,
por eso es que en la calle me salen bien la jugadas,
that's why in the street my fights turn out good,
a veces los del barrio tiene la idea equivocada
sometimes the guys from the hood have the wrong idea
y no saben que mi derecha baja igual de pesada.
and they don't know that my right falls just as heavy.
Soy clase media baja, desde la placenta,
I am kind of low class, since the beginning,
toda mi vida trabaje, para pagar la renta.
all my life I worked, to pay the rent.
Ando sin reloj, no tengo calendario,
I am without a clock, I have no calendar,
no creo en los modales, ni tampoco en diccionarios.
I don't believe in styles, neither in dictionaries.
creo que a veces me paso de la raya con mi letra violenta,
I believe that sometimes I pass the line with my violent letter
tambien creo que no voy a llegar hasta los 40, no me importa
Also I dont believe im going to reach 40, I don't care
si todo lo que escribo a ustedes los ofende.
If everything that I write offends you all.
Tampoco me importa un carajo si este disco vende,
I don't give a **** if this disc sells either,
si yo quisiera vender algo montaba una tienda.
if I want to sell something I would open up a store.
Prefiero regalarte musica, aunque tu no la entiendas,
I prefer to give you music, even if you don't understand it,
yo digo 50 malas palabras por segundo,
I say 50 bad words per second,
porque la verdad es que me gustaria cambiar este puto mundo.
because the truth is that I would like to change this ****ing world.
Vivir una vida real como un ataque al corazon,
Live a real life like an attack to the heart,
real como tener sexo sin condon,
real like having sex without a condom,
real como cualquier barrio de cualquier planeta,
real like any hood from any planet,
real como mis hermanas, que no se han hecho las tetas.
real like my sisters, that haven't had their boobs done.
Me gusta que por mi discutan y que se peleen,
I like that they discuss because of me and that they fight,
tambien me gusta que me aplaudan y que me abucheen,
I also like that they applaud for me and boo me,
me gusta dar lo que doy, me gusta ir donde voy,
I like to give what I give, I like to go where I go,
me gusta ser com soy, asi que... Oye!
I like being how I am, so... Listen!
Ven y criticame, yo soy asi.
Come and criticize me, I am like that.
Yo soy asi, pues porque si.
I am like that, well because yes.
Y asi naci asi, me crie asi,
and I was born like that, raised like that,
me vo' a morir asi, oh si.
I'm going to die like that, oh yes.
Ven y criticame, yo soy asi.
Come and criticize me, I am like that.
Yo soy asi, pues porque si.
I am like that, well because yes.
Y asi naci asi, me crie asi,
and I was born like that, raised like that,
me vo' a morir asi, oh si.
I'm going to die like that, oh yes.