Calle 13 "La Perla" lyrics

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La Perla

Oye esto va dedicado a todos los barrios de Puerto Rico.¡Trujillo! Dedicado al barrio de la Perla.¡Pocho! Dile a Johana que me haga un arroz con habichuela bien duro.Un saludito a Jose los cogemos bajando.¿Y tú que estás mirando?Yo tengo actitud desde los cinco anosMi mae me la creó con tapabocas y reganosDesde chiquito canito con el pelo castanoSoy la oveja negra de todo el rebanoY fui creciendo poquito a pocoBrincando de techo en techo tumbado cocosY aunque casi me mato y casi me escocotoNunca me vieron llorando ni botando mocoSiempre perfumado y bien peinaditoPa’ buscarme una novia con un apellido bonitoLarita mi primer beso de amorSe casó la bruja lluvia con sol

(coro)Allá abajo en el hueco en el boqueteNacen flores por ramilleteCasitas de colores con la ventana abiertaVecinas de la playa puerta con puertaQue yo tengo de todo no me falta nadaTengo la noche que me sirve de sabanaTengo los mejores paisajes del cieloTengo una neverita repleta de cerveza con hielo

Un arcoíris con sabor a piraguaGente bonita rodeada por aguaLos difuntos pintados en la pared con aerosolY los que quedan jugando basketballUn par de gringos que me danan el paisajeVienen tirando fotos desde el aterrizajeLa policía que se tira sin penaRompiendo mi casa pa’ cobrar la quincenaAquí nació mi mae y hasta mi bisabuelaEste es mi barrio y yo soy libre como MandelaCuidado con la vieja escuela que no te cojaQue te va a meter con chancleta y palo de escobaAsí que no te me pongas majaderoPorque yo vengo con apetito de obreroPa’ comerme a cualquiera que venga a robármelo mioYo soy el Napoleón del caserío¡Oye! Esto se lo dedico a los que trabajan con un sueldo bajitoPa’ darle de comer a sus pollitosYo quiero a mi barrio como Tito quiere a JaimitoYo no lucho por un terreno pavimentadoNi por metros cuadrados ni por un sueno doradoYo lucho por un paisaje bien perfumadoY por un buen plato de bistec encebolladoPor la sonrisa de mi madre que vele un millónLucho por mi abuela meciendose en su sillónLucho por unos pinchos al carbón

Y por lo bonito que se ve La Perla desde un avión¡Oye dile!

(coro x2)¡Oye! Esto fue por la inocencia de de Jonatán RománLa Chilinga desde ArgentinaEstamos calentando motores. Dale

Esa risa en La Perla la escuche en el chorrilloY desde Pito hasta Callao y donde haya chiquillosCreo en barrios con madres que vivieron iguales de razonesY al final se murieron sin tener vacacionesComo decía mi abuela: así fue la baraja en casa del pobreHasta el que es feto trabaja por ese barrio eterno tambien universalY el que se mete con mi barrio me cae mal

¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Veo las luces de La Perla desde Panamá¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Brillando en clave Morse y me invitan pa’ allá¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Un camino hecho de estrellas semáforo la luna¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Salí a las siete y media y voy llegando a la una¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Nena frótame con vicbaporu como me hacía mamá¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Ni dormido me olvido de mi identidad¡La noche me sirve de sabana!El hombre bueno no teme no teme a la oscuridad¡La noche me sirve de sabana!¡Ea! Y no me falta más nada

(Coro sin lo que canta Residente)Esa pared del barrio y eso es pa’ que te asombresCincuenta anos más tarde todavía guarda mi nombre

Aquí no se perdona al tonto majaderoAquí de nada vale tu apellido tu dineroSe respeta el carácter de la gente con que andamosNacimos de muchas madres pero aquí sólo hay hermanosY ese mar frente a mi casa te juro que es verdadComo el de La Perla aunque yo este en PanamáY sobre el horizonte veo una nube viajera dibujando la cara del gran Maelo RiberaCelebra esta reunión compadre.¿Que te parece esta combinación de Rubencito y Calle 13?

¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Pero eso no resuelve el blanco sospechoso¡La noche me sirve de sabana!La noche no absuelve al verbo mentiroso¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Si te perdiste hermano encuentrate a ti mismo¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Vente aquí a Panamá y contribuye al turismo¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Mil gracias residente mil gracias visitante¡La noche me sirve de sabana!

Píllate tribuna en Argentina sigue echando pa’lante¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Con Lilia la letra va pa’ lo alto a ver si pasa el filtro¡La noche me sirve de sabana!Cumplida la terea se retira el ministro

The Pearl

Hey, this is dedicated to all of the neighborhoods of Puerto Rico.Trujillo! Dedicated to the neighborhood of La Perla.Pocho! Tell Johana to make me some really good rice and beans.A shout out to Jose; we'll catch you on your way down.And you - what are you looking at?I've had an attitude since I was five years oldMy mama raised me with scolding and slaps on the mouthHad gray hair mixed with brown since childhoodI'm the black sheep of the whole flockAnd I grew little by littleJumping from rooftop to rooftop knocking off coconutsAnd even though I almost killed myself and beheaded myselfNo one ever saw me crying or dripping snotAlways smelled good and had my hair combedTo look for a girlfriend with a pretty last nameLarita, my first kiss of loveThe witch got married, rain with sun

(chorus)Down there in the hole in the gapBouquets of flowers are blossomingColorful little houses with the windows openNext door neighboors of the beachI have everything; I don't lack anythingI have the night which I can use as a blanketI have the best landscapes of the skyI have a little refrigerator stocked with ice beer

A rainbow flavored snow conePretty people surrounded by waterThe deceased depicted on the wall with spray paintAnd those who stay playing basketballA couple of gringos who ruin my landscapeBeen taking pictures since they landedThe police that shoot and go unpunishedBreaking into my house to get their paycheckMy mother was born here and so was even my great-grandmotherThis is my neighborhood and I'm free like MandelaBeware of the old school that it not catch you

Because it'll get you with a sandal or a broomstickSo don't give me that clown actBecause I come with the appetite of a laborerTo eat anyone who comes to take what's mineI'm the Napoleon of the countryhouseHey! I dedicate this to those who work for low wagesTo feed their little chicksI love my neighborhood like Tito loves JaimitoI don't fight for paved roadsOr for square footage or for a golden dreamI fight for a perfumed landscapeAnd for a good steak and onions dishFor my mother's smile which is worth a millionI fight for my grandmother rocking in her chairI fight for some barbecued kebabs

And for how beautiful La Perla looks from a planeHey tell 'em!

(chorus x2)Hey! This is for the innocence of Jonatán RománThe “Chilinga” from ArgentinaWe're firing up engines. Do it.

That laughter in La Perla I can hear in the streamAnd from Pito to Callao and where there are little onesI believe in neighborhoods with mothers who lived with similar purposesAnd in the end they died without having taken any vacationAs my grandmother used to say: those were the cards dealt to the poorEven the unborn work for this eternal as well as universal neighborhoodAnd the one who messes with my neighborhood won’t get along with me

I can use the night as a blanket!I can see the lights in La Perla from PanamaI can use the night as a blanket!Shining in Morse code and they beckon meI can use the night as a blanket!A road made of stars, our traffic light is the moonI can use the night as a blanket!I went out at seven thirty and am getting back at oneI can use the night as a blanket!Girl, put some Vicks vapor rub on me like my mother used toI can use the night as a blanket!I will remember where I came from even in my sleepI can use the night as a blanket!The good man isn't afraid, isn't afraid of the darkI can use the night as a blanket!Ea! And I don't lack for anything

(Chorus excluding what Residente sings)That neighborhood wall and this'll amaze youFifty years later, my name is still on it

There's no forgiving the idiot clown hereYour last name, your money is worthless hereThe character of the person we hang out with is respectedWe were born of many mothers but we're only brothers hereAnd that ocean in front of my house, I swear it's true,Like the one in La Perla, even if I'm in PanamaAnd on the horizon I see a moving cloud drawing the face of the great Maelo RiberaCelebrate this get-together man.What do you make of this collaboration between Rubencito and Calle 13?

I can use the night as a blanket!But that doesn't take care of the suspicious white manI can use the night as a blanket!The night doesn't absolve the lying verbI can use the night as a blanket!If you lost yourself, brother, find your selfI can use the night as a blanket!Come to Panama and contribute to tourismI can use the night as a blanket!A thousand thanks Resident, a thousand thanks VisitorI can use the night as a blanket!

Catch yourself a platform in Argentina; keep moving forwardI can use the night as a blanket!With Lilia the lyrics are going up; let's see if they filter throughI can use the night as a blanket!Mission accomplished; the minister retires.

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