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La Muerte, by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico / Death |
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| Yo soy la
muerte, yo soy la muerte, la muerte soy, yo soy la muerte. Tengo en mi alma una pena, y en mi vida una condena, que me lastima y me quema el saber que estoy solo en el mundo y te digo, yo soy la muerte... Si Martin trae un carino, que yo quiera ciegamente, puede vivir sin temor que vivira eternamente y te digo... yo soy la muerte... Arranca Martin que te mata la muerte....si no le consigues novia a Vicente... y mirale los dientes....te esta buscando asi....que viene sin freno y viene de frente...cuando tu menos te la esperas y de repente....vete volando que se te acaba tu suerte....te ha llegado la hora Huye que te coge la muerte.. se oye una voz que dice... Viene doblando por la esquina caliente... no se salva nadie... Arrepentido si quiero verte....que por la noche por las patas te va a agarrar....y despues que te agarre no te va a soltar....y mirale los dientes... te repito... te ha llegado la hora... arrepentido llega y viene Vicente... |
[note: This was an odd song to translate, mostly because it repeats itself a lot, and it has a lot of free standing ideas/sentences. "Huye que te coge la muerte", which translates "run, that death is gonna getcha", is repeated several times, for example. In the song there are two characters: Martin, and Vicente. I asked Richie Blondet, a fellow in N.Y. who seems to know tons of details, history and trivia about Salsa, who these characters were, and I think you'll love his answer: "Martin is Martin Quinones, ex-member of El Gran Combo. Martin had been involved in a car wreck in the late 1970s, which ended his musical career with El Gran Combo. "Vicente" represents the grim reaper. "La Muerte" is their get-well card to Martin..."
Is that cool or what?! Knowing this makes the song make
soooo much more sense!] Enjoy! I am death, I am death, death is me, I am death. I have pain in my soul, and a sentence for life. It hurts and burns to know that I am alone in the world. I am death... [first sentence repeats] If Martin brings me a sweetheart that I could blindly love, he could live without fear forever. I'm telling you.. I am death [first sentence repeats] Run Martin! that death will kill you, if you don't find a girlfriend for Vincent... look at those teeth... it's looking for you.. it's coming without brakes and facing straight forward... when you least expect it, all of the sudden... fly away that your luck is running out... your time is here. Run that death will get you... I can hear a voice that says it... It's turning hot at the corner.. nobody can escape... I want to see you repent... 'cuz at night it's going to pull you by the feet, and once it gets you it won't let go... and look at those teeth!... I'm telling you again... your time is here... Vincent comes and goes... feeling repentant.... |
