Chambao Mi Primo Juan english translation
Chambao Mi Primo Juan song lyrics
Chambao Mi Primo Juan translation
Esta es la historia de mi primo Juan
This is the story of my cousin Juan
que fue al hospital por que se encontraba mal
Who was in the hospital because he was feeling bad
los doctores que le vierón to'los días
The doctors that saw him everyday
y ninguno le decía que tenia.
Not one of them told him what he had.
A dieta lo pusieron
They put him on a diet
de reposo en la cama
Of bedrest
frutita to'los días
Fruits everyday
y tres botellitas de agua.
And three little bottles of water.
Na'a de pan, na'a de sal
No bread, no salt
na'a de carne, ni pescado na'a de na'a
No meat, nor fish, nothing at all
na'a de pan, na'a de sal
No bread, no salt
na'a de carne, ni pescado na'a de na'a.
No meat, nor fish, nothing at all
Y el doctor le dijo que pa'el dolor
And the doctor said that for the pain,
siembra en tu casa María
Plant in your house Maria
siembra en tu casa María, tu jo'e
Plant in your house Maria
y cuida'o con los espías
And be careful of the spies.
Sembró con amo', Juan la María.
He planted with love, Juan la Maria
y lo cojió y se lo quito to'o la policía
And he took it and the police took it all
y como el seguía queriendo huma'
And how he still wanted huma'
salio a la calle pa' compra'.
He went out on the street to buy
Na'a de pan, na'a de sal
No bread, no salt
na'a de carne, ni pescado na'a de na'a
No meat, nor fish, nothing at all
na'a de pan, na'a de sal
No bread, no salt
na'a de carne, ni pescado na'a de na'a.
No meat, nor fish, nothing at all
Mi primo fue a por yerba que bien huele,
My cousin went for yerba that smells great
yerba que bien huele que tiene el estomago malo y le duele
Yerba that smells good that has the stomach sick and hurts him
mi primo fue a por yerba pa' huma'
My cousin went out for yerba for humans
por que la quimioterapia le esta dejando fatal.
Because the chemotherapy is leaving him fatal.
Y ya que ya no
And since, not anymore
ya no, ya no se ríe igua' mi primo
Not anymore, my cousin does not laugh the same anymore
ya no, ya no se ríe mi primo igua'
Not anymore, my cousin does not laugh the same anymore
ya no, ya no se ríe igua' mi primo
Not anymore, my cousin does not laugh the same anymore
ya no, ya no se ríe mi primo igua'
Not anymore, my cousin does not laugh the same anymore
ya no, ya no se ríe igua' mi primo
Not anymore, my cousin does not laugh the same anymore
ya no, ya no se ríe mi primo igua'.
Not anymore, my cousin does not laugh the same anymore